Category Archives: Bible

1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Some of the new translations place a subheading between this section and the last, and while that may be a convenient way to break up the chapter, it gives the impression that the subject has changed, but … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 14:1-25 All too often we study this section without taking its context into account. As a result, many of us use this passage as a source of proof texts to back up one position or another regarding speaking … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Paul continues his discussion of spiritual gifts and love in this section, telling us that the gifts will one day pass away, but that love will remain. It is evident fairly quickly that what Paul has in … Continue reading →

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 12:12-31 As we continue Paul’s discussion about misunderstandings of spiritual gifts, Paul has taken great care to emphasize that the manifestations of the Spirit within us are to be a unifying force, not a source of division. He … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 12:4-11 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at … Continue reading →

Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. Therefore I want you to know that … Continue reading →

1 Corinthians 11:17-34 In the first part of this section, Paul gave the Corinthians praise, followed by instruction. Here, as the second part begins there is no praise for him to give, for the Corinthians have gone very wrong on … Continue reading →