Tag: 1 Corinthians

The message of the early saints was that Jesus was Messiah as proven by the fact that he was resurrected and there were many witnesses to his death and resurrection. Sometimes Christians convert the gospel into a list of commandments or a happy philosophy. The real good news is and always will be that the…

If the gift of prophecy is explicitly declared to be greater than the gift of tongues, why do some denominations emphasize speaking in tongues? I think the answer is that speaking in unknown tongues is less susceptible to being proven false. When someone utters a supposed prophecy people can watch for the prophecy to come…

The thing that makes charity more desirable than all knowledge or faith enough to move mountains is that charity can’t be found in a person who hasn’t put off the natural man. A man with great knowledge or faith can still be selfish but selfishness is antithetical to charity.

Paul makes it clear that diversity is not simply tolerated in the church, it is necessary. On the other hand we don’t celebrate our champion diversity without context of for it’s own sake. We encourage diversity that is grounded in Christ. We want and need diversity but all diverse people must retain their roots in…

When Paul gives an account of the last supper he has clearly taken lessons from that event which he was not present to experience. I wonder if he ever wished that he had been there, that he had been converted while the Savior was still on earth.

Paul’s advice to eat that which is sold on the market without question for conscience sake is instructive. The saints need not fear what might have been done before the product was publicly available but if they insist on knowing what happened behind the scenes they become responsible for that knowledge. Two general rules emerge…

Paul peaches the gospel out of love for the people and live for Christ as well as to make recompense fit his past sins. He isn’t trying to pay back for his sins, just to share the freedom he received through the gospel.

Paul meet people wherever they were spiritually as he sought to teach the gospel. He would teach based on the level and type of understanding they already possessed.

There is no sin in doing what may appear to the untrained to be sin unless there is a chance that doing so will bruise the testimony of someone who thinks it is a sin. In other words, even if you know it is okay you should avoid doing something if you also know that…

The Catholic teaching that marriage to a non-catholic doesn’t count is contradicted by Paul where he says that a believing spouse should not leave an unbelieving spouse. The closest they come to being right if that a believing spouse should not feel guilt if their unbelieving spouse chooses to leave them not be counted an…