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1 CORINTHIANS 8:9–10 But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak (1 Cor 8:9). Notice that in this chapter Paul is addressing the “knowledgeable” Corinthians. He does not speak at all to the weaker brethren. He does not exhort them at this point to attain right … Continue reading “STUMBLING BLOCKS”

1 CORINTHIANS 8:11–13 And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? (1 Cor. 8:11). The word “perish” in verse 11 means “guilt, condemnation, and perdition.” One might ask how a person “for whom Christ died” could perish. Does this verse contradict other passages that teach the perseverance of the … Continue reading “BOUND BY LOVE”

1 CORINTHIANS 8:2–3 If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know (1 Cor. 8:2). The relation between the cognitive and emotional faculties is one of the most perplexing problems in philosophy. In many systems of philosophy, the two are considered to be distinct and uninvolved with one … Continue reading “KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE”

1 CORINTHIANS 8:4–6 “… we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one (1 Cor. 8:4). The world of the early church was infested with idolatrous practices, and the city of Corinth was not immune. Because of this, many of the Corinthian believers might have … Continue reading “IDOLS ARE NOTHING”

1 CORINTHIANS 7:39–40 … if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord (1 Cor. 7:39). The Bible teaches that marriage is a contract for life between one man and one woman, indissoluble by either party or by any human authority. However, the death of … Continue reading “ADVICE TO WIDOWS”

1 CORINTHIANS 8–10 (SKIM) Now concerning things offered to idols … (1 Cor. 8:1). At the council of Jerusalem, the apostles, elders, and brethren decided that the Gentile converts should abstain from meat offered to idols, from blood, and from things strangled (Acts 15:29). Yet Paul, in this first letter to the Corinthians not only … Continue reading “SACRIFICES TO IDOLS”

1 CORINTHIANS 8:1 Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies (1 Cor. 8:1b). Before Paul gets on with his comments concerning things offered to idols, he makes a parenthetical statement: “We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up but love edifies.” Paul wanted to get to the root of the Corinthian problem, which was … Continue reading “ARROGANT KNOWLEDGE”

1 CORINTHIANS 7:25–28 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife (1 Cor. 7:27). Paul urges the married and unmarried to remain as they are because of the “the present distress.” While he maintains that marriage is not sinful, he … Continue reading ““THE PRESENT DISTRESS””

1 CORINTHIANS 7:29–31 … even those who have wives should be as though they had none … (1 Cor. 7:29). After calling the unmarried to consider the times in which they live and its conduciveness to following the will of God for their lives, he calls the married to consider their own relationships in light … Continue reading “THE TIME IS SHORT”

1 CORINTHIANS 7:32–38 So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better (1 Cor. 7:38). In these verses, Paul continues his instruction on how the married have more concern for the things of this world than the unmarried; this being the case and … Continue reading “GIVING AWAY DAUGHTERS”