“It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you. “For though absent in body, … Continue reading Blatant Sexual Immorality Among You
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
But to Admonish You
“I do not write these things to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. That is why I … Continue reading But to Admonish You
The Lonely and Rejected
They talk to you as though you’re no one,As though you’re pointless, waste of time.They treat you as though you’re a burden,As though you are not worth a dime. They treat you as though you know nothing,Like they should be God’s voice to you.They act like you’re just in the way ofAll of their plans … Continue reading The Lonely and Rejected
A Spectacle to The World
“For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in … Continue reading A Spectacle to The World
Regarded as Servants of Christ
“This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not … Continue reading Regarded as Servants of Christ
The Wisdom of This World
“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness,’ and again, ‘The Lord knows the thoughts … Continue reading The Wisdom of This World
Building on the Right Foundation
“According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone … Continue reading Building on the Right Foundation
Not Spiritual, Of the Flesh
“But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy … Continue reading Not Spiritual, Of the Flesh
In Words Taught by the Spirit
“Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. “The natural person … Continue reading In Words Taught by the Spirit
What No Eye Has Seen
“But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,nor the heart of man imagined,what God has prepared for those who love him’— these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit … Continue reading What No Eye Has Seen