April 15 1 Corinthians 10:14-33 (ESV) 14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. 16 The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 17 Because there … More April 15 1 Corinthians 10:14-33
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10 (in our reading plan today) that we are to take heed of the examples of the Old Testament, because we should learn from them and not repeat their mistakes. In verse 12 he warns: Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. C. H. … More Faith and confidence in Jesus alone
April 14 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 (ESV) Warning Against Idolatry 10:1 For I want you to know, brothers, [1] that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they … More April 14 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as … More “Life is not a game with no lasting consequences.”
April 13 1 Corinthians 9:13-27 (ESV) 13 Do you not know that those who are employed in the temple service get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in the sacrificial offerings? 14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the … More April 13 1 Corinthians 9:13-27
Bob Deffinbaugh, “When a Right May Be Wrong,” at Bible.org, helps us understand 1 Corinthians 9:1-12. Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 9 sheds new light on the matter of pleasing God. Pleasing God does not result from merely keeping the rules. Pleasing God comes from personal sacrifice, for the glory of God, the good of others, and … More Pleasing God vs following a rule book
April 12 1 Corinthians 9:1-12 (ESV) Paul Surrenders His Rights 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship … More April 12 1 Corinthians 9:1-12
Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.” For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us there is one God, the … More One God and the “so-called gods”
April 11 1 Corinthians 8 (ESV) Food Offered to Idols 8:1 Now concerning [1] food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up.2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by … More April 11 1 Corinthians 8
April 10 1 Corinthians 7:17-40 (ESV) Live as You Are Called 17 Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. 18 Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove … More April 10 1 Corinthians 7:17-40
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