Posts with the tag “1-corinthians”

We all delight in seeing the results of our work and ministry, but there is so much that is beyond our control. "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase." - 1 Corinthians 3:6-7  Read More

Our bodies are subject to much wear and tear over time, and we are subject to pain, disease, and ultimately to death. But God has more in store for those who are believers in Christ. "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." -1 Corinthians 15:51-52  Read More

It is very easy to become smug and self-righteous when you are saved and have been delivered by God from many sins of your past. We must persistently resist this temptation. "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." -1 Corinthians 6:10-11  Read More

God gives us many blessings as we go through life, but we must be careful not to be deceived into thinking that we are the cause of those blessings. "For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?  now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?" - 1 Corinthians 4:7  Read More

Christians can be assured that we will never face the punishment for our sins because Christ bore that for us on the cross. But we will experience the chastening of God in this life. "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world." - 1 Corinthians 11:31-32  Read More

The gift of communication is one of life‘s great privileges, but there is always room for us to improve. We must strive for clarity in our speech. "For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?" -1 Corinthians 14:8  Read More

When God created the world, everything was good. But when man sinned, the penalty that came with sin was death. And it is truly our enemy. “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” -1 Corinthians 15:26  Read More

Most of the difficulties and trials of life that break our hearts leave us with many questions that will not be answered in this life. But God will ultimately give us full understanding. "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." - 1 Corinthians 13:12  Read More

The Christian life is certainly not a game, but it does require a great deal of effort and discipline on our part to live a godly, righteous life. "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible." -1 Corinthians 9:24-25  Read More