Tag Archives: 1 Corinthians

Temple – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Some people today think that we have a private life thatContinue reading “Temple – 1 Corinthians 6:19-20”

Association – 1 Corinthians 5:11

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such people.  Have you ever met anyone who wasn’t whatContinue reading “Association – 1 Corinthians 5:11”

Gotcha – 1 Corinthians 4:2

1 Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. There is so much “gotcha” in our day and age. People seem to be always looking for each other’s weaknesses, ready to pounce like a lion on a gazelle. What a sad state of affairs, that weContinue reading “Gotcha – 1 Corinthians 4:2”

Ironing – 1 Corinthians 3:6-7

1 Corinthians 3:6-7I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 7 So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. We often use picture language to describe things. We call them idioms, metaphors, similes, word pictures, and now ‘micro-aggressions’!Continue reading “Ironing – 1 Corinthians 3:6-7”

BOTS – 1 Corinthians 2:2

1 Corinthians 2:2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. This might surprise you, but very few people have been persuaded to change their view of life through the use of convincing argumentation. One of the reasons this is true is that most people don’tContinue reading “BOTS – 1 Corinthians 2:2”

Shen Yun – 1 Corinthians 1:10

1 Corinthians 1:10 10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. If ever there was a truth thatContinue reading “Shen Yun – 1 Corinthians 1:10”

Shape Shifters

1 Cor 15:54 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” When I was young I thought I might want to keep my current physical body when I got to heaven. I mean,Continue reading “Shape Shifters”

Different, Same

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. If you haven’t noticed, humans are very different fromContinue reading “Different, Same”