Tag: 1 Corinthians

By Joey Carroll For the next few weeks, let’s talk about some easy stuff like marriage, divorce, remarriage, widowhood, and singleness. I am obviously being sarcastic. But the Bible does have much to say about these things. So, you will have to make the decision we all have to make when we sit down to … Continue reading Intimacy →

By Sarah Wootten If you remember from last week, we started the second half of 1 Corinthians 6 where believers are commanded to flee immorality. Paul, however, doesn’t just give the Christians a quick command to flee. Instead, he gives a list of principles to show them how immorality is unfitting for Christians. To us, … Continue reading Reasons to Flee →

By Sarah Wootten I used to carry around a small notebook. I filled it with quotes from books, sermons, friends, and songs that were impactful to me. After reading through it often and repeatedly, these quotes became a part of me. When a friend moved away, the words of Winnie the Pooh rang through my … Continue reading Living by Slogans →

By Sarah Wootten Hypocrites. They drive us all crazy. If you want to insult someone, you call them a hypocrite. We’ve all witnessed one or two in our lifetimes. It’s the person who says one thing with his mouth, but his actions are completely opposite of what he says. Like a business owner who refuses … Continue reading And Such Were Some of You →

By Sarah Wootten Last week, we began 1 Corinthians 6 where Paul addressed the church concerning a lawsuit. The main issue Paul wrote about was that no one within the congregation was mediating between the two men. The church should have been exercising spiritual wisdom and helping the brothers resolve the issue. Instead, the two … Continue reading Stop Suing Yourself →

By Sarah Wootten Moving into 1 Corinthians 6, the tone of the letter intensifies. In chapter 5, Paul was rebuking the church for not removing the immoral man from the congregation. Now we see Paul’s frustration toward the church come to a head. He asks the congregation “how dare you act like this?” (6:1). He … Continue reading Judging Disputes with the Mind of Christ →

By Joey Carroll “Don’t judge me!” Perhaps you have said that phrase, or someone else has said it to you. But is that what the Bible actually teaches? A very well known passage in the Bible is “Do not judge so that you will not be judged,” (Matthew 7:1, NASB). If you keep reading in … Continue reading Don’t Judge Me?? →

By Joey Carroll Last week, we opened up a can of worms. We were considering the immoral man of 1 Corinthians 5 and how the church was supposed to deal with him. The church in that day did what many churches in our day do with immorality – simply look the other way.  As the … Continue reading Sexual Immorality in the Church, Part 2 →

By Joey Carroll Commitments that stand the test of time grow stronger. Commitments that fall apart at the first sign of adversity were not really worth the time to make. Every church that claims to follow Christ has a commitment to the Word of God, whether they recognize it or not. The Bible says in … Continue reading Sexual Immorality in the Church →