I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. For even if you had ten thousand others to teach you about Christ, you have only one spiritual father. For I became your father in Christ Jesus when …
Bible Gem 338 – Imitate Me (1 Cor 4:14-16)
Bible Gem 337 – Treated like Trash (1 Cor 4:9-14)
Instead, I sometimes think God has put us apostles on display, like prisoners of war at the end of a victor’s parade, condemned to die. We have become a spectacle to the entire world—to people and angels alike. Our dedication to Christ makes us look …
Bible Gem 336 – What Right do You have to Judge? (1 Cor 4:6-8)
Dear brothers and sisters, I have used Apollos and myself to illustrate what I’ve been saying. If you pay attention to what I have quoted from the Scriptures, you won’t be proud of one of your leaders at the expense of another. For what gives …
Bible Gem 335 – Some more Insights from This Section (1 Cor 4:1-5)
So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. As for me, it matters very little how I might …
Bible Gem 334 – The Pesky Chapter Boundary (1 Cor 3:24-28)
So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. As for me, it matters very little how I might …
Bible Gem 333 – Stop deceiving yourselves (1 Cor 3:18-23)
Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of …
Bible Gem 332 – Connecting the pieces (1 Cor 3:16-17)
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Did you …
Bible Gem 331 – If Anyone Destroys the Temple (1 Cor 3:17)
(KJV) If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. (LITV) If anyone corrupts the sanctuary of God, God will bring that one to corruption; for the sanctuary of God is …
Bible Gem 330 – You are God’s Temple (1 Cor 3:16)
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 Note the similarity of thought found in Ephesians: Eph 2:20 Together, we are His house, built on the foundation of …
Bible Gem 329 – Building materials used (1 Cor 3:10-15)
. . . But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, …