Now I, Paul, appeal to you with the gentleness and kindness of Christ—though I realize you think I am timid in person and bold only when I write from far away.English Standard VersionI, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to...
--These two verses contain the apostolic sentence on the offender, and may read thus: "I have already myself decided, in the name of our Lord Jesus, you being gathered together, and my spirit (as in 1Corinthians 5:3), in the power of our Lord Jesus, to deliver such a one," &c...
Some people believe that the Apostle Paul “hijacked” Christianity and turned it into something God never intended. How Paul, a mere human being, could have done that to God’s plan is not explained very well, but they still believe it. Some say Paul was a dupe. Others say he was a ...
‘I did mean to - but I have had to change my mind. I may be away for a good while; but I’ll come and see you again, as soon as I can. Expect me when you see me! I shall slip in quietly. I shan’t often be visiting the Shire openly again. I find that I have become...
I did not write to make you ·sad [sorrowful], but to let you know how much I love you. Forgive the Sinner 5 ·Someone [L If someone…; C evidently the ringleader who opposed Paul on his previous visit (v. 1)] there among you has caused sadness, ·not [L …it is not]...
Paul implored each of us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice. And while the Old Testament sacrificial system was bloody and messy, being a living sacrifice can be bloody and messy, too. Being one requires allowing God to use the sword of the Spirit on our hearts and minds. ...
1 Corinthians 14:35-37 New International Version 35 If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.[a] 36 Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has ...
How did he not stop breathing, how did his heart not stop? And most importantly, how could he continue to write music? Kantati, cello suites, masses, concerts… The most beautiful music the world has heard. Do you know how he did it?
Paul says in 1 Corinthians 6 “All things are permissible–and we are free to do anything we please, but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive to character and edifying to spiritual life. Let no one the...
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth.”—1 Corinthians 3: 6 At the beginning of my ministry I taught myself to cook. I was serving two small congregations in rural Maine. I was single then and rattling around the parsonage, so to keep myself occupied (and fed) I ...