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…
Read MoreThe second summary statement for this lesson reads: Believers should be looking to share the gospel with all people, especially those who are seeking to know more. How do we do that? How do we initiate conversations that move toward spiritual matters? One thing we can do is get comfortable asking questions that open the…
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How are we to describe the connection between repentance and faith? Very carefully. On the one hand, we don’t want to stray from the gospel of salvation through faith alone. On the other hand, we need to take seriously the radical and transformative nature of faith and conversion. To that end, here are some key…
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