1 Corinthians 3-4, pt.2
We are the Temple where God’s Spirit dwells, and where the true worship of him occurs.
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Paul
1 Corinthians 3-4, pt.1
One way to read the Bible is to allow the Spirit to speak to us today through our Scripture readings thereby giving life to those readings. Under the Lecto Divina method we are to Read, Meditate, Pray, and Reuminate on the lesson, allowing the Spirit to speak.
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1 Corinthians 1-2, pt.2
In this chapter, Paul confronts the division of leadership within the congregation. Paul instructs the his audience that the means to overcome these divisions is finding our unity in the power of Christ crucified.
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1 Corinthians 1-2, pt.1
In 1 Corinthians, Paul isn’t writing to us, but to a very specific church with very specific problems. Within this letter, we are listening to one side of a conversation between two intimate parties.
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1 Corinthians – Introduction
Out of this conflict, Paul writes this pastoral letter addressing dissension in the church, lawsuits between believers, sex, and idolatry. This letter also provides us with a basic outline of our liturgy.
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The Parables – Laborers in the Vineyard, Pharisee and Publican, pt.1
In both of these parables, the antagonists believe that the reward of the kingdom is only for themselves and not the other. The overarching theme of the parables is that neither Envy nor Pride have a place in the Kingdom of God.
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The Parables – The Good Samaritan, pt.2
Notice within the reading how Jesus turns the lawyer’s question around at the end. The lawyer asks “Who is my neighbor?” – in other words, to whom must I show love? Whereas, Jesus asks the lawyer “Who was the neighbor of the man?”
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The Parables – The Good Samaritan, pt.1
The men who knew and obeyed the Scriptures the best, failed to help because of their obedience. Whereas the man who was outside of the covenant people, did right.
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Ezekiel 4 – Ezek. 16-17, pt.3
One of the analogies Scripture uses is that Israel/Church is the Bride of God/Christ. We will begin our discussion this Tuesday by talking about what this analogy means.
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Abraham – The Call of Abram (Notes)
Genesis tells us very little about who Abram was and why God called him specifically to leave his home. At first reading, the story appears as simply a quaint historical account with little relevance today. The book of Joshua and the oral Torah fills in these gaps.
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