When you travel on the London Underground you will told to Mind the gap! You need to keep a gap between you and the edge where the train may hit you! There are many gaps in our spiritual lives. There… Read More ›
1 Corinthians
Free To Do What? – 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
The body is one of the central illustrations of the Church in the body. The Church is joined together and we experience pain together. What one of us does has an impact on others in the body. The Church is… Read More ›
Fools For Christ – 1 Corinthians 3-4
There were many problems facing the church in Corinth. Corinth was the fourth largest city in the Roman Empire. It now lies in ruins. 1. Immaturity (3:1-4) The church at Corinth was spiritually weak. They had not grown up spiritually;… Read More ›
Flee Immorality – 1 Corinthians 5:1-13
One of the growing problems the church is facing today is what to do about the frightening increase in sexual immorality among Christians. I do not think a week goes by but we hear reports of churches struggling in this… Read More ›
Error In The Church – 1 Corinthians 11:19
There have always been heresies within the Church. In fact, they are not just chance historical phenomena but rather something that has always been bound with the nature of the visible Church itself. Error can be surrounded by a great… Read More ›
Christian Marriage – 1 Corinthians 7:1-24
It is important to understand the context. Paul has been tackling the sins in the church. Now Paul deals with some of the issues that had been sent to him in a letter. This letter we call 1 Corinthians is… Read More ›
Behaviours That Bind Us – 1 Corinthians 13:11-12
See Matthew 18:1-4. We need to grow beyond childlikeness. We need to grow from children into adults, from childish things to mature things. Things we learn in childhood will impact on us as we mature. The absence of love and… Read More ›
A Church Divided – 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
The local church can have splits and divisions. It can be over silly things rather than doctrinal reasons. The church needs to be united over doctrinal reasons and not split over people and egos. The church goes to war over… Read More ›