1 Corinthians 16:5-24 This is the last of 2014. Maybe just a bit tongue-in-cheek, but a significant message for now and for 2015. Enjoy! In the conclusion of his letter to the young congregation in Corinth Paul chats about people who were sending their greetings and names a couple of young Christians who can be […]
Read more1 Corinthians 16:5-24 Some people think that once you’ve converted you have arrived and that you can put up your feet and relax. But that’s not true. On the contrary. That is the time you have to equip yourself for your new life, because you see, there are many dangers. You won’t believe how your […]
Read more1 Corinthians 16:1-4 I believe whole-heartedly that the church exists for the sake of those people who live in the gutters of life. That is the church’s first function. The coming together and preaching and singing are not the key aspects of being a church. Although the congregation in Corinth was still young, Paul gave […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15:35-58 In the previous piece I made a somewhat wild statement. It’s quite natural to be a bit afraid of a new body; it’s natural to be afraid of the unfamiliar. No, we know we’re going to heaven, but we don’t really know what will happen there and uncertainty brings with it a […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15:35-58 It was difficult for the people of Corinth to accept that one receives a glorified body after death. I still remember how afraid I was and how strange it was for me to leave my mom behind at Youngsfield when I had to get on the train for two years’ army training. […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15 I Skype a friend from school days. He has sold his businesses in Australia. He is tired of working ten to twelve hours a day. He is going to travel through Africa with his family for three months. The day before their departure his new partner rushed into the office with the […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Paul was left speechless and amazed by the way in which God was using him. Paul had started off wanting to destroy every Christian he could find. He was a bloodthirsty monster! He couldn’t stand Christians at all and he enjoyed killing them one by one. But then he bumped into Jesus […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Jesus died on the cross for our sins, for each of us; this was the only way in which He could erase our sins. Instead of us taking the punishment for everything we have done wrong Jesus came and said: Wait, you don’t have to take the punishment. I will do it. […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Jesus died on the cross for our sins, for each of us; this was the only way in which He could erase our sins. Instead of us taking the punishment for everything we have done wrong Jesus came and said: Wait, you don’t have to take the punishment. I will do it. […]
Read more1 Corinthians 15: 1-6 I’m not too fond of exercise, and I’ve always maintained that I’m built for love, not exercise. But at the beginning of the year I said to myself: “Self, you can’t go on like this.” Quite piously I added: “The Bible says you must look after your body.” I had to […]
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