Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Corinthians 9:16 (New Living Translation) Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News! Paul is writing about preaching and being paid and other forms of compensation for preaching. Paul concludes that […]

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1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (New Living Translation) 10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. […]

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1 Corinthians 14:3 (New International Version 2011) But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. This is pretty simple, but often “simple” things in the Bible carry much. Why do someone prophecy or, more like what we would say today, preach? Paul writes to the Corinthian church and gives […]

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1 Corinthians 6:9-10  (New International Version 2011) 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit […]

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1 Corinthians 5:12-13 (New International Version) 12What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.” Few thoughts in the Bible strike to my heart as much as the one in the first part […]

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