Tag: 1 corinthians
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Day 337: Opposition and Opportunity (1 Corinthians 16:9)
When God opens a door, adversaries often walk through it too. Paul reminds us that opportunity and opposition usually share an address—and resisting the resistance is part of faithful ministry.
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Day 336: Missing the Point of 1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 isn’t a wedding poem—it’s a correction written to a church tearing itself apart. Paul wasn’t telling two newlyweds how to feel; he was telling believers how to stop devouring one another. The Love Chapter is less about romance and more about unity, humility, and a love that holds a fractured church together.
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Day 335: Run Like It Matters (1 Corinthians 9:24-27)
Paul compares the Christian life to a race where the prize actually lasts. Ancient athletes trained for a crown of celery—literally what we feed guinea pigs—while we run for an eternal reward. Don’t drift or shadowbox your faith. Run like it matters.
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Day 334: Christians, Christmas, and Corinth (1 Corinthians 8:1-4)
s a Christmas tree a harmless tradition, a redeemed symbol, or a leftover from pagan history? Paul’s counsel to the Corinthians offers surprising clarity. The issue isn’t the origin of the tree—it’s the posture of the heart. Christian freedom, guided by love, helps us keep Christ at the center of the season.
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Day 333: Overthinking Maturity (1 Cor. 3:1-3)
Paul says the Corinthians should be spiritual adults by now—but they’re still living on milk. Maybe the problem isn’t that maturity takes forever, but that we’ve misunderstood what maturity is. What if spiritual adulthood is simply feeding yourself and helping others grow?