(namelyPaul'sletters to the Corinthians), as well as abysmal levels of imperial brutality. The name Corinth occurs 6 times in the New Testament, and the ethnonym Corinthian (Κορινθιος) an additional 2 times (Acts 18:8and2 Corinthians 6:11). For all these 8 occurrence,see ...
Journal of Biblical LiteratureWhite, Joel R. "`Baptized on Account of the Dead': The Meaning of 1 Corinthians 15:29 in Its Context." Journal of Biblical Literature 116, no. 3 (Fall 1997): 487-499.White, J. R., "`Baptized on Account of the Dead': The Meaning of 1 Corinthi- ans...
2 Corinthians 6:17-18 17Therefore, “Come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” ...
of society that gives it security, and the feminine: the fluidic and free-spirited artistic side of the culture that animates any society and gives it life. The link between the government-bearingChrist(Isaiah 9:6) and the Bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2,Revelation 19:7) explores the...
2. Mind your mind “We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ”(2 Corinthians 10:5) Our thought lives are naturally bent towards toxicity. God commands we take them captive,...
And he is forming a real spiritual union, the Apostle Paul warns, but one with a different spirit than the Spirit of Christ (1 Corinthians 6:15). The Dangers of Fornication This is important because the Scripture makes clear that “fornicators will not inherit the kingdom of God” (1 ...
20:2-4). Excerpt from Beware the Sin of Idolatry by Bible Pathway Bible Verses about Idolatry 1 Corinthians 10:7-14 - Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” We should not comm...
used as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action He is reading. I have been sleeping. 3 used with the past participle of some intransitive verbs as an auxiliary forming archaic perfect tenses … Christ is risen from the dead … 1 Corinthians 15:...
Later the word was applied to diviners or soothsayers, regarded as inspired by Apollo. Since demons are the agents inspiring idolatry,1 Corinthians 10:20, the young woman inActs 16:16was possessed by a demon instigating the cult of Apollo, and thus had “a spirit of divination.” ...
The death of Uzzah is difficult to comprehend, but it seems to be consistent with Biblical doctrine. The name Uzzah means "strength" and particularly the defeat of one's own strength is the first step in one's becoming useful for God (Exodus 14:14, Isaiah 30:15,2 Corinthians 12:10,13...