1 Corinthians 15:3-4  "...Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures" The gospel in a nutshell. 5  "...then by the twelve" Obviously there were only eleven apostles at that point.  Paul used the general name of the …

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1 Corinthians 14:1  "...especially that you may prophesy" Not just foretelling events, but also preaching, proclaiming.  Some people have a gift for telling others things in such a way that they want to hear, just as some have a gift for teaching that makes it easy for others to learn.  Paul considered prophecy the better …

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1 Corinthians 13:3  "...it profits me nothing" This isn't a warm fuzzy feeling.  He's speaking of love as it comes from being in Christ.  An all sacrificing love.  Without it, anything you do won't help you in the end.  People find this hard to swallow, but it is the difference between selfishness and self sacrifice.  …

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1 Corinthians 12:3  "...no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit" Not just a point of confession of fact.  The Spirit must draw us to Himself in order for us to understand our need for Him and to accept Christ as Lord and savior.  Easiest way to think of the …

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1 Corinthians 11:1  "Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ." Continuation of the last thought from chapter 10.  Paul had expressed denying his own desires to protect a weak brother.  That was the behavior Christ displayed by dying for us.  Therefore we should do the same for fellow believers.  Pretty bold statement.  Paul's focus …

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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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