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Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 10:23 – 11:1
Paul finishes his exhortation on how Christians are to deal with their society on the matter of idol worship with some specific instructions. Though we no longer bow down before images of wood and stone in most of our societies, … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 10:14-22
As you’re aware if you’ve been reading this blog (or reading 1 Corinthians), Paul has spent quite a lot of time explaining to the Corinthian church why they shouldn’t toy with idolatry. He starts out oh so gently, even granting … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Paul has been discussing the participation of the Corinthian Christians in a culture that revolved around idolatry. For most of us, this doesn’t ring a cultural bell, but consider that idolatry was the center of the Corinthian life at that … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 9:1-27
First Corinthians was written as a coherent work. We have broken scripture down into convenient bites–chapters and verses–and we tend to think the chapters and verses mean something, but they don’t. They’re only a convenient way of finding our place … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 8:4-13
As Christ followers, we get to disregard the ceremonial aspects of the Law of Moses. It’s important, though, to remember Jesus’ explanation that the greatest commandment is to: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 8:1-3
On first glance I thought I’d get through 1 Corinthians chapter 8 in one post, but that just shows how much I know. Here’s the passage, and I’m only going for verses 1-3 today. These three short verses are incredibly … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 7:25-40
People want to belong. One of the chief means of “belonging”, for the known history of the world, has been having and being a mate. Marriage has changed, of course. Long, long ago, marriage meant, for a woman, that she … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 7:17-24
Becoming a subject of the invisible kingdom–the Kingdom of God–is the most spectacular and supernatural thing that will ever happen to you. But it might seem like a bit of an anticlimax. Most of the changes that take place are … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 7:10-16
Nothing makes me feel quite as content as the sound and sight of a running creek or stream. Lakes are beautiful and rivers majestic, but there’s nothing like a wee brook for intimate beauty. Water is, in the Bible, symbolic … Continue reading
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1 Corinthians 7:1-9
The Corinthian Christians had some questions about marriage. Don’t we all? Paul doesn’t give as many answers as I’d like to see. Most of us would like to see every possible scenario neatly laid out on paper so that we … Continue reading
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