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
God does not want Christians to partake of the Lord’s Supper – “drink the cup of the Lord,” “partake of the table of the Lord,” i.e., have fellowship with the Lord – while also having fellowship with Satan (10:21).… Read More 1 Corinthians: Idolatry and Communion
Brethren, we can “endure” – overcome – any temptation because God’s providence will always give us a real way to do so. Ultimately, whether we resist temptation or repent of sins we have committed is up to us. … Read More 1 Corinthians: “He Will Not Let You Be Tempted Beyond Your Ability…”
What is written in the Old Testament is there to serve as an admonishing, instructive example to Christians today (cf. Rom. 15:4; 2 Tim. 3:16-17). This is why we must study the Old Testament, even though we are not obligated to follow the tenets of Moses’ law as Israel was (Heb. 8:7-13). And in doing so, we must not arrogantly think that just because we follow God in various ways that we could never fall prey to unrepentant sin. … Read More 1 Corinthians: The Value of the Old Testament…And Humility
Pre-Denominational Christianity 
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