Chapters 5-7 comprise the second essay found in Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth. This essay addresses sexual integrity. The Corinthians were deluding themselves, not realizing that rejecting God’s…
Corinth straddled a narrow isthmus between two waterways, with ports on each side bustling with seafarers. Aphrodite, the sexual goddess, was the city’s patron deity. Inevitably, the promiscuity of the…
A steward or manager is a servant who manages everything for his master, but who himself owns nothing. The responsibility of the steward is to be faithful to his master.…
The Corinthians have received The Spirit, exercised His gifts, and grown in wisdom and knowledge, but are now using what they have learned and experienced in a destructive way, rather…
“There is a wisdom that all Christians have by the mere fact that they have the Spirit living in them, but it is appropriated only when they yield themselves to…
IMAGINE A CHURCH wracked by divisions. Leaders promote themselves against each other. Sexual immorality is rampant, and seen as an expression of freedom in Christ. Disagreements about men’s and women’s…
“Not every Christian today feels comfortable praying, “Come, Lord Jesus”. Suffering Christians long for Jesus’ return, but some people are more comfortable with the world and view the end of…
The New Jerusalem has twelve gates on which are written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel along with twelve foundation stones inscribed with the names of the twelve…
Revelation 20 is the most debated chapter of this entire writing from the Apostle John. Great Christians throughout history held differing views regarding the subject matter of this chapter. John…
Our faith should inform our public policy because as participants in a sinful society we will share its judgments. Because we are all affected by sin, we should raise our…