Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 11 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1 Sound advice. Apprenticeships are a good way of learning and that is after all what discipleship is. Sitting at the feet of the Master learning and walking with the…
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 10 1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all…
Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 9 1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 2 If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you…
There is one God
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 8 1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3…
I want you to be free from anxieties
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 7 1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman…
For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 6 1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to…
For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 5 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife. 2 And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let…
For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 4 1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. – 1 Corinthians 4:1-2 We are not really familiar with the…
For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the CORINTHIANS – Chapter 3 1 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are…