Author Archives: Steve Hankins, Th.D.

“Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?” (1 Corinthians 10:21–22, KJV) I watched a video of three young men making walk on waterContinue reading “Choose a Table (1 Cor 10:18-22)”

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.” (1 Corinthians 10:16–17, KJV)Continue reading “Joining as One (1 Cor 10:14-17)”

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13, KJV) Many yearsContinue reading “A Way Out (1 Corinthians 10:13)”

“Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:12, KJV) When I served in the United States Army, I was stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany in the early 70s. One of my assignments was as the Battalion Maintenance Officer in the 3rd Armor Division. While on fieldContinue reading “Overconfident (1 Cor 10:12)”

“Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.” (1 Corinthians 10:11, KJV) When I worked for a company in Europe, I often traveled there for a month or two. On one visit, I had a conversation with anContinue reading “The Entire Story (1 Cor 10:6-11)”

“Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink: forContinue reading “Warnings (1 Corinthians 10:1-5)”

“So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Corinthians 9:26–27, ESV) In 1969, I entered Drexel University to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Frankly, IContinue reading “Focus and Discipline (1 Corinthians 9:26-27)”

“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.” (1 Corinthians 9:24–25, KJV) It hasContinue reading “Run to Win (1 Cor 9:24-25)”

“For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that areContinue reading “All to All (1 Corinthians 9:19-23)”

“For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.” (1Continue reading “Motives Matter (1 Cor 9:15-18)”