[:en]LAWSUITS AMONG BELIEVERS (vs. 1-11) Paul taught the congregation to settle disagreement among believers and not in front of unbelievers. The legal system that handles disagreement in the society is resolved in secular court. But Christians do not have to go to a secular court to resolve their differences. As christians, we have the Holy… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 6[:]
Category: Read Through The Bible
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 5[:]
[:en]EXPEL THE IMMORAL BROTHER (vs. 1-13) The Corinthian church did not deal with a specific sin in the church. A man was having an affair with his father’s wife (stepmother.) The church was ignoring the issue and Paul insisted that the church had the responsibility to maintain the standard of morality in God’s laws. God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 4[:]
[:en]APOSTLES OF CHRIST (VS. 1-21) Paul urged the Corinthian believers to regard him and Apollos as servants of Christ entrusted with the secrets of God. The Lord was his maaster, so he did what the Lord told him to do. We are not to judge anyone but to wait till the Lord comes because only… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 3[:]
[:en]Divisions in the Church (vs. 1-23) Paul considered the Corinthiian Christians worldly because they were mere infants in Christ. There were jealousy and quarreling among them. The believers split in factions pledging loyalty to diffrent teachers. God’s work involves many diffrent individuals to build up the church. It is a teamwork each performing his own… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Cortinthians 2[:]
[:en]Paul was a brilliant scholar, but he shared the message of Jesus Christ not by his keen intellect or speaking ability but by allowing the Holy Spirit to guide His words. Wisdom from the Spirit (vs. 6-16) God’s secret wisdom which was hidden, was his offer of salvation to all people. This was originally unknown… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Cortinthians 2[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 1[:]
[:en]Introduction: (vs. 1-3) The city of Corinth was a wealthy trading center located in the Medeterianian facing Ephesus across the Aegean Sea. It was a city with great diversity of wealth, religion and moral standards. The Romans made it the captial of Achaia (present day Greece) because it offered Rome great profits through trading and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Corinthians 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Romans 16[:]
[:en]Personal Greetings (vs. 1-27) Finally, Paul acknowledged people that help him in his minstry and sent greetings to them as follows: Phoebe was a deacon of the church in Cenchrea, eastern port of Corinth. She was a wealthy person who supported the church. She may have been the one who delivered this letter from Corinth… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 16[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Romans 15[:]
[:en]Jesus Christ set an example of not pleasing Himself. So Paul urged the Christians to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves in order to build others up. We need to read the Scripture diligently so that we may be encouraged to endure hardship. As we follow Christ, we are… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 15[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Romans 14[:]
[:en]The Weak and the Strong (vs. 1-23) Paul was telling believers that in church, there are different opinions about what is right or wrong. We cannot agree on every subject but we can agree to disagree and not pass judgment on others. Rather, we should listen and accept and handle disputable matters with love. Never… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 14[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Romans 13[:]
[:en]Submission to the Authorities (vs. 1-7) “Everyone must submit himself to the government authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God” (v. 1) Christians should be responsible and good citizens. We must obey government laws and regulations unless those laws violate the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Romans 13[:]