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OCTOBER 22 Reading 295 RESURRECTION AHEAD 1 Corinthians 15–16 “So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a naturalContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 21 Reading 294 CHURCH PRIORITIES 1 Corinthians 14 “I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified” (1 Cor. 14:5–6).We gather to worship and build one another up. Background More about tongues. Modern exercise of theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 20 Reading 293 TRUE SPIRITUALITY 1 Corinthians 12–13 “Love is patient, love is kind. . . . It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Cor. 13:4, 7).Love is the true test of spirituality. Background Tongues in Corinth. In first-century pagan culture, ecstatic expression and trances had long been associated with religion.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 19 Reading 292 WOMEN AND WORSHIP 1 Corinthians 11 “In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman” (1 Cor. 11:11).Worship is still too significant to be conducted in an unworthy manner. Background Women and social customs. First Corinthians 11 is one of the most difficult biblicalContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 18 Reading 291 GOD AND IDOLS 1 Corinthians 8–10 “Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Cor. 8:9).A person can be right about doctrine, and yet very, very wrong. Background Meat offered to idols. These chapters consider two separate but related issues.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”