1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also...

Louise Perry was raised in a vaguely Christian home but never read the Bible and was never exposed to Christianity in a direct way. In her own words she became “an annoying atheist” as a young teenager after reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. As a young person growing up in this secular environment, Louise had little reason to question the assumptions of liberal, “sex-positive” feminism ...

Paul warns believers not to take disputes to secular courts but to resolve them with God’s wisdom. He reminds them they are changed by Christ and should live in righteousness, not in the world’s ways....

Corinth was a city famous for its wild, immoral lifestyle. The church there was struggling to define its boundaries. Paul was shocked that a church member was living in a way that even the non-Christian "pagans" found disgusting (v. 1). He was telling the Corinthian believers that being "free in Christ" doesn't mean "freedom to sin." It means freedom to live a new, clean life. He wanted them to re...

Paul speaks like a spiritual father, correcting the believers with love, not shame. He urges them to imitate his life in Christ and reminds them that God’s kingdom is shown by power, not just words....

Paul reminds believers not to be proud or judge leaders by human standards, because everything comes from God. He also shows how the apostles suffer and serve quietly, following Jesus with endurance and humility....

- Paul explains that leaders are servants and stewards of Christ, accountable to God alone. Human judgment is limited, but God sees the heart and will judge at the proper time.1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 4:1-51 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.3 But with me it is a very sm...

-  The wisdom of this world is foolishness to God, and those who think they are wise in human terms are actually deceived. Believers are not to rely on human wisdom, but rather boast in the wisdom of God, which is found in Christ. Therefore, believers should focus on God’s wisdom rather than worldly pride or status.1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 3:18-23Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you ...

- the church is built on Jesus Christ as the foundation. Believers are called to build carefully, using faithful and lasting work, because the quality of their work will be tested. The church is God’s holy temple, and the Holy Spirit dwells within it, so it must be treated with reverence and holiness.1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled m...

- The church should be built on God’s foundation, not human wisdom or personalities. While Paul and Apollos played different roles in planting and watering, it is God who causes the growth. The church is God’s field and building, and believers are co-workers with God in this process. Each person has a role to play, but ultimately, true growth comes from God, not human effort.1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corint...

- The Spirit reveals what God has prepared for those who are called, granting understanding and discernment beyond human comprehension. Human minds cannot grasp God’s wisdom through natural reasoning, but the Spirit searches all things, including the deep things of God. Believers receive the mind of Christ, enabling them to discern spiritual truths and evaluate matters according to God’s purposes....

True wisdom and understanding come from the Spirit rather than human intellect. Human knowledge relies on reasoning and persuasion, while the Spirit reveals God’s hidden wisdom. This divine wisdom is prepared by God for those who are called and often appears mysterious or unexpected to the world. Leaders speak with simplicity and sincerity, relying on the Spirit to convey God’s message rather than...

1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 1:18-3118 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. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the...

1. SCRIPTURE: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow A...

1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ....