Reading 1 Corinthians
Divided church, gifts, Supper, discipline, love, and resurrection.
Reading scope: canonical.
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Corinth is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. Ancient city on the Isthmus of Greece, rebuilt as a Roman colony in 44 BC, notable in the New Testament as a major center of Paul's mission and the…
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Next, step into Body of Christ and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Body of Christ is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. The Church as Christ’s corporate body, diversified in gifts yet unified under one head, where each member contributes to the whole (Romans 12:4-5; 1…
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Next, step into Spiritual Gifts and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Spiritual Gifts is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. Spirit-given capacities for building up the body of Christ, varied and complementary, and subordinate to love.
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Next, step into Lord’s Supper Communion and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Lord’s Supper Communion is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. Regular communal remembrance and proclamation of Christ’s death, participating in the one loaf and cup as a sign of unity and new covenant fellowship…
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Next, step into Congregational Discipline and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Congregational Discipline is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. The church practices corrective discipline to restore sinners, protect holiness, and vindicate Christ’s name, proceeding with witness, patience, and…
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Next, step into Love and watch how the route narrows or widens.
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Love is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. God's self-giving commitment (agape) toward His creation and people, and the answering commitment demanded of covenant partners — both to God and to…
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Resurrection of the Dead is a key waypoint in Reading 1 Corinthians. God’s raising of both righteous and wicked to bodily life for judgment or reward, grounded in prophetic and apostolic witness and inaugurated by…
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