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Maranatha, “Our Lord, come.” In worship, the kingdom of heaven – the dominion of God – is more nearly realized on earth than at any plac... read more
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1 Blogster 11
We have encountered Jesus crucified and Jesus in glory. But what of Jesus risen? In particular, what did Paul believe had happened at East... read more
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As for what you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman (1 Cor. 7:1).This has long been a famous line. It appears to set celibacy unambiguou... read more
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1 Blogster 5
We have heard only the opening verses of 1 Corinthians 7. They are the opening salvo in a long chapter of advise on sexual activity and restraint. P... read more
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1 Blogster 6
Luke tells us that Paul stayed in Corinth for eighteen months, long enough, we might think, for him to choose leaders and establish guidelines that to... read more
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1 Blogster 7
I give thanks to my God at all times about you, for the grace of God that has been given you in Anointed Jesus: in all ways you have been made rich in... read more
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1 Blogster 8
All Paul had thought to know when he was in Corinth was Jesus Anointed and him crucified (2:2). This is itself the wisdom he speaks, in a mystery, th... read more
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1 Blogster 9
Love builds (1 Cor. 8:1). With a loose but clear symmetry, Paul runs a second time, beginning in chapter 7, through the arguments he has conducted in... read more
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What Paul attempted in letter after letter, the poet Milton knew, sixteen hundred years later, must be attempted still:Of Mans first Disobedience, an... read more
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Paul is guiding his Corinthian converts in the ways of their new faith in a hard-nosed commercial city that knew little and cared less about the new a... read more
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