1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Corinth was an important commercial city in the days of the apostle Paul. It was a wicked city, having several pagan temples.
The Acropolis, the highest point of the city, was...
1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Christianity is an evangelistic faith. Because we know that people who die without knowing Christ as Saviour face a terrible eternity, we should concentrate on evangelism, winning...
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
The Bible says that God made all nations of “one blood.” The apostle Paul, when lecturing on Mars Hill in Athens, made that tremendous statement in Acts 17:24-27:
God that made...
1 Corinthians 1:26-31
The laver at the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem has a very important place in the worship of those who come there. The worshipers come to wash. They wash their hands and their feet,...
1 Corinthians 2:1-5
No building is better than its foundation. When my wife and I were in Alaska several years ago, our friend Don Nelson took us up to the area of the permafrost and explained that...
1 Corinthians 2:6-10
The human mind is a marvel. Man is the only creature capable of reason. The brain functions baffle scientists. Man has a remarkable capacity within his brain container.
Why do...
1 Corinthians 2:11-16
Our minds are somewhat like an unfathomable lake. No one has yet been able to measure the depth of the human mind.
Philosophers have reasoned without conclusions. They have tried...
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
The church is really a voluntary community. It is quite different from a country. A citizen of a country normally is born a citizen. He becomes a citizen involuntarily. Not so in...
1 Corinthians 3:10-17
The disciples gathered on the Day of Pentecost to pray. According to the account in the book of Acts, they were not really expecting to experience what came upon them that day....
1 Corinthians 3:18-23
The United States Space Center was excited when the probe to Jupiter entered what scientists thought is Jupiter’s atmosphere. Perhaps by now, they have a report. They anxiously...
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Too many people delight in avoiding responsibility. “Don’t blame me. It’s not my fault,” or “I will take responsibility for myself, never mind.” It seems to be engrained in...
1 Corinthians 4:6-9
Some years ago, there appeared a new twist to understanding the conversation Jesus had with a man of the law. The account is recorded in Mark 12:28-33:
And one of the scribes came,...
1 Corinthians 4:10-15
Unredeemed human nature has not improved over the centuries. Even within the body of Christ, unredeemed human nature appears and causes dissensions, sometimes even divisions. It...
1 Corinthians 4:16-21
No one lives without some sort of discipline. Even the most immoral person lives by a standard. During the sixties, many restraints were cast aside. But those who longed for freedom...
1 Corinthians 5:1-8
By inclusiveness, I mean “no holds barred,” no exclusion. Today the word pluralism probably fits as well as any. I raise a question by the Holy Bible, Is anyone to be excluded from...
1 Corinthians 5:9-13
What does it involve to be a Christian? Is it possible to live right in a society that is largely wrong? By what standards are we to assess conditions?
Some years ago a well-noted...
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
It is quite obvious to every observer that we live in an orderly universe. While there may be occasions of unusual circumstances like the weather, yet the universe is orderly. So...
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
We are in an era of great trauma, particularly in the ethical field. Definitions of ethics are critical, especially today. The history of our country has a different record, however....
1 Corinthians 7:1-9
Marriage is the first human relationship recorded in the Bible. It is found in the second chapter of the first book of the Bible. The Lord God knew that one lone man was socially...
1 Corinthians 7:10-16
In every man and every woman, God has planted the desire to mate. It takes twelve or more years for children to develop sexually and generally much longer to mature emotionally....
1 Corinthians 7:17-24
Contentment is a wonderful attitude to maintain. At the same time, lethargy is a curse. Lethargy means “I do not care, whatever happens, is okay.” We somehow have to get into balance...
1 Corinthians 7:25-40
Marriage is the most intimate and most serious of human relations. It is God’s plan for the welfare of mankind. When God brought Eve to Adam, he said, “For this cause shall a man...
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
According to Genesis 1:30, when the human race was created, God gave them “every green herb” for food. In fact, all creatures ate only herbs or vegetables. Meat was not in the diet...
1 Corinthians 9:1-18
I suppose there are thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of vocational possibilities. The job market is flooded with all kinds of opportunities. Some are noble jobs, jobs for...
1 Corinthians 9:1-18
HIS PERSONAL COMPENSATION
6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?
7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth...
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Surely only the foolish or lazy would not plan or hope to win. It seems incredible that anyone would simply plan to lose. Whether in business, sports, or everyday life, the idea...
