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...

This is one of those passages in the Bible which has been taken totally out of context over the years and has been used as a weapon to...

As always Paul is practical and gives some pragmatic advice at the end of this long passage on the question of eating meat offered to...

In this passage, we should remind ourselves that context is vital in our understanding of what Paul is stating. There are three ideas...

'Be careful that you take for granted that you are standing and fall!' is Paul's overriding theme in these verses. 'Remember the...

Paul here gives a picture which the modern reader can completely understand. Just as there were athletes competing in the ancient games,...

Doing paid work in a church or in any Christian context can be problematical, as work, gifts and time given freely once is now ...

I think it's best with this passage to take a few points from it.. 1. Paul reminds the Corinthians that he can be called an Apostle, ...

Paul continues down his list of questions which the church at Corinth had sent him in their letter. Now, we may see this chapter as...