The apostle now begins to list the different types of miraculous gifts, repeatedly reminding the Corinthians that whichever power each of them “individually” had was “given” to them “through,” “according to,” and “by” no one except “the Spirit,” and according to his own will rather than their own desires (12:8-11).… Read More 1 Corinthians: The Different Kinds of Spiritual Gifts
Should Christians boycott businesses which promote sins like homosexuality? Scripture says to “abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thess. 5:22). God directs us to “not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on” (Prov.… Read More Bible Q&A: Should Christians Boycott Businesses Which Endorse Sins Like Homosexuality?
It’s easy for us to “think of (ourselves) more highly than (we) ought to think” (Rom. 12:3). We might do this by emphasizing who taught us, where we went to school, what our jobs or incomes are, what office we hold or work we do in the church, to whom we’re related, what VIP we know, or where we live. We must realize that we are all the same in God’s eyes, and view ourselves and each other with humility.… Read More 1 Corinthians: We’re All The Same In God’s Eyes
On the night before he died, Jesus had prayed that all of his followers be “one” and “perfected in unity” (John 17:20-23). By now directing the Spirit to inspire Paul to command his followers, “that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment” (1:10c), Jesus wanted the Corinthians to be the answer to his prayer. He wants the same for us today…yet the doctrinal divisiveness of denominationalism and the contentious disagreements found even within some local congregations of the Lord’s church remain. … Read More 1 Corinthians: The Divine Command For Unity Over Division
As we bring our study of this book to a close, we come to the final three verses where Obadiah elaborates on his foretelling of Edom’s doom. It would be good to give an explanation to the unfamiliar terminology in this passage.… Read More Obadiah: “The Kingdom Shall Be The Lord’s”
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