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Read the passage here. Today’s passage is much more straightforward than last week’s.  And that’s because Paul is addressing an issue that seems new to the Corinthians (that is, he doesn’t assume that the Corinthians … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today is one of the most notoriously difficult passages in 1 Corinthians, if not in the New Testament.  There are a number of reasons for this assessment, which include … Read More

Read the passage here. Today we wrap up that section of 1 Corinthians that began at chapter 8.  And as you recall, Paul has been addressing the particular issue of food sacrificed to idols, or … Read More

Read passage here. Today, we return to the book of 1 Corinthians after a couple of weeks elsewhere.  By way of very simple reminder, the larger context in which we find ourselves is informed by … Read More

Read the passage here. Last week, in our study of 1 Corinthians, we looked at chapter 8 which we noted begins a new section in the letter that takes us through to chapter 11:1.  If … Read More

So today, we begin another significant section of 1 Corinthians.  The first was (arguably), chapters 1-6 (though there are obviously significant sub-divisions there).  The second was chapter 7, which begins the pattern that we see … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today is 1 Corinthians 7:25-40.  And if you’ve been with us for the past couple of weeks (of 1 Corinthians), you know that our passage is closely related to, … Read More

Read the passage here. Our passage today is a brief one – we’re looking at 1 Corinthians 7:17-24.  This continues what we discussed last week (vv. 1-16) and is likewise connected to what we will … Read More

Read the passage here. There’s an awful lot to say about our passage today, and unfortunately not enough time to go over all of it.  However, I hope that we are able to touch base … Read More

Read the passage here. Today, we pick up our study of 1 Corinthians with chapter 6:12-20.  If you’ve been following along, it may seem fairly obvious that our passage today continues a similar theme that … Read More