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First Corinthians 7--Circumcision

1 Corinthians 7:18-20 says, 18 Was any man called already circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. 19… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/04-2017/first-corinthians-7-circumcision/

First Corinthians 7--Marriage and Celibacy, Final

1 Corinthians 7:15 says, 15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. To… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-7-marriage-and-celibacy-final/

First Corinthians 7--Marriage and Celibacy, Part 2

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 7:8, 9, 8 But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I. 9 But if they do not have self-control, let them… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-7-marriage-and-celibacy-part-2/

First Corinthians 7--Marriage and Celibacy, Part 1

Having completed his discussion of church purity and morality that needed a definitive command to observe the law and refrain from sin, Paul now turns his attention to two… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-7-marriage-and-celibacy-part-1/

First Corinthians 6--The Body and God's Rights

Paul’s refutation of Sophistry in 1 Corinthians 6:12-14 was intended to show the contrast between Greek wisdom (sophia) and Hebrew wisdom (chokmah). Sophia is based upon soulish… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-7-the-body-and-gods-rights/

First Corinthians 6--The Error of Sophistry

According to Ferrar Fenton, 1 Corinthians 6:12-14 is a mini-debate that Paul sets up with the Sophists, one of the many forms of Greek philosophy. Sophistry differed from other… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-6-the-error-of-sophistry/

First Corinthians 6--Inheriting the Kingdom

Paul expected believers not only to have faith and to exercise spiritual gifts, but also to grow to spiritual maturity and to learn the laws of God, so that they could resolve… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-6-inheriting-the-kingdom/

First Corinthians 6--Responsibility to Judge

Paul used the case of the immoral believer as a springboard to teach the church about its duty and responsibility to learn the art of righteous judgment. 1 Corinthians 6:1 says,… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-6-responsibility-to-judge/

First Corinthians 5--The Leavened Church

The Corinthian church was proud of its spirituality, but their soulishness was evident in their actions. Soulishness had led them to divide into factions that followed men, rather… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-5-the-leavened-church/

First Corinthians 5--Judging Immoral Believers

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 5:1, 1 It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-5-judging-immoral-believers/

First Corinthians 4--Paul as a Father

In 1 Corinthians 4:14 Paul told this church that they were his “beloved children,” because he was the one who had established that assembly by the preaching of the gospel in… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-4-paul-as-a-father/

First Corinthians 4--Getting an Early Inheritance?

In 1 Corinthians 4:6 Paul identifies pride as being the source of division and faction. Pride causes me to go beyond (or transgress) the commands of Scripture, when in reality we… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-4-getting-an-early-inheritance/

First Corinthians 4--Stewards and Judges

After Paul makes it clear that we all belong to Christ, and so we are all His servants, he says in 1 Corinthians 4:1, 2, 1 Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-4-stewards-and-judges/

First Corinthians 3--We Belong to Christ

In 1 Corinthians 3:18, 19 Paul says, 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become foolish that he may become wise. 19… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-3-we-belong-to-christ/

First Corinthians 3--Wages for Temple Construction

Paul laid the foundation of Christ in the Corinthian church when He preached the gospel of Christ for the first time in that city. However, in the bigger picture, God Himself laid… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-3-wages-for-temple-construction/

First Corinthians 3--Building materials for the temple

Although men are the foundation of denominations, Jesus Christ can be the only foundation of the temple that God is building. Of course, I know of no one who would admit that its… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-building-materials-for-the-temple/

First Corinthians 3--Fellow Servants

In 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 Paul tells the church that their desire to divide into factions proves that they are still fleshly, for they are still identified with the old man of the… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-3-fellow-servants/

First Corinthians 3--Milk and Meat Supplement

In 1 Corinthians 3:1, 2 Paul spoke about “milk” in terms of foundational teachings that were designed for carnal believers. A longer list of things considered to be “milk” are… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-3-milk-and-meat-supplement/

First Corinthians 3--Milk and Meat

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 says, 1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to babes in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-3-milk-and-meat/

First Corinthians 2--The Role of Spirit and Soul

In 1 Corinthians 2:9, 10 Paul begins to set forth the source of divine revelation, saying, 9 but just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and… https://oldc5.godskingdom.org/daily-weblogs/2017/03-2017/first-corinthians-the-role-of-spirit-and-soul/