1 Corinthians 10:14-17 The Importance of Christian Unity

Paul speaks of Christian unity in 1 Corinthians 10:14-17. As I was reading this passage, it occurred to me that he’s not writing about church unity so much as he does elsewhere. He uses the word “we” a lot in these passages, as in me and you. We together are united by Jesus Christ. [...]

1 Corinthians 10:13 Dealing with Temptations

The devil does not have free reign to tempt you with whatever he wants. The devil is limited by God to what and how much he can tempt you. If God feels the temptation is too steep for you to handle, He will not allow it. Paul makes this point in 1 Corinthians 10:13. [...]

1 Corinthians 10:12 Don’t Let Your Guard Down

Paul, in 1 Corinthians 10:12, not to think so highly of their spiritual position that they take for granted the danger of sin. This is a fairly well-known verse. Let’s look at it to begin with because there’s something we can learn from it.

1 Corinthians 10:12 “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth [...]

1 Corinthians 10:9,10 The Sin of Complaining

How important it is for us to please God. We should live our lives every day to please Him even if it doesn’t please us all the time. In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul addresses “Pleasing God” to the Corinthian church. Specifically, he’s pointed his finger to the Old Testament and told us to “learn [...]

1 Corinthians 10:8,11 Idolatry and Spiritual Adultery

The Lord expects us to be all His. He doesn’t want our loyalties divided between Him and other things. In 1 Corinthians 10:8, Paul talks about fornication — specifically spiritual fornication. He quotes a number of 23,000 who died because of their fornication. He is referring to a passage in Numbers 25. Let’s read [...]