(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 ...
“But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). This verse is telling us we can’t even comprehend the amazing things God has in store for us. We should always ...
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.” ...
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 9Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit...
This means that in a weird and marvelous way, all text is like a magic mirror in which we readers don't see ourselves but the very Creator (Psalm 12:6, 2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Corinthians 13:12). We humans can get to know our Creator by simply reading; by simply walking through the ...
They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, ‘Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage’ (Pslam 120:5, LXX) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ‘I am afraid ...
7. 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! 8. Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God. Ingram Publishing 9. Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy...
“But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband” (1 Corinthians 7:2). You Shall Not Covet. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or...
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 Dance of Hope 2 Corinthians 6:18 And (I) will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. My soul is deeply stirred and moved. As I think on my relationship with God and my love for Him, I think of it sometimes as a dance: me,...