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Divine Righteousness Paul continues his letter to the Corinthian church addressing the issue of divine righteousness. What does it mean to be a true representative of the glory of God? How can we best be a light to the world? Here is what Paul says: Vs. 1-6 If any of you has a legal disputeContinue reading “1 Corinthians 6:1-20”

Just A Little Bit Of Leaven In chapter 5, Paul changes course a bit and deals with a second major issue for this church: the issue of sexual immorality. It is apparent that at least one member of the congregation is engaging in a particular sexual immorality “not even tolerated among the Gentiles”. This isContinue reading “1 Corinthians 5:1-13”

Pride Goes Before the Fall The last part of chapter three, Paul is reminding everyone that he is a servant of God. This sets up the next section of his letter where he is going to deal with that servant’s heart he and the apostles have as opposed to the Corinthian’s pride and self proclaimedContinue reading “I Corinthians 4:1-21”

God, Our Firm Foundation Last week we looked at the wisdom of God verses the wisdom of man. We discovered that God’s wisdom is nothing like ours. What may seem like foolishness to the world is really wise. Death became life, weakness was strong and and it takes humility to stand firm. Chapter two endsContinue reading “I Corinthians 3:1-23”

The Wisdom of God In chapter 2, Paul starts off by reminding the church that he came only to lift up the name of Christ. He says in verses 1-2, “When I came to you, brothers, announcing the testimony of God to you, I did not come with brilliance of speech or wisdom. For IContinue reading “1 Corinthians 2:1-16”

Do Not Be Divided After a brief introduction and greeting, Paul gets right to his first point: Vs. 10-17 Now I urge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with theContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1:10-31”

1 Corinthians: An Introduction As I have struggled a bit on what to study next, I find myself in another of Paul’s letters – this time it is Corinthians. As always, I want to open up the study with a little background on the city, culture and people of that day as well as aContinue reading “1 Corinthians – Introduction”

This week I am taking another break from a book study so, once again, I turn to the Psalms. This week I want to work through Psalm 23 – one of just about everyone’s favorite, mine included. This Psalms is usually read at funerals, focusing on the afterlife but, in all reality, it is actuallyContinue reading “Psalm 23: The Good Shepherd”

Ruth Chapter 4 – The Beginning… We have come to the end of this amazing book. We started out with a family leaving their home for “greener” pastures only to find devastation. Naomi has left full and returned empty. She has gone from naom – pleasant to mara – bitter. Only Ruth has come backContinue reading “Ruth – The Finale”

Ruth – Chapter 3 – Having Faith Last week we discovered that Boaz is a relative of Elimelech, and, as such, can be a kinsman redeemer for Naomi and Ruth. He has granted Ruth great favor and she has gathered a lot of grain in his fields through both the barley and wheat harvest. TheContinue reading “Ruth Part 4”