Lead The Life
September 4th, 2023
Paul reiterates the principle of "staying where God has called you" (see verses 17, 20, 24). The phrase "in view of the present distress" qualifies this principle, particularly concerning the betrothe... Read More
Lawsuits, Sexual Immorality, And Marriage
September 1st, 2023
Paul reinforces his main point by cautioning the Corinthian believers that they cannot lead a persistently sinful lifestyle without facing the consequences. Engaging in unrighteous behavior is incompa... Read More
You Do Not Have Many Fathers And The Purge
August 31st, 2023
Paul rebukes the Corinthians not to shame them but to caution and correct them, like a caring father guiding his beloved children without causing bitterness. As the founder of the Corinthian church, P... Read More
Wisdom And Division In God's Garden Temple
August 30th, 2023
In the Greco-Roman world during Paul's time, highly regarded individuals who excelled in rhetoric and philosophy were known as sophists. Successful rhetoricians had devoted followers, paying for disci... Read More
Divisions, Wisdom, Power, And Calling
August 29th, 2023
In the New Testament, "church" usually refers to local gatherings of believers, not to a physical building. Believers meet with the church to worship, preach the Bible, perform baptisms, celebrate the... Read More
Greetings, Instructions, And The Only Wise God
August 28th, 2023
Verse 25 confirms God's ability to strengthen believers according to the gospel preached by Paul, which centers on the proclamation of Jesus Christ. God's empowering assistance also aligns with the re... Read More
The God Of Hope
August 25th, 2023
Paul desires his predominantly Gentile audience to experience the joy and peace the Old Testament references point to. God desires believers to abound in hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.... Read More
Authorities, The Law, Judgment, And Stumbling
August 24th, 2023
God's law is not irrelevant to Christian thinking and behavior. It is within the law that commands to love are formulated. This doesn't negate the continued validity or necessity of laws against adult... Read More
A Mystery, A Doxology, And So Many Gifts
August 23rd, 2023
Paul explains the "mystery" of a "partial hardening," referring to the fact that not all Jews reject Jesus as their Messiah. He envisions a future when Jews embrace faith in Jesus as the promised Mess... Read More
Grafted Branches
August 22nd, 2023
God shows severity towards those who reject his call, denying their need for him. Yet, he has also shown kindness to Gentiles through the spread of the gospel. Gentile believers must continue in depen... Read More
Confess And Believe
August 21st, 2023
Paul makes several statements regarding the acceptance of the gospel message by his fellow Jews. He emphasizes that the goal of his apostleship is the obedience of faith among all nations, Jews and Ge... Read More
Whomever He Wills
August 18th, 2023
Paul points to Jeremiah 18. In this passage, God instructs Jeremiah to observe a potter handling clay "as it seemed good to the potter to do" (Jer. 18:4). The point is not that God shows mercy or hard... Read More
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Happy New Year!He Will Save His People From Their SinsMy Beloved SonTemptation And MinistryThe SermonLeaving, Lying, Limits, Love, Largesse, and The Lord's PrayerTreasure, Anxiety, and JudgmentAstonishing AuthorityStorms, Demons, and HealingJesus Is CompassionateHis Eye Is On The SparrowSwords, Rewards, and MessengersThe Lord of the SabbathBlasphemy, Bad Trees, Signs, and FamilyStories, Sowers, and SoilsParables, Hidden Treasure, and RejectionFame, Food, Fear, Faith, and FringeReal Issues And The Power Of GodDying To Find LifeLike The SunChildren, Temptation, Sheep, And ForgivenessMarriage, Kids, And MoneyTo Serve And Give His Life
February
The ArrivalStories That StingQuestion TrapsHidden Motives And LamentThe End...?UnexpectedReady?Punishment, The Plot, And PerfumeTreachery, Passover, and The CupBetrayal, Injustice, And DenialThe Field Of Blood And The GovernorCrucifixion And DeathAll AuthorityMark—The Beginning Of The GospelHealing, Preaching, And The Forgiveness Of SinEating With Tax Collectors, Fasting, The Sabbath, And An Escape BoatThe Twelve, Blasphemy, Family, And A ParableParables And PowerA Different Kind Of StormPower Had Gone Out
March
Death, Hunger, And MiraclesCommandment Or TraditionDo You Not Yet Understand?The Christ And A Glimpse Of His GloryUnbelief, Confusion, And SinDivorce, Children, And PossessionsTo Give His Life As A RansomHosannaThe Rejected Stone, Taxes, And The Great CommandmentDestruction And The EndNo One Knows, An Anointing, And A Promise To BetrayPassover And GethsemaneThe Kiss, Arrest, And DenialPilate, Simon, And The CrucifixionDeath, Burial, Resurrection, And What\'s NextTheophilus And A Visit From GabrielMary And The MagnificatBenedictusThe Arrival And The ShepherdsSimeon, Anna, And The SpiritFruits Keeping With Repentance And BaptismThe Wilderness, Nazareth, And CapernaumSimon's Mother-In-Law, Fishing, A Leper, And Sins
April
Tax Collectors, Fasting, Sabbath Controversies, And The TwelveWhy Do You Call Me Lord, Lord?Jesus Marveled, A Raised Son, And QuestionsA Sinful Woman And A ParableObeying The Word, A Storm, And DemonsTwelve Years, Twelve Apostles, And SpeculationGreater, Costly, And GloryNot Getting It, The Cost, And AppointedWoes, Neighbors, And What Is NecessaryHelp Us Pray And A Divided Kingdom?Signs, Lights, And WoesHypocrisy, Fear, A Fool, And AnxietyParables, Division, And The TimesWarnings, A Daughter Of Abraham, And Jerusalem, JerusalemA Son Or An Ox, Parties, And DiscipleshipLost ThingsThe Dishonest Manager, The Law, And Anguish In This FlameMillstones And Mustard SeedsPersistent Prayer, Humility, A Childlike Faith, And The Rich RulerEverything That Is Written, A Blind Beggar, And A Wee Little Man
May
A Parable, A Colt, A Prophecy, And A CleansingAuthority, Wicked Tenants, And TaxesThings To Beware Of And WidowsDestruction, Persecution, The Son Of Man, And WatchingThe Plot, Betrayal, Lord's Supper, And Inappropriate BehaviorPrediction, Fulfillment, Agony, Betrayal, And DenialMistreated, Taken Before The Council, Pilate, Herod, And Delivered To Be CrucifiedCrucifixion, Death, And BurialHe Is Not HereDisbelieved For JoyIn The Beginning…The Lamb Of God And A WeddingZeal, What's Inside, And Born AgainHe Must Increase
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