by Justin Marple | Jan 6, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Corinthians 8 begins the climatic and central essay of the whole letter about how we relate to the culture. If you think it difficult to live as a Christian in modern America consider that if you went to buy meat in ancient Corinth, or any other Gentile city for...
by Justin Marple | Dec 27, 2012 | COMMUNITY, First Corinthians, Monthly Newsletters
Grace and Peace from Our Lord Jesus Christ! We will be getting back into First Corinthians in January and early February and look at Paul’s third essay in that letter. This one has to do with how we relate to the culture around us. Once again you will see that...
by Justin Marple | Nov 25, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
The main point of 1 Cor 7:32-40 is that those who are married have divided interests but Paul wants to see everyone with undivided devotion to the Lord. This is easier for those who are not presently married, since they do not have divided interests, and so...
by Justin Marple | Nov 18, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 7:25-31 was almost 2000 years ago even though it tells us, “The appointed time has grown very short.” Paul is making a statement about the very nature of time itself, which changed with Jesus ushering in the latter days. And during this time those...
by Justin Marple | Nov 11, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 7:17-24 is a strange section of application for this essay on men and women in the family because it is not so much about men and women in the family as it is about being Jews, Gentiles, slaves, and free. This is not just Paul getting off on a tangent, but is...
by Justin Marple | Nov 4, 2012 | 2012 Sermons, First Corinthians, SERMONS
1 Cor 7:6-16 continues to offer holy surprises. The previous section had given us the holy surprise that the marriage bed of believers is holy. This is a surprise because the original audience thought that those who abstained were more holy and more single-minded in...
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