THE SADNESS OF SPIRITUAL FAILURE FIRST CORINTHIANS TEN In First Corinthians Ten Paul painted a very sad picture of spiritual failure. After painting the word picture of failure he explained the purpose of the portrait. Paul was still attempting to convince the Corinthians that they must avoid anyth... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE TERRIBLE FAILURE OF THE ISRAELITES 1 CORINTHIANS 10:1-5:_ God painted a sad portrait of the failures of Israel in the words, "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness." (1 Corinthians 10:5) In I Corinthians chapter 9 Paul said he did not want to... [ Continue Reading ]
_CAUTIONS AGAINST SINFUL PRACTICES 1 CORINTHIANS 10:6-14:_ The purpose of the sad portrait was so that we might have an example of what caused people to be disqualified. Some were disqualified because of (1) Lusting for evil things (1 Corinthians 10:6), (2) some were idol worshippers (1 Corinthians... [ Continue Reading ]
_HAVING COMMUNION WITH CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS 10:15-22:_ The children of Israel in the wilderness saw more miracles than anyone before them or after them. Yet they turned to idolatry. The very nature of God is opposed to idolatry. He is the one true God and our communion must be with Him. The Corinthi... [ Continue Reading ]
_TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND WITHOUT OFFENCE 1 CORINTHIANS 10:23-33:_ Christians must be fully convinced that there is such a thing as right and wrong. The Christian is very much out of step with the thinking and the actions of the world. We must never allow ourselves to get use to the spiritual darknes... [ Continue Reading ]