Faith, Family and Food
We continue in our series through 1 Corinthians. Chapter 12 can be read in its entirety here Paul discusses Spiritual gifts, the source, the various gifts and how as the body of Christ each person plays a role and is valuable and important. Discernment Paul begins by reminding his readers to have discernment when it comes... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 11: 1-16 can be read in its entirety here In this passage we see Paul talks about head covering, a challenging passage to address even to this day as the views on this topic can be quite varied. Please keep in mind, this post only goes into a surface level discussion of the... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 10 can be read in its entirety here. Back in chapter 8 of 1 Corinthians, Paul introduced the topic of personal liberty as Christians, Paul here continues his teaching where he pointed out the practice and value in setting aside his rights for the sake of an uncompromised gospel message and for others.... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 9 (can be read in its entirety here) is a chapter focused on the concept of Christian liberty and the responsibility that accompanies it. Paul uses his own apostolic rights and ministry as an example. He speaks on things that he has forgone as an apostle that he has the rights and freedom to. Paul... Continue Reading →
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 →
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