Paul had previously presented to the believers in Corinth irrefutable eye-witness testimony of our Lord’s bodily resurrection from the dead. This he had done after testifying that Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection were scripturally foretold (I Corinthians 15:1-8). Nonetheless, there were those in Corinth that did not believe in any resurrection of the body andContinue reading “Yet in Your Sins”
Category Archives: I Corinthians
Working for the Gospel’s Sake
Paul expressed his disappointment with the Corinthians’ lack of spiritual growth and rebuked them for their divisive favoritism (I Corinthians 3:2-4). He went on to explain that this unwarranted elevation of personalities struck at the very core of the gospel ministry. He challenged his readers, “Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministersContinue reading “Working for the Gospel’s Sake”
We Have Received of His Spirit
Paul speaks of the most remarkable gift to the believer having reminded his audience that the world by its own wisdom could not find out God. To those who have believed the gospel, he assures them “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that weContinue reading “We Have Received of His Spirit”
Prophecy or Tongues?
The gift of “tongues” was an important gift found in the early church and necessary for advancing the gospel among different ethnic groups. Tongues in the New Testament has reference to foreign languages unknown or unlearned by the speaker. It would be as if I were able to speak French or German without any instructionContinue reading “Prophecy or Tongues?”
The Working Clothes of Love (Part 3)
We continue to examine Paul’s working definition of love as revealed to him by the Spirit of God and so come to a phrase that should genuinely give us pause. Perhaps, it is because this phrase strike very close to home. He writes that love “seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh noContinue reading “The Working Clothes of Love (Part 3)”
The Working Clothes of Love (Part 2)
In his letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul was constrained to speak on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and how they are to be ministered under the operation of love. That being so, it became necessary for him to spend some time showing what love looked like in its “working clothes.” He continuedContinue reading “The Working Clothes of Love (Part 2)”
The Working Clothes of Love
The concept of love in our modern American society is so very distorted from the truth. It ranges somewhere between the Hollywood version that is nothing more than fleshly lust to the smarmy Kodak version of love we see in television commercials, e.g., a man and a woman walking their dog on the beach inContinue reading “The Working Clothes of Love”
The Only Way
Paul reminded the church at Corinth of the Israelites’ repeated disobedience to God in their journey through the wilderness. He warned them that they could easily fall into such careless living if they were not careful because these temptations are common to all men. While it is true that such temptations are common, it isContinue reading “The Only Way”
The Nature of the Resurrected Body
In his first epistle to the Corinthians, Paul instructed his audience in the reality of the resurrection. Having done that, he follow up with insight as to the nature of the resurrected body. In doing so, he makes several inspired observations that merit sharing for our encouragement. First, he appeals to the Corinthians’ understanding ofContinue reading “The Nature of the Resurrected Body”
The Ministry of the Gospel Exceeds My Rights
In I Corinthians 8:1-13, the Apostle Paul made a clear case for believers to surrender the exercise of their own rights for the sake of brethren who were weaker in the faith. In so doing, we are required to be mindful of others and to put their welfare above our own. In chapter 9, PaulContinue reading “The Ministry of the Gospel Exceeds My Rights”
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