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OCTOBER 16 Reading 289 CHURCH DISCIPLINE 1 Corinthians 5–6 “What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. ‘Expel the wicked man from among you’ ” (1 Cor. 5:12–13).It is the responsibility of believers to keep the church morally pure.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 15 Reading 288 SERVANTS OF JESUS 1 Corinthians 2–4 “What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned each his task” (1 Cor. 3:5).Only servants” is good for leaders to remember. And followers too. Overview In Corinth, Paul depended on God’s SpiritContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Corinthians OCTOBER 14 Reading 287 THE DIVIDED CHURCH 1 Corinthians 1 “I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought” (1 Cor.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Corinthians INTRODUCTION Paul wrote his letter to Christians in the wealthy seaport city of Corinth in A.D. 55, some four years after he founded the church there. After Paul left, a number of problems developed in the church, and the Corinthians sent for advice. So 1 Corinthians is a practical, problem-solving letter. In itContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 13 Reading 286 SISTERS AND BROTHERS Romans 16 “I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea” (Rom. 16:1).Lists of names mean little to us. But each name represents a person who is important to God. Overview Paul closed with personal greetings to close friends in Rome (16:1–16), withContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”