1 Corinthians 9:1-18~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ First Corinthians chapter 9 is an amazing look at Paul’s passion for the Gospel!  I think in this chapter Paul makes a very strong case for why we should support our local church. …

1 Corinthians 8:1-13~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Paul’s teachings today about food sacrificed to idols in First Corinthians chapter 8 should be considered along with chapter 10 verses 14 through 22.  In particular check out 10:19-21 – “Do I mean…

1 Corinthians 7:25-40~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ First Corinthians chapter 7 verses 32 through 34 are intriguing words from Paul: “An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. But a married…

1 Corinthians 7:1-24~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today we read 1 Corinthians Chapter 7.  This has been a very powerful chapter of the Bible for much of my spiritual journey.  For a period of about 7 years I felt the…

1 Corinthians 6:1-20~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 we read: “Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside their body, but you who sins sexually sins against your own body. Do you…

1 Corinthians 5:1-13~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Wow… there is a lot going on in Paul’s words in First Corinthians chapter 5 today.  The first half of verse 6 stands out: “How terrible that you should boast about your spirituality,…

1 Corinthians 4:1-21~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture withThe ESV Bible ~ Allright… so Paul has a little bit of scolding for the church in Corinth in our readings today!  Perhaps we would do well to listen to some of this scolding today too?  Verse 5…

1 Corinthians 3:5-23~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ This may be a somewhat of a controversial reflection here, but I’d like to put it out for discussion.  Please feel free to let me know your thoughts in the Comments section of…

1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible~ Bible.org’s commentary on today’s First Corinthians readings titled “True Wisdom” is at this link and “Substandard Saints” is at this link.  Below is a powerful image for First Corinthians 3:3 from today’s readings: Worship…

1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5~ Click here to read today’s Scripture on Bible Gateway ~~ Listen to today’s Scripture with The ESV Bible ~ Today in First Corinthians 1 verse 18 we read – “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the…