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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Paul, a driven man — 2 Corinthians 4-6
Paul continues to appeal to his difficult brethren in Corinth to be reconciled with him again — and conform (transformed) to the Lord’s commands. And do so, he needs convince them (as oddly as it may seem) of his superior … Continue reading
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Tagged Gospel, heaven, Hell, home in heaven, hope, house, life stinks, ministry, paradigm changes, seeing the unseen, seen, separate, tent, unseen
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The aroma of Christ — 2 Corinthians 1-3
Today, we move on to the second letter to the Corinthian church. This letter, by the way, is actually not the second letter Paul ever wrote to Corinth; it is probably the fourth. There appears to have been a letter … Continue reading
Resurrection and more — 1 Cor. 15,16
Today we’ll be reading one of the more fascinating chapters in the New Testament, God’s revelation to us about the resurrection. Here we’ll find out more about the resurrection than any other passage in the Bible. For this reason, let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 corinthians 15, Adam, Christ, contribution, courage, faith hope and love, flesh, giving, glory, immortal body, jesus resurrection, meaning in life, men, moon, mortal body, premillennialism, purpose, resurrection, seed, stars, sun
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God’s more excellent way— 1 Cor. 11-14
The Corinthian Christians had bought the world’s wisdom hook, line, and sinker and it was about to destroy the Lord’s church. In today’s reading, Paul continues to guide and direct them toward transformational living. The divine order — 1 Cor. … Continue reading
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Tagged body of Christ, church, communion, community, fellowship, gift, Lord's Supper, love, miracle, service
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Liberty to Serve — 1 Cor. 7-10
As you probably noticed yesterday, the reading wasn’t a second run through 1 Cor. 1-3, but was supposed to be 4-6. Forgot to change that part in my word processor. Nevertheless, hope you found the article helpful. Today’s posting will … Continue reading
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Tagged drink, freedom, liberty, love, marriage, meat, poor, rich, sex, strong, weak
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Patterns of Christianity — 1 Corinthians 1-3
In today’s reading Paul continues to try to work with the divisions of the church in Corinth. He’ll continue dealing with the “denominational” division of the groups who wanted to follow Paul, Apollos, and Peter. He also addresses two moral … Continue reading
A divided church — 1 Corinthians 1-3
We ended yesterday’s blog with an strong warning from Paul to the Roman church about the sin of division. Paul certainly had good reason to worry about division in the church at Rome, but his concern was probably heightened from … Continue reading
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Tagged agree, denominationalism, division, folly, foolishness, godly, love, spiritual, Temple, unity, wisdom, worldly
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An obedience of faith — Romans 15-16
With the chapters 15 and 16 Paul wraps up his letter. He will put finishing touches on his extended command about accepting one another, his proposed mission plans (which he hopes the Roman church will help him with), an extensive … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, division, faith, jew and gentile, love, mission, moral virtues, obedience, obey, Old Testament, one accord, opinions, sin
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Transformed Living — Romans 12-14
Most of Paul’s letters address doctrinal matters first, followed by a “so what?” section that is very practical in nature. Chapter 12, where our reading begins today, is the point in Romans at which Paul begins to address the practical … Continue reading
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Joyful giving — 2 Corinthians 7-9
Today’s reading takes us into the dangerous territory of giving. Are you brave enough? 🙂 Let’s dive right in. Repentance without regret — 2 Cor. 7:8-13 It is never easy to confront, correct, or discipline. There are fears that the … Continue reading →