1 Corinthians 9 Commentary Paul, the attention seeker. It wouldn’t be a bad title for this “out-of-shape” chapter. What is there for today’s saint? It would appear the holy script has wasted this space! But wait a minute. We probably know what is going on.We know Paul as a deeply emotional man from the BookContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 9 Commentary”
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1 Corinthians 8 Commentary
1 Corinthians 8 Commentary This is Corinth and not Rome, but the message is the same: “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Romans 15 verse 1. The key word is knowledge. Don’t let your superior knowledge stumble the less knowledgeable.Out there is allContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 8 Commentary”
1 Corinthians 6 Commentary
1 Corinthians 6 Commentary Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Verse 7. Recheck it and see how failure to accept this situation results in trouble. If you take your brother to court, it means you have not accepted to be wronged. Accept to be wronged; accept that the offender from churchContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 6 Commentary”
1 Corinthians 5 Commentary
1 Corinthians 5 Commentary You must purge the evil from among you. This would be an instruction in the Old Testament. Deuteronomy 13 verse 5. Paul has relied on this verse for his instruction to the Corinthians.It isn’t a copy-paste operation because the original context involves the physical killing of the sinner. Recheck the textContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 5 Commentary”
1 Corithians 4 Commentary
1 Corinthians 4 Commentary In addition to jealousy and quarrels, it appears there is also boasting. One believer feels superior to the other, or one thinks this apostle is better than the other. It’s the same sin.One’s level of righteousness is a gift from God. No one should boast. Don’t even set one level ofContinueContinue reading “1 Corithians 4 Commentary”
1 Corinthians 3 Commentary
1 Corinthians 3 Commentary Is acting like a mere human evil? What is Paul talking about? Verse 3.It is easier to understand the term worldly and we can relate it to the acts of the flesh as explained in Galatians. But the expectation that a believer shouldn’t act like a ‘mere’ human is strange. HowContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 3 Commentary”
1 Corinthians 1 Commentary
1 Corinthians 1 Commentary The church at Corinth gives us context to the Book of Corinthians, but the material is for all the churches. Verse 2.We have issues with this picture. It affords us some level of liberty to ignore some items. The argument could be that the items were meant for the church atContinueContinue reading “1 Corinthians 1 Commentary”
Romans 16 Commentary
Romans 16 Commentary Like credits at the end of a movie, we have a list of Paul’s wider family. We have a healthy cast of women mentioned by the apostle who were actively involved in ministry. They occupied the same space as their brothers. Paul wants the church to treat them with equal respect. ThereContinueContinue reading “Romans 16 Commentary”
Romans 14 Commentary
Romans 14 Commentary The world teaches strength, resilience, and resolve. The weak guys fall off. There is no club for the weak. The winner takes all.A well-tutored individual survives but will definitely find this chapter bony! The world’s lessons aren’t scriptural and the saint must unlearn many of them to flow in the Spirit. InContinueContinue reading “Romans 14 Commentary”
Romans 13 Commentary
Romans 13 Commentary A good servant of the LORD will obey traffic rules even when cameras are off, and pay taxes even when the taxman hasn’t called. The saint does it out of obedience to the instructions in this chapter.”Lead us not into temptations,” this prayer should include the desire not to willfully flout legitimateContinueContinue reading “Romans 13 Commentary”
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