Am I an “unspiritual Christian” [an oxymoron]? Are you BOTH spiritual and a Christian? Paul bluntly, directly and pointedly says, “You‘re NOT spiritual” (1 Cor 3:1a), and “You’re ‘fleshly‘” [worldly, NIV] (1 Cor 3:1b, 3a), because they’re quarreling and […]
Are you wise? Mature? Spiritual? What or who do you boast about? Do you know what gifts you received? Do you love God? Do you have the mind and heart […]
God’s folly–a crucified Messiah (1:17-25). God’s folly–the Corinthian believers (1:26-31). God’s folly–Paul’s preaching (2:1-5). Jimmon and a FB friend I’ve never met quoted from my sermon: “You cannot boast in the […]
Do you insist on how right you are or do you acknowledge what you lack? Do you highlight your weaknesses or do you emphasize your strengths? Do you know what you were before becoming a Christian? What […]
There can be no unity (1 Cor 1:10) without continuous ongoing thanksgiving (1 Cor 1:4). How is your approach to life shaped by the cross of Christ? Does the cross change the way you look at the world and her problems? The cross […]
First Corinthians carefully chronicles the confounding complex conformity to CHRIST CRUCIFIED communicated in the complicated cultural context of continuous critical conflicts within the confused Corinthian church community necessitating confrontation, condemnation, castigation, chastisement and correction by Paul. [This might be my proudest alliteration with 24 C‘s!] Always thank God for others (1 Cor 1:4a) in […]
The devil divides but God unites. A friend wrote,𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒘𝒆 𝒎𝒆 are 3 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝑭𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 are 3 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆 […]
What does your suffering produce in you? Glory? Or bitterness, hatred, retaliation and anger? 1 Pet 5:1 connects suffering and glory. “Persons who have really suffered at the hands of others do not […]
Why are beauty products a multi-billion $ industry? Who doesn’t appreciate the beauty and majesty of nature? Who doesn’t like to look at an attractive person, or just imagine the image of that person’s beauty in one’s mind’s […]
Matthew 14 suggests that we Christians should Walk on Water. In Matthew 15 we consider what constitutes (great) faith from a Canaanite woman. She was aggressively persistently humble, humorous and unrelentingly undeterred while [seemingly] humiliated (Mt 15:25-27). One who is humiliated […]
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