Paul shares his travel plans and his desire to visit this body of believers. He makes sure to put in “if the Lord permits” into his itinerary. This letter is winding down to a close. Paul has poured his heart out in order to deal with some of the issues the church is having and […]
Paul now gets down to the business portion of his letter. My bible helps tell me he is responding to a question in the Corinthian’s letter to him. This question involves giving. Looking at the wording Paul uses, it sounds like this group is asking if they could contribute like their sister church. It appears […]
Paul has finished his summation of the gospel. He has adequately defended the two corner posts of salvation; Christ died for our sins, and He rose again. But now he is faced with meeting his audience’s “but how” question. Paul has done everything he can to explain what happens next after death. He shared his […]
Paul continues with his summation of the two crucial points of the gospel; Christ died for our sins, and He rose from the dead. In our reading today he focuses on the “now what” of the resurrection. There were those in his audience that doubted that we would be raised from the dead. Paul dealt […]
Paul started his summation in our last reading. He addressed two foundational truths that the gospel rests on; Christ died for our sins, and He was raised again. Today’s reading focuses on this second crucial truth. Jesus debated with the religious leaders many times over about the resurrection of the dead. He always stated it […]
