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For this reason I am sending to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in … Continue reading
Category Archives: 1 Corinthians
I am not writing this to you to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children. Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your … Continue reading
To this very hour we go hungry and thirsty, we are in rags, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; … Continue reading
We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! (1 Corinthians 4:10). It would appear that Paul is not finished with the sarcasm. I’ve … Continue reading
For it seems to me that God has put us apostles on display at the end of the procession, like men condemned to die in the arena. We have been made a spectacle to the whole universe, to angels as … Continue reading
Already you have all you want! Already you have become rich! You have become kings–and this without us! How I wish you really had become kings, so that we might be kings with you! (1 Corinthians 4:8) Sarcastic, much? The … Continue reading
For what makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? (1 Corinthians 4:7) That’s a funny thing with … Continue reading
Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not take pride in … Continue reading
At that time each will receive their praise from God (1 Corinthians 4:5c). Interesting When I judge, I tend to focus on the negative. I point out the mistakes, the failures, the foolishness, the idiocy, the not-quites, the falling-shorts, the … Continue reading
He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart (1 Corinthians 4:5b). Now for the other thing. You know, from yesterday. The other thing about the wheat and the weeds. So … Continue reading