I used to chafe at these words when I was a teenager, but now they make sense.
1 Corinthians 16
Have you ever heard anyone say “All the Church wants is my money”? Paul didn’t have any problems asking people to contribute…but here’s why:
1 Corinthians 15
The church wanted to know IF and HOW they would be raised from the dead. Apparently there were people teaching different things. Here’s what Paul said to straighten them out:
1 Corinthians 14
The most common question about spiritual gifts is generally “what about speaking in tongues?” Here’s what Paul has to say about that:
1 Corinthians 13
You’ve heard this repeated at weddings; sometimes it’s printed right on the wedding bulletin. Here’s the funny thing….it doesn’t have anything to do with weddings.
1 Corinthians 12
Paul speaks of spiritual gifts in this first of three chapters regarding the subject.
The passage is so well known, and the subject is so interesting to us that many books have been written on the subject, and countless sermons have been preached on the topic. Let’s quickly recap what Paul is saying about gifts, and see if there is anything we can apply to our own lives from it.
1 Corinthians 11
Does Paul really believe that all women should have long hair, and men should have short hair? Does he believe that women should always answer to men? Read on to find out…
1 Corinthians 10
Paul believes that there are people who go to church every Sunday who won’t go to heaven. Read on to find out why:
1 Corinthians 9
When you first read this, you could think that Paul is upset because the church is refusing to support him, but that’s not what’s going on. Here’s what he is saying: