Category Archives: Bible

GOD AND IDOLS1 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. BackgroundMeat offered to idols. These chapters consider two separate but related issues. In Corinth most fresh meatContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

MARRIAGE MORALITY1 Corinthians 7 “But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband” (1 Cor. 7:2). Marriage is intended to be a joy—and a lifelong commitment. BackgroundConfusion in Corinth. Paul didn’t spell out the background when he discussed problems in Corinth. He didn’t needContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

CHURCH DISCIPLINE1 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. BackgroundChurch discipline. Christ’s churchContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

SERVANTS OF JESUS1 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. OverviewIn Corinth, Paul depended on God’s Spirit (2:1–5), who makes the wisdomContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

1 Corinthians INTRODUCTIONPaul 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 it PaulContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”