Apr 21, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

To illustrate the function of a local congregation, Paul uses the analogy of the human body.  He wants to highlight both the unity of a church and the diversity of a church.  "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one...

Apr 15, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

There are four main passages in the New Testament in which spiritual gifts are mentioned:  Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 28-31; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Peter 4:10,11.  The lists are somewhat different … they are different in number and different in the gifts listed....

Apr 7, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

The next issue in the church in Corinth that Paul addresses is the Lord's Supper.  The Corinthians had made a mockery of this sacred ritual by allowing factions in the church to exist.  There was even some drunkenness which resulted from this meal.  Paul's instruction about this...