Category: 1 Corinthians
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Harmony in the Church
(1 Corinthians 7:6-7) These two verses sit amidst Paul's discussions about marinate and sexual immorality. However they have a wider implication than just those two areas of concern for all people, and it is worth exploring. There is an aspect of this that can help us understand both ourselves and other people and when understood…
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Celibacy and Marriage Equality
(1 Corinthians 7:1-5) This whole chapter is devoted to matters of marriage and principles that should guide certain aspects of married life. This first part focuses upon temptations to immorality and overcoming them in marriage, but I do not want to specifically look at those issues. What I noted as I read these first few…
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Bought With A Price
(1 Corinthians 6:19-20) Two of the most important factors in the Christian life are covered in this section of scripture. It also gives us two excellent reasons why we must do as the final few words in this section tells us; “Glorify God in your body.” 19 Or do you not know that your body…
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One Spirit With Christ
(1 Corinthians 6:13-18) This section of scripture goes into great detail about warning us not to go down the path of sexual immorality. It is perhaps more relevant today than when it was written with the moral decline in this world where one night stands and all kinds of sexual perversions are the norm. But…
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All Things Are Lawful
(1 Corinthians 6:12) The message contained in this single scripture is incredibly powerful. It drives powerfully to many of the problems we face today and used correctly forces us to think hard about many of the actions and decisions being taken by people in the world today. Look at the verse closely. 12 “All things…
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Renewed In Christ
(1 Corinthians 6:9-11) There are many scriptures in the bible that provide mankind with hope and this short piece is no exception. We all have a past that we are not happy about or were ashamed about. Some did things that were worse than others, but we all came from a background of sin in…
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Disputes Amongst Brothers
(1 Corinthians 6:1-8) Because we are not perfect and because we all make many mistakes there will be disputes amongst the brethren in the church from time to time. The Lord knows that we are all works in progress and as such we will say and do things that are not appropriate for people bearing…
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Church Purity
(1 Corinthians 5:9-12) Purity in the church is important for the sake of holding fast the truth of the new covenant and to ensure what is taught is aligned with the ways of Jesus Christ. And just as the doctrines and teachings are to be pure and undefiled, so too the behaviours of those in…
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The Unleavened Truth
(1 Corinthians 5:6-8) The way to life cannot and must not be compromised. There is no place for compromise in seeking the truth and the ways of God, for truth is not compromised. What is leaven? In a baking sense it is an agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially…
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The Church Defiled
(1 Corinthians 5:1-5) Nothing defiles the church so much as the acceptance of sinfulness and evil in the church. When the church accepts false teaching and when the teachers, preachers, elders and apostles of the church not only do nothing about it but accept and even embrace it, then that church is on a downward…
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Apostles
(1 Corinthians 4:8-13) In this section we see Paul talking about the roles of the apostles. To be an apostle is to be greatly blessed by the Lord for it is an important work that the apostles did and do. But as we see in this scripture the work of the apostles is sometimes a…