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…

Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.                                                                                                              1 Corinthians 1:10  It has been going on since the church began…

Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them. For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.  Romans 16:17-18  As Paul concludes…

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13  If there was ever a synopsis of what the Christian life should be, it is expressed in today’s passage. It is the love and grace of…

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions. One person has faith that he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats vegetables only. The one who eats is not to regard with contempt the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat is not to judge the one…

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no…

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans…