Dare To Take It

  If any of you has a dispute with another, dare he take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the saints?  1st Corinthians 6:1  NIV He was a devoted Christian.  He wanted to do his part to help the needy.  He was invited to go to a prison and meet with an... Continue Reading →

The Motives

Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.  1st Corinthians 4:5 Gentle hands took the man by the arm and guided him to... Continue Reading →

God´s Temple

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?  1st Corinthians 3:16  NIV Before the first day of work, the whole company filed solemnly into the temple.  It was a tall tower that was beautifully decorated with bright colors.  It stood out in sharp contrast in between the... Continue Reading →

Founded In Christ

For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.  1st Corinthians 3:11  NIV The tiny hands closed over the coloring crayon.  With his face twisted up in concentration, the small child did his best to make a beautiful work of art.  He was coloring a picture of... Continue Reading →

Only God

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.  1st Corinthians 3:7  NIV He thought he would be kind and share a quote from a classical Christian writer.  The quote had helped bring him closer to God.  So the man tried posting to his church´s Facebook... Continue Reading →

Spiritual Truths

This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.  1st Corinthians 2:13  NIV   They sat down in the poolside cafeteria to have a drink.   As they did, they became aware of the discussion from a table next... Continue Reading →

Boast

Therefore, as it is written: "Let him who boasts boast in the Lord."  1st Corinthians 1:31  NIV He sat anxiously in the pew remembering fondly when his parents brought him to church each week.  But those years were lost now to the busy pressures of life.  He was pleased when the speaker stepped up to... Continue Reading →

Called to be Of Christ

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,  1st Corinthians 1:1 David was a normal Christian boy.  He was born into a Christian home.  He heard of God´s call to His lost children.  But somehow he always thought it was for poor souls who did... Continue Reading →

Making Plans

So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this fruit, I will go to Spain and visit you on the way.  Romans 15:28  NIV We read the Bible and see how even Godly men and women made their plans.  The outcome of those plans may rarely have played... Continue Reading →

Grafted In Again

And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again.  Romans 11:23  NIV Tears have always been cried over those who found God, but then lost the love of God in them.  When a person comes to believe, there is still the danger... Continue Reading →

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