Closer Day By Day

Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 4 Today’s reading sees Paul presenting three characteristics of true ministers of Christ. What are they? Verses 1-6 is where Paul tells us that ministers must be regarded as trustworthy and faithful. Paul follows in verses 7-12 that ministers must endure and not retaliate. In the last portion of the chapter, [...]

In this chapter, Apostle Paul emphasized 2 very important points that we all as Christians must understand and do. 1)        To understand our Lord Jesus Christ, and to know that He was crucified for all. 2)        That wisdom must come from the Spirit of God to comprehend the things of God. Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians [...]

We start on our reading of Paul’s letters to the Corinthians today.  And reading both 1 and 2 Corinthians, it feels like readings someone else’s mail.  If we compare this letter to Romans for example, you will feel that these letters are very much more personal and perhaps for this reason, much more enlightening. I [...]

We have nearly come to the end of Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. I hope that all of us can benefit from Apostle Paul’s encouragements, admonitions, and even his reprimands to the Corinthian Church. As we have understood that there is nothing new under the sun, therefore we must not be complacent in our [...]

We continue to look at what Paul had to say to the Corinthians… Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 13-14 In the previous chapter, we read that Paul encouraged us to desire the best gift from God, but bearing in mind that it is up to God’s will to bestow upon whomever He wills with whatever gift [...]

I forgot to mention this yesterday but we have now officially finished reading one quarter of the Bible. Let’s continue with… Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 11-12 The very first impression I have when I read chapter 11 is that Paul was indeed a wise and understanding apostle. He did not only look at the faults [...]

Today we continue to read the letter of Paul to the Corinthians. Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 9-10 In chapter 9, Paul asserts his apostleship to those who questioned his authority. Paul really had a hard time dealing with those who opposed him and his ministry. This reminded me of what we had read earlier in [...]

We continue our look at 1 Corinthians today… Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 7-8 In these 2 chapters we are reading today, are the responses of Paul to 2 matters which the Corinthian church had asked earlier, namely about marriage and food sacrificed to idols. 1Co 7: 3 – 5 Let the husband render to his [...]

As we continue to read the first epistle by Paul to the Corinthians, we will realize that Paul’s tone is getting harsher, for through his epistles, we can see the problems within the Corinthian church at that time. I believe Paul was very heart broken when he came to realize what the believers had done. [...]

Bible Passage:  1 Corinthians 1-2 The aim of Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthian church was to combat the worldliness and divisive sectarianism within her. Therefore are many teachings and warnings that we can gather and learn for our church today as well as our personal walk with God. 1 Cor. 1:2 To the church [...]