Daily Bible study notes
1 Corinthians 10:5 "...with most of them God was not well pleased..." The chapter begins with Paul showing that all of the Israelites of Moses's time were privileged the same. All were given the same opportunity to follow God. But many did not. Even with great privilege, they chose to follow their own desires and …
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Short chapter which speaks to our liberty and the weakness of conscience of others. 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 Paul acknowledges that the Corinthian Christians knew idols weren't real and that food offered to them wasn't affected in any way. But he reminds them that knowledge isn't always the primary goal. It can cause pride while love …
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1 Corinthians 7:1 "...the things of which you wrote..." From what Paul says in both of the letters we have, he had been writing to and receiving letters from Corinth. We only have two, but there are indications that there were at least four. 3-5 "...husband render to his wife...also the wife to her husband...wife …
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1 Corinthians 6:1 "Dare any of you...go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints" The wisdom of God is greater than any of man. Plus, we who know Christ know the truth regarding His creation and how He planned for things to be. Therefore, why would we allow those outside the family …
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1 Corinthians 4:5 "...judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts" Some things are hard to determine because we don't have all the facts or can't know everything. But God can. One day He will return …
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1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Paul is still working on the thought he started in chapter 1. The importance of the gospel is Christ, not our wisdom is presenting it. And he was careful to keep Christ out front so the people wouldn't look to Paul as anything special. Unfortunately, they did anyway. It is a trap …
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1 Corinthians:1 "...called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ..." Some have suggested that Paul was the one selected by God to replace Judas from the original twelve. Not much is heard of Matthias in relation to the others, and Paul seems to get more attention in the New Testament. Certainly God chose Paul as …
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Black & White with Shades of Gray 