“Love Never Faileth …”
“… but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when that which is perfect is come, that which is in part shall be done away. When […]
“Love …”
“… suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil, rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. […]
A Most Excellent Way
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal, and if I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I […]
“He That Speaketh In A Tongue” #1
“Follow after love, yet desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men but unto God; for no man understanding: but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries” (1 Cor. 14:1f). First Corinthians 14 is a battleground among professed Bible believers — many and varied […]
“He That Speaking In A Tongue” #2
“… edifieth himself, but he that prophesieth, edifieth the whole church” (1 Cor. 14:4). Our study continues regarding the “unknown tongue” as the KJV translates it and examine a seemingly contraction: Paul’s words that no one understood the tongues spoken in Corinth, yet Acts 2:8 tells that people in Jerusalem at Pentecost understood what the […]
“In The Law It Is Written …”
“… by the lips of strangers will I speak unto this people and not even thus will they hear me saith the Lord” (1 Cor. 14:21). The scriptural citation given in this passage is found in Isaiah 28:11-12. The incident dates during the reign of Hezekiah. He was gravely threatened by the Assyrians and although […]
“Brethren, Be Not Children In Mind …”
“… yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men” (1 Cor. 14:20). The exhortation on the apostle’s part that these brethren be mature in mind and action, contrasted with their being childish occurs in his other writings. The Ephesians were commanded to “be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried […]
The Prophet Is Greater
“Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy; and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying …” (1 Cor. 14:5). As shown in previous articles, the tongue speakers in the first century were purposed by […]
The Gospel Preached By Paul
“Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand, by which also ye are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain” (1 Cor. 15:1f). The apostle now turns from answering questions the […]
“If Any Man Thinketh Himself …”
“… to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. But if any man is ignorant, let him be ignorant” (1 Cor. 14:37f). Here Paul again affirms once more his inspiration and authority as an apostle. This is […]