The reader is reminded afresh in these few verses that Paul cared nothing about himself or his reputation, but wholly sought God's glory...

Paul again has to resort to irony in his exasperation at the accusations of some of the Corinthian believers. It is as if they were...

As so often happens, when someone is pushed back by unfair questions and accusations, their response is to tell their story: they may...

Well, if it comes down to a life-game of Top Trumps, Paul declares that he will beat anyone! Top Jew? Paul has all the credentials! Most...

The issue which Paul is clearly defending himself against here is that he did not receive any support from the Corinthian church at all:...

Throughout the two millennia of the Christian church there have been popular and heretical movements within the Church and the...

With a large splash of irony, Paul continues to answer his critics. Again, please remember that we are only hearing one side of the...

Unfortunately for the reader of the letters of Paul to the Corinthians, chapters ten to thirteen are quite likely to have been part of...

So, this is where you find that common adage: 'God loves a cheerful giver!' and the whole of this passage is very modern in its...

It is clear from passages like this one that Paul was a human and dealt with other humans in an humane and practical way. Christianity...

This passage brings home to the reader that Paul worked with other fully committed believers as a team. One of the things which I find ...

Paul ends this passage with a quote from the book of Exodus, describing God's ample provision for Israel as they wandered in the...

Again, let us remind ourselves that this is a letter from a founder of a church to the church fellowship and it is always vital, but...

As we looked at in the introduction to these letters some weeks ago, it is possible that this passage could be a section from a letter...

As you will notice, we have skipped 6 v 14- 7 v 1, but we will study that tomorrow and then all will become clear! The breaches between...

These opponents of Paul had clearly got to him! He is brought to the point where he feels forced to declare his authority as a minister...

The one title which is for all believers is 'Ambassadors of Christ'. In Ancient Rome this meant: Roman provinces were divided into two...

The world transforming message that Paul was committed to preaching was the news that God is for us, no longer counting our sins against...

Paul reminds the Corinthian believers that they will receive a new superior body upon death. This body will be suited for eternity and...

It is hard to absorb that Paul could dash off such a passage as this one! However, when other great writers such as Dostoevsky are ...