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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
The Question of Choseness — Romans 9-11
Of all the questions that Paul answered in debate with Jewish Christians, the issue he addresses in Romans 9-11 was the most sensitive to both Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians: Is Israel no longer chosen or is it even rejected? … Continue reading
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Tagged choice, choose, chosen, Gentile, Jewish, redeem, redemption, rejected, Remnant, salvation
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Finishing the argument — Romans 7 and 8
It’s easy to see in our reading today that the explanations that Paul is using (to clarify the role of the Law of Moses, the change in covenant, and the rightful place of the Gentiles in the church) had been … Continue reading
Justification available to all — Romans 4-6
First of all, I need to apologize for the lateness of this posting. Sundays are full of a great many things for preachers, and, of course, yesterday was a Sunday. The busyness of the day kept and distracted me from … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, but God, faith, form of teaching, justification, mold, pattern, tupos, works
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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 →