“Become sober minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God.  I speak this to your shame.” 1 Corinthians 15:34 Stop – But can we really do this?  Can we actually stop sinning?  Haven’t we all been told that sin is just part of our nature, that we can’t help…

“but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known” 1 Corinthians 13:12 Know Fully – The same verb two times.  The only difference is the verb tense, but what a difference it makes.  It’s the difference between what I will know and what God already knows. Epiginosko is the intense…

“Pursue love” 1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue – It’s all connected.  Start anywhere in the Bible and pretty soon you will find that you have traveled over all the themes.  Like a magnificently complex kaleidoscope, the words of Scripture are all connected.  Each one leads us to another, often reminding us of other nuances and other…

“But by the grace of God I am what I am” 1 Corinthians 15:10 I am what I am – Would you be comfortable with this statement?  Could you stand up alongside Paul and proclaim, “By the grace of God I am what I am”?  That’s a remarkable claim.  It implies that Paul is satisfied…