David Journal

Tag: 1 Corinthians

  • Five words vs Ten Thousand

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    Paul would rather speak 5 Paul words than 10,000 words in an unknown tongue. He makes a good point that speaking in unknown tongues when there is nobody to interpret does not edify the church. Because it is more impressive Paul says that speaking in tongues is a sign for unbelievers. Conversely, prophesying is a…

  • Chapter break

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    Paul invited the saints to “covet earnestly the best gifts” and we can really assume he is talking about the various gifts of the spirit that he listed earlier in the chapter. I realized tonight that the best gift he us referring to is charity that he describes in the next chapter.

  • Balancing act

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    Paul described a balancing act in our actions: finding the middle ground between being overly pious such as the Pharisees were and being overly relaxed such that we take actions which are not inherently sinful but which cause those who do not know what we know to stumble on their path to righteousness. The balcony…

  • Paul and marriage

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    I have serious questions about how accurate Paul’s stated positions on marriage are. Doubtless some bits are accurate but his preference for celibacy over marriage seems misguided. Both celibacy and marriage can be done righteously but Paul seems to express the opinion that all things being equal celibacy is preferred and that doesn’t ring true…

  • What does Paul feel?

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    Paul seems disappointed in the Corinthian saints based on what he is writing.

  • The prints of the nails

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    Is it universally true that whoever Jesus appeared to as Himself after His resurrection, He showed the prints of the nails and the wound of the spear? He didn’t when he appeared to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, although he didn’t reveal his identity to them either. As far as I can tell,…

  • Types of Christ

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    It seems that the preeminent type of Christ is the sacrament bread.

  • The veil in reading the old testament

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    2 Corinthians soaks of the minds of the Jew being blinded in their reading of the Old Testament. It says that this cell that blinded them was taken away in Christ. It seems to me that it is taken away for those who accept Christ, but that for those who read the Old Testament without…

  • Take the name of Christ

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    The first covenant that we make is to take the name of Christ upon us. While the act of baptism formalizes it, those who truly seek to take his name will be accepted even if they were not properly baptized in mortality for they will gratefully accept the proxy baptisms which will be performed for…

  • A solid place

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    Christ is the solid place upon which men can build safely. He alone is the destination upon which they can land in the seat of spiritual storm and not be sweet away if they will cling to Him. Any other foundation will crumble in the storm sooner or later.