Category: 1 Corinthians 1
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A Great Mystery Revealed
1 Corinthians 1:30 “And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption.” The Bible talks about mysteries. One such place is Colossians 1:26 which mentions “the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.” The Greek word that is translated “mystery” in the Bible…
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The Chosen Ones
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in…
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Faithfulness
1 Corinthians 1:9 “God is faithful.” Unfaithfulness is a devastating sin, and the closer the relationship between those whom this sin effects, the more ruinous it is. The book of Proverbs describes those who are unfaithful in fulfilling their duty in the workplace like this: “Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,…
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Prepared to Comfort
1 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” One of the…
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Born to Privilege
1 Corinthians 1:26-29 “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised…
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Do you boast?
1 Corinthians 1:31 “as it is written, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” 1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love . . . does not . . . boast” 2 Corinthians 12:7 “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan…
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What’s your view of the cross?
1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” What’s your view of the cross? Is it a nice symbol to you that marks a Christian church, or perhaps it’s a pretty symbol to wear…
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