When we partake of communion and do so while remembering how the cross drained his body of life and the nails and scourge wounds caused his blood to fall to the ground, we announce our faith in the ability of the Lord’s death to save us from our sins.… Read More 1 Corinthians: “Do This In Remembrance Of Me”
They were eating a “supper” (deipnon, dinner, meal, banquet), but it did not belong to the Lord.… Read More 1 Corinthians: “It Is Not The Lord’s Supper That You Eat”
God’s will was basically this: “Even though there is no divine command for all Christian women worldwide to wear head coverings while praying, don’t flout cultural norms and offend people by refusing to wear the head covering like no one in this culture but the prostitutes are doing. If you do, this will make people non-receptive to the gospel we messengers of Christ are preaching to them.” This fits the context of how he had just told Corinth to give up personal freedoms if said freedoms prove to be stumbling blocks to salvation for those around them (8-10; especially 10:31-33).… Read More 1 Corinthians: Women Wearing Head Coverings
So, let’s say we do or say something that we have the God-given right to do or say without sin and we find out it is a stumbling block to someone else. Say we have a scruple which we’re tempted to share with others and thus try to influence them to fly by our rules. What should we do?… Read More 1 Corinthians: “Not Seeking My Own Advantage, But That Of Many, That They May Be Saved”
The agape (self-sacrificial) love God wants all Christians to have for others must motivate each of us to not “seek his own good,” but rather “the good of his neighbor,” even to the point of being willing to forego that which God gives us the freedom to do. However, we love our freedoms. We don’t want to give up anything we have the right to do.… Read More 1 Corinthians: Giving Up Freedoms and Keeping Our Scruples To Ourselves
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