Eat What is the Lord´s

Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."  1st Corinthians 10:25-26  NIV They couldn´t read the menu.  They could hardly understand the waiter.  They tried, but gestures could only give a hint as to what the ingredients were to the dishes... Continue Reading →

Not Participants

No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.  1st Corinthians 10:20  NIV A Christian man went to visit some old friends of his.  They asked him if they could tell him his fortune.  They knew some technique that they... Continue Reading →

Setting Hearts On

Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.  1st Corinthians 9:6  NIV He loved her and she loved him.  They ran around in the same high school group but they were just friends.  She was sensitive, sweet, and had a contagious laugh.  He went... Continue Reading →

One God, One Christ

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.  1st Corinthians 8:6  NIV The preacher stood at the front and led the song service himself.  It... Continue Reading →

Knowledge Or Love

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.  1st Corinthians 8:1  NIV Two men shared a couple of interests together.  Both had owned a Landrover and both men were Christians.  Whenever they got together they would share experiences they had with their 4x4s. ... 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 →

What God Has Given

We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.  1st Corinthians 2:12  NIV He stepped cautiously up to the pulpit.  All eyes were on him.  It was graduation day and the whole community showed up.  He had been... Continue Reading →

Receive

  I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been a great help to many people, including me.    Romans 16:21  NIV Our call to step out of the world and step in behind... Continue Reading →

God Fill Us

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13  NIV The reasons why we become Christians today seem to be shifting away from having personal contact with our Father.  Nowadays we... Continue Reading →

Have Hope

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.  Romans 15:4  NIV We have the most amazing resource.  We have the Bible.  No other written work gives such instruction and such hope.  With no constraint, regardless of... Continue Reading →

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