1 Corinthians

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1 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 1

1 Corinthians 1 – Corinth was a major cosmopolitan hub in Achaia.  A seaport and major trade center, it buzzed with people coming and going and life…

1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians 2

1 Corinthians 2 – When we think of Paul consider the fact he was a brilliant scholar and teacher.  He had been trained in the Scriptures, learned…

1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3 – There’s a strange division among the church of Corinth.  Paul hits it head on.  Some are followers of Paul, looking to him as…

1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 4

1 Corinthians 4 – “Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.” – 1 Corinthians 4:1…

1 Corinthians 5

1 Corinthians 5

1 Corinthians 5 – It is by far some of the toughest statements Paul makes to the church.  He’s not only calling these out for allowing something…

1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6 – “Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord…

1 Corinthians 7

1 Corinthians 7

1 Corinthians 7 – Paul writes about sex and marriage and purity is tied in here as well. This passage may seem a bit odd at first…

1 Corinthians 8

1 Corinthians 8

1 Corinthians 8 – “But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.” – 1 Corinthians 8:9 Knowledge…

1 Corinthians 9

1 Corinthians 9

1 Corinthians 9 – You peel back more of the underlying issues of the Corinthian Believers and Paul’s defense here and realize he had his hands full….

1 Corinthians 10

1 Corinthians 10

1 Corinthians 10 – “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” –George Santayana The Life of Reason 1905 Paul brings a history 101…

1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11 – “Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 What a challenge.  Follow my example in how I…

1 Corinthians 12

1 Corinthians 12

1 Corinthians 12 – “Now about spiritual gifts…” Paul begins. He has laid out many tangible things and issues for the church to consider and turns things…

1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 13 – “People of little religion are always noisy; he who has not the love of God and man filling his heart is like an…

1 Corinthians 14

1 Corinthians 14

1 Corinthians 14 – Several years ago, then superstar Adele performed at an award show.  People were anticipating such a terrific performance as she never…

1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians 15 – Truly, Paul writes of some of the deepest foundations and hopes of Christ and belief. Jesus died for our sins, He rose again,…

1 Corinthians 16

1 Corinthians 16

1 Corinthians 16 – “But I will come to you after I go through Macedonia, for I am going through Macedonia; and perhaps I will stay with…