“To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually … Continue reading Who’ll Inherit the Kingdom of God?
Christianity
The Church Judging the Church
“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who … Continue reading The Church Judging the Church
Cleanse Out the Old Leaven
“Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven … Continue reading Cleanse Out the Old Leaven
Broken Hearts
Oh, how hearts breaking.Sinners are faking,Lies they are making,Love they’re forsaking.Broken hearts aching. Liars pretending,And not hearts mending,And not love sending,Sin they’re defending,Truth they are bending. Shooting their arrows,Not good bedfellows,Not on road narrow,Lies they do swallow,All this foreshadowed. Immoral are they,E’en though they do pray,But faithful not stay,In practice they stray,From then to this … Continue reading Broken Hearts
Blatant Sexual Immorality Among You
“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
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
Run With It 