Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.                                                                                                         …

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.                                                                                                1 Corinthians 16:13-14  In an age in which manhood has seemingly been vacated, the Bible still remains that finest and best source for instruction on living a full and…

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give all my possessions to…

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons.                                                                                                          1 Corinthians 12:4-6  They say, “Variety is the spice of life.” Well, whoever was commenting…

But if we judged ourselves rightly, we would not be judged.                                                                             1 Corinthians 11:31  Today’s passage is a powerful reminder that when we accurately assess our lives and identify where we stand spiritually, we can move forward assured of our standing with God and with others. Paul says,…

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.                                                                                                  …

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.                                                                                                          1 Corinthians 9:19  It’s a concept that seems to escape some but Paul understood it well. The way in which we engage and treat others will affect our…

Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.                                                                                                           1 Corinthians 6:11  Today’s passage is part of a larger portion of Paul’s letter instructing believers to avoid…

I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.                                                                                                            1 Corinthians…

For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.                                                                                                        1 Corinthians 1:18  The cross of Jesus Christ is usually met by two responses. One is that of rejection and a declaration that the gospel…