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1 Corinthians 10:23-30 (WEL) 23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are beneficial. All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify. 24 No one should be looking out for themselves but for others. 25 Whatever is sold in the meat market, eat without asking questions for…
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1 Corinthians 10:14-22 (WEL) Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 15 Since I am speaking to those who are wise, judge what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it, fellowship in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it fellowship in the body of Christ?…
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1 Corinthians 9:13-16 (WEL) Don’t you know that those who work around the sacred things live from the things of the temple? And that those who serve at the altar jointly share from the altar? 14 Even so, the Lord has made arrangements that those who are preaching the Good News should make their…
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1 Corinthians 9:11-12 (WEL) If we have sown in you spiritual things, is it any great thing if we reap from you material things? 12 If others partake of this right over you, shouldn’t we have a greater right? Nevertheless, we didn’t take this right; instead, we endure all things, lest we should hinder…
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Box Chapter Summary: Paul was certain that the strong brother had the freedom or right to eat the meat. He was just as certain that the knowledgeable brother must practice love and abstain from anything that would cause a weak brother to stumble. Christian liberty cannot provide a reason to act unloving. Paul used…
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Chapter summary (Pett): “Paul now deals with a question central to the heart of every converted Gentile. In Corinth as in other Gentile cities idolatry entered into every part of life. It affected every aspect of life. The question then was how were Christians to approach the problem? “The main example dealt with in…
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1 Corinthians 7:20-24 (WEL) 20 Everyone should remain in the same calling in which he was called. 21 Are you called while a slave? Don’t worry about it. But if you can be free, do so! 22 For he who is called in the Lord, while a slave, is the Lord’s freeman. In the…
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1 Corinthians 7:12-16 (WEL) Now concerning the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is pleased to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13 If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is pleased to live with her, she should not leave…
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1 Corinthians 7:6-11 (WEL) But I tell you this by permission, not by commandment. 7 For I wish that all people were even as I am, but each has their proper gift from God, one in this way and another in that way. 8 Therefore, I say to the unmarried and widows, “It is…
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Summary: Constable quoting Bruce: “”The transition from chapter 6 to chapter 7 illustrates the necessity Paul was under of waging a campaign on two fronts. In chapter 6 he dealt with libertines who argued that everything was permissible, and in particular that sexual licence [sic] was a matter of ethical indifference. In chapter 7…