Category: Biblical Reflections

1 Corinthians 16:13–24 (NKJV) 13 Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done with love.15 I urge you, brethren—you know the household of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the ministry of the saints—16 that you also submit to such, … Continue reading Final Words of the First Letter to Corinth

1 Corinthians 15:50–16:12 (NKJV) 50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the … Continue reading Death is Swallowed Up in Victory

1 Corinthians 15:29–49 (NKJV) 29 Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead? 30 And why do we stand in jeopardy every hour? 31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, … Continue reading The Hope of the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15:1–28 (NKJV) 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, 2 by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.3 For I delivered to you first of all … Continue reading On the Resurrection

1 Corinthians 14:20–40 (NKJV) 20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature.21 In the law it is written: “With men of other tongues and other lipsI will speak to this people;And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,” says the Lord.22 Therefore tongues are for a … Continue reading Order in the Church

1 Corinthians 14:1–19 (NKJV) 1 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to … Continue reading A Discussion of Tongues

1 Corinthians 13 (NKJV) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove … Continue reading The Greatest of These

1 Corinthians 12 (NKJV) 1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. 3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one … Continue reading Gifts of the Spirit in the Body of Christ

1 Corinthians 11:17–34 (NKJV) 17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For there must also … Continue reading Teaching on the Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:8–16 (NKJV) 8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man. 9 Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man. 10 For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent … Continue reading Woman From Man From Woman?