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“And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. For who maketh thee to differ from another? andContinue reading “Avoiding the Trap (1 Cor 4:6-7)”

“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.” (1 Corinthians 4:5, AV) When I was in junior-high-school, I had a job as a paperboy.Continue reading “Commendations (1 Cor 4:3-5)”

“Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:1–2, AV) When I was in college, I worked for six months of the year at the United States Steel CorporationContinue reading “Faithful Stewards (1 Cor 4:1-5)”

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. . . For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled inContinue reading “Freedom (Galatians 5:1, 13-14)”

“For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.” (1 Corinthians 3:21–23, AV) I heard this illustration used at a conference several years ago. The speaker had usContinue reading “Who You Are (1 Cor 3:21b-23)”

“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, The Lord knoweth theContinue reading “Wisdom of the Age (1 Corinthians 3:18-21a)”

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” (1 Corinthians 3:16–17, AV) Years ago, we took a family vacation to SanContinue reading “Holy Places (1 Cor 3:16-17)”

“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which heContinue reading “Building Materials (1 Cor 3:12-15)”

“According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 3:10–11, AV) Before weContinue reading “One Foundation (1 Cor 3:9b-11)”

“Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:8–9, AV) Years ago, I worked for a company that sold industrial printing equipment. AsContinue reading “One in Sowing and Reaping (1 Corinthians 3:8-9)”