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Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good (1 Corinthians 12:7). So, before we get into the whole spiritual gifts thing, there’s two items in this little verse we need to let sink … Continue reading
Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). … Continue reading
Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:3). He is a real person, … Continue reading
You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray led astray to mute idols (1 Corinthians 12:2). Mute, as in unable to speak. But God spoke. God said, “Let there be…” And it … Continue reading
Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant (1 Corinthians 12:1). Thanks, Paul. I don’t want me to be ignorant, either. Beloved, don’t let that go by too quickly. If we trust that God is … Continue reading
So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. If anyone is hungry he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come, I … Continue reading
That is why many of you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment. When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined … Continue reading
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the … Continue reading
For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes (1 Corinthians 11:26). Are they mere symbols, the bread and the wine, or do they somehow, in the moment of Communion, become … Continue reading
In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”(1 Corinthians 11:25). A new covenant. Because the old covenant, well, … Continue reading