This passage is filled with misunderstood and misquoted phrases. More issues exist than we have space to address, but here are three of the more common misuses of phrases found in 1 Corinthians 7. Submission to sexual demands required (v. 5: don’t deprive one another) Some misuse this passage to guilt another person into sexual…
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We all have the same calling: to glorify God in everything we do. This is why we are here. Scripture says God created us for His glory (Isa. 43:7) and instructs us to “do everything for the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31). But how? How can we give glory to “the King of glory”…
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In the 1992 film A Few Good Men, Colonel Nathan R. Jessep, the character played by Jack Nicholson, delivers what is likely the most memorable line in the movie. In a pivotal scene near the end of the movie, the colonel was being interrogated as a witness in the court-martial of two young marines under…
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written by Clint Pressley The study of 1 & 2 Corinthians is extremely important if only because of the resemblances of the Corinth society to today’s world. The church at Corinth was facing difficulty from the arrogance of powerful leaders and a divisive one-upmanship in church business. A rebellious minority threatened the unity and doctrinal…
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written by Clint Pressley Although manifold issues are addressed in the study of 1 & 2 Corinthians, the prevailing issue is the gospel and getting the gospel absolutely right. If a church and its members do not have clarity on the gospel, then very little else matters. The significant issues of church governance, immorality and…
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