Journal 1 Cor 16 (all references are from the ESV; changes in punctuation are mine) Scripture: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love.”  I Cor 16:13-14 Observation: Like a good father, Paul appears to be...

Journal 1 Cor 15 (all references are from the ESV; changes in punctuation are mine) Scripture: “Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you… For I delivered to you as of first importance (what I also received): that Christ died for our sins...

Scripture   Vs 1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. Vs 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.   Vs 12 … since you are eager for manifestations...

Scripture:   [8] Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. [9] For we know in part and we prophesy in part, [10] but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. [11] When...

Scripture: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed.” 1 Cor 12:1 Observation: This could be the most controversial subject (outside of God’s Sovereignty in Election and Man’s Sovereignty in free will) that I have encountered in my...

Scripture: “Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.  And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various kinds of tongues. Are you all...

Scripture  1 Kings 3:6,9 – And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you.  And you have kept for him this great and...