Faith, Family and Food
1 Corinthians 8 discusses the issue of eating food sacrificed to idols. This is a continuation of the questions that the Corinthians church asked Paul. This chapter touches upon exercising the freedom as a believer balanced with conscience and consideration for fellow believers. 1 Corinthians 8 can be read in its entirety here The people... Continue Reading →
In 1 Corinthians 7 Paul begins to address some specific questions that the Corinthian church seem to have asked him about. Ch 7 - is on relationships; singleness, marriage and divorce. Such topics are not the easiest to discuss, so please bear in mind that a post such as this cannot encompass all aspects/ situations... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for... Continue Reading →
We continue in our study through 1 Corinthians. Today, we look at the first half of chapter 6. Paul continues his teachings to the Corinthian church, addressing the Corinthian church's lawsuits among believers, emphasizing the need for internal resolution in small issues instead of seeking worldly settlement. He highlights the importance of the church's authority... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 5 "It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? 3 For my... Continue Reading →
We continue through Ch 4 of 1 Corinthians. I mentioned in the last post that although lot is packed into this passage, it can be broadly divided into Paul addressing four topics. We looked at the first two in the last post which were; The right attitude towards the apostles and Warning against judging others.... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 "This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 "Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you,... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 2:1-5 "And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with great... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 1:10 " I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought." In today's post we continue our study of 1 Corinthians... Continue Reading →
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