A passage it would be very easy to skim through, but which says something to the modern reader about the day to day life of the Early ...

Paul's deeply theological mind has switched abruptly to more practical matters and this acts as a reminder to the reader that this was...

A life which has meaning is one of the greatest gifts God gives us. We can work at any job, no matter how menial, doing it as for the...

One of the many great things about Paul was his willingness to write and speak about difficult subjects. In previous chapters, he has...

This is a rather puzzling segment of Paul's letter and it is good to be reminded that he is writing to answer the letter from the church...

Jesus died during the Passover Festival and the Passover celebrated the deliverance of the children of Israel from Egypt, but also it...

There are plenty of theological issues which Christians can debate between ourselves and perhaps come up with opposing views, but there...

I love 1 Corinthians 15! I know I have lots of favourite Bible passages, but this is definitely one of them. I love the way that Paul...

In Paul's eyes, the church at Corinth, just as with every fellowship set up and running in the early years of the Church, had received a...

Paul emphasises that church services must be orderly and peaceful. He is determined that anyone who possesses a gift should receive...

In this passage Paul continues to deal with the question of speaking in tongues and the primacy it was given in the church at Corinth....

It is difficult to make this passage applicable to current church challenges unless it was a fellowship full of new converts who were all...

Sometimes we have to go back to our earliest memories of this glorious chapter and remind ourselves of the words of the King James...

Here is a series of what love is not from Paul: it's not jealous, boastful, proud, rude; it's not selfish, irritable, vengeful and it is...

Read this small passage half a dozen times. It is poetic, so has a rhythm which helps in the reading. Include the second part of the last...

There are times when reading a modern translation of the Bible can be very useful, and this is one of them. The New Living Translation...

Paul gives a few examples of the gifts which the Holy Spirit brings: wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment,...

These three verses introduce the reader to the huge subject of the actions of the Holy Spirit which Paul will cover in the next chapters....

One of the things in studying Scripture is that suddenly the reader comes to a well known verse or passage. This section is often used at...

The commitment to have regular Agape meals was laudable in the early Church. It would have been a 'bring and share' meal with an element...