1 Corinthians #20 - Making Church Better
May 1, 2020
Here Paul lists several spiritual gifts in a bit of a hierarchy. The key is the signficance of the clarity of the gospel. The most important thing is that people understand it, so he lists the speaking gifts first. All of this needs to be understood in the context of love, submission to one another, and reverence for Christ.
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We are a body with different members and all are necessary. But unlike in the world where we give special honor to the especially honorable, in the church we do the reverse. The counter cultural aspect of the Christian community is its willingness to honor those who lack honor.
April 30, 2020
Paul is addressing diversity in the Corinthian church. There were rich and poor, Jews and Greeks, slaves and free—very significant divisions within the Greco-Roman culture that were reflected in the church, and yet Paul calls them to unity in the midst of their diversity.
April 29, 2020
We need contentment and rejoicing in what gifts God has given us, rather than wishing we had something else. Make the most of what God has given you, and know that it's all going to fit together in a beautiful orchestra according to God's design and His tune.
April 28, 2020
People throughout history have come to this passage and looked for a precise definition as to what each of these spirutual gifts are. They very often come up with different ideas because it is the wrong question to ask of the passage.
April 27, 2020
There is a lot of religious fake news out there about the Bible. Today we ask "Is the Bible reliable?" We need to have a faith in the Bible that is credible.
April 26, 2020
We’re not just talking about spiritual gifts in this passage. Many people today want to be spiritual; they want to connect with God and they wonder what that's about. Paul explores the nature of true spirituality as defined by the Bible.
April 24, 2020
Here Paul addresses what it really means to be a spiritual person. How do we grasp hold of that and where do spiritual gifts fit into that? This becomes of great relevance and significance if we're wanting to become more spiritual people.
April 23, 2020
It is well said that the Lord's Supper is a visible Word; it is a proclamation of the death of Jesus Christ. In communion, we are watching an event designed by Jesus to show us His sacrifice. Paul teaches the Corinthians how the communion meal was intended to be a point of unity.
April 22, 2020
The meetings discussed in this passage were causing more harm than good because they were underlining the basic social divisions of Corinthian society. The Corinthians were gathering and eating socially and tacking communion on at the end, and Paul teaches what they were doing wrong in this.
April 21, 2020
This passage is one that pastors almost want to skip over. Its topics are complicated and controversial, but there's a reason why God included this passage in the Bible and there's much we can learn from it.
April 20, 2020
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!