Love, Prophesy, Tongues and Knowledge
Last week I said that while it is often exciting to see these gifts of the Ruachin action, what I long for in our congregation, is that we receive and......
1 Corinthians 13 – God’s Love shining in our hearts
I am amazed how Adonai leads me as an individual, how He confirms His Word through multiple witnesses. Now I watch Him lead our congregation, confirming his Word as we......
1 Corinthians 12b – One Body Many Members
In chapter 12 “Sha’ul first deals with the diversity of gifts in the one body of Messiah, [and then addresses] the problem of the people’s taking pride in having this......
1 Corinthians 12a – Spiritual Gifts
These next three chapters are all about the things of the Ruach. David Stern puts it this way, “Sha’ul first deals with the diversity of gifts in the one body......
1 Corinthians 11 – Headship, Head Coverings and Messiah’s Table
Two weeks ago, I was asked about a statement I had made about the Man being the priest in the home. I have searched the Scriptures and have not found......
1 Corinthians 10 – Israel’s History, Warnings and Directions
Today we close out the section on idolatry. Sha’ul uses specific examples from Israel’s history in the Torah that demonstrate Adonai’s response toward the idolatry of His own people. He......
1 Corinthians 9 – Self Sacrifice for the Good News
As we mentioned last week, chapter 8 frames the problem of eating meat sacrificed to idols and our freedom in Messiah, chapter 9 has Sha’ul giving himself as an example,......
1 Corinthians 8 – Idol Sacrifices
We now begin a new section in the letter to Corinth. Sha’ul is responding to the questions around meat sacrificed to idols and our freedom in Messiah. Chapter 8 frames......
1 Corinthians 7 – Marriage & Living as we are Called
It is with great trepidation that I seek to share these words of Sha’ul and Yeshua. Although I can not repent of behalf of all the evils that have been......
1 Corinthians 6 – Freedom in Messiah, Gnosticism and Sexual Behavior
Freedom in Messiah vs. Freedom to Sin When we began the teaching of 1 Corinthians, we discussed several literary characteristics that are part of this letter.[i] One of these has......