For it is written in the Law of Moses: "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain." Is it about oxen that God is concerned? 1st Corinthians 8:9 NIV The guests loaded and they headed to the river. The show had already begun. River guides began tossing boats, playing up to... Continue Reading →
What Counts
Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts. 1st Corinthians 7:19 The children came around with the basket. People were dropping their tithes, their offerings, and their loose change into it. But they had nothing in their pockets to give. They probably could have given their last two coins like... Continue Reading →
Not Us Alone
The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. 1st Corinthians 7:4 “You may kiss the bride!” He said. “I now pronounce you man and wife!” As the couple turned to leave... Continue Reading →
Have Someone
But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 1st Corinthians 7:2 NIV She came from a well-to-do family. She had been planning her wedding since a child. The only thing that was missing was a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. ... Continue Reading →
One With the Lord
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. 1st Corinthians 6:17 NIV The preacher stopped in the middle of his sermon. He had been elaborating upon a text but now began to rub his balding head. “I´m sorry,” he said. “But the Holy Spirit is telling me that the... Continue Reading →
Raised From Sin
By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 1st Corinthians 6:14 NIV The invitation came and all the boys got together. After a couple of hours, the best man announced that it was time to go out. They loaded up and drove to the boulevard. It was... Continue Reading →
And By Spirit
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1st Corinthians 6:11 NIV Disillusioned with life, a man returned to church. For many years he had walked in the... Continue Reading →
Entrusted Secrets
So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. 1st Corinthians 4:1 NIV A kindergarten girl caught the boy as his family pulled up in the car. Before he got in she told him that she had a secret to share with him. ... Continue Reading →
All Things Yours
So then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, 1st Corinthians 3:21 NIV A man wanted to row in a race. The goal was to cross a great expanse of ocean. But he did not have enough money to pay the entrance fee to the race. One of the committee members was also... Continue Reading →
