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“For who 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 NIV84) Here we have a verse with all questions. For me, the second question is the most striking. “What do…
“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 one man over against another.” (1 Corinthians 4:6 NIV84) “Here I stand!” This was the…
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV84) Have you ever wondered why there is a question mark at the end of this verse instead of an exclamation point? Honestly, Paul could have said to the Corinthians, “You are God’s temple, and the…
“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20 NIV84) The toughest lesson for people is summed up in this one rhetorical question: “Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” This has…
“For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel — not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power. For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of…
“Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?” (1 Corinthians 1:13 NIV84) Is Christ divided? Of course not! He is the second person of the Godhead. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the eternal Son of God. There can be no division within the…
“I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among…
“God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.” (1 Corinthians 1:9 NIV84) We Christians spend a lot of time focusing on our walk with God. It is and should be the most significant aspect of our spiritual growth. But, there is a concern I would like to…
“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.” (1 Corinthians 1:7 NIV84) Corinth was a significantly large and important city in the days of the early church, and the Corinthian church was known for its many spiritual gifts. Gifts granted to them for…
“Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 1:3 NIV84) The Apostle Paul had a signature way in which he addressed most of his letters. Before he would get into doctrinal debates, conflict within the church, or the spiritual warfare that the church might be experiencing, he…