1 Corinthians 10:1-15
Life is a struggle to survive. I am talking your language, I know. We all know life is an uphill struggle. We are always rowing against the current, as it were. We cannot relax....
1 Corinthians 10:16-22
Eating together is the crown of fellowship. For many, the family table holds precious memories. In my parental home, the family always ate together-breakfast, dinner, and supper....
1 Corinthians 10:23-33
One of man’s most outstanding gifts is reason, intelligence. No other creature has this capability. Some can be trained, but they lack initiative.
This ability makes us vulnerable...
1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Taking a careful look at chapter 11, we see that it is in the middle of the section of the discussion on how Jesus is made unto us sanctification (see Preface). Chapter 11 has...
1 Corinthians 11:1-16
It is a symbol of authority.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
The word power contains as its basic meaning “authority.” The...
1 Corinthians 11:11-34
As I examine the Mosaic Law in the Old Testament, I find frequent feasts or festivals. Many were outlined. At those times all work ceased. The Israelites were to do no “servile...
I Corinthians 12:1-11
Every human proposition can be carried to an extreme. For example, freedom can be carried so far that it becomes self-interest. And no one else is considered.
In the field...
I Corinthians 12:1-11
Next, we consider:
THE CENTRALITY OF THE SPIRIT
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same...
1 Corinthians 12:12-26
No one can travel in two directions at the same time. Choices become important when we face directions. Choosing calls for counsel. Where can we find trusted counsel? To whom...
1 Corinthians 12:27-31
The church is a functioning body. Like the human body, every member is important. In the church, each member comes into the body the same way, and each has a distinct place or...
1 Corinthians 12:27-31
The next logical step in understanding is:
THE MINISTRIES ARE CLASSIFIED.
29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
30 Have...
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
In the language Paul spoke, there were three words for love. Eros, used by the secular Greeks, is the lowest word for love. We get our word “erotic” from that word, and it means...
I Corinthians 13:1-13
There is a second answer to the question, What does love do? It is:
LOVE SYMPATHIZES
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,...
1 Corinthians 14:1-9
From the record, we learn that the church in Corinth had a turbulent history. It began with a riot when the founding apostles were hauled to Gallio’s judgment seat by opposing Jews....
1 Corinthians 14:10-22
We may wonder where all the languages came from. We might even wonder where language itself came from. Those who advocate that we came from lower animals have a problem. Lower...
1 Corinthians 14:23-33
We are told that the Ethiopian Christians during the Communist regime multiplied greatly, in spite of being restricted. In fact, the restriction seems to be the seed that made...
1 Corinthians 14:34-40
One person supposedly made this statement why he was not a member of a church. He said, “I have never found a perfect church; therefore I am not a Christian.” To which his friend...
From the very beginning, skeptics ridiculed the resurrection of Christ. I use the designation Christ because that is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew word Messiah, meaning “The Anointed One.” He had...
The second proposition is
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present,...
1 Corinthians 15:12-19
Mountain climbers scale cliffs that turn back the average hiker. They do it by training and practice.
In the field of industry, researchers defy what some say is impossible....
I Corinthians 15:20-28
Since we have no physical proof of the resurrection of Christ except the empty tomb, our affirmation must rest on belief or faith. But what is faith?
For some faith is ignoring...
1 Corinthians 15:20-28
The second pronouncement is:
CHRIST HAS INDISPUTABLE PRIORITY
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his...
1 Corinthians 15:29-34
Our right of choice lays upon us moments of serious consequences. Often it is impossible to retrieve the outcomes of the choices we make. They are cast, as it were, in irretrievable...
1 Corinthians 15:35-50
We learn by comparisons or relationships. Definitions are often made by comparison. For example, synonyms for the word dark are dim, dusky, dusk, darkly, obscure, murky, opaque,...
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
In my younger days, we used to debate the question, “Which is better, anticipation or realization?” It was a stupid question, I suppose, and debating it was useless, but we did...
1 Corinthians 16:1-12
Denominations have their forms of government. Some have a governing body of bishops. Others have a single pastor of a congregation. One is called Episcopalian government. The other...
1 Corinthians 16:13-24
The history of Christianity is quite checkered. It seems sometimes it flourished greatly. Other times it was in retreat.
During the first century, Christianity spread far across...
July 1, 2004
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