Avoid Israel’s Mistakes 1 For I do not want you to be unaware, believers, that our fathers were all under the cloud [in which God’s presence went before them] and they all passed [miraculously and safely] through the [Red] Sea; 2 And all [of them] were baptized into Moses [into his safekeeping as their leader] […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
1 CORINTHIANS 11
Christian Order 1 Imitate me, just as IimitateChrist. 2 I praiseandappreciate you because you remember me in everything and you firmly hold to thetraditions [the substance of my instructions], just as I have passed them on to you. 3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, […]
1 CORINTHIANS 12
The Use of Spiritual Gifts 1 Now about the spiritualgifts[the special endowments given by the Holy Spirit], brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans,you wereled off after speechless idols; however you were led off [whether by impulse or habit]. 3 Therefore I want […]
1 CORINTHIANS 13
The Excellence of Love 1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have notlove [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction]. 2 And if I havethe gift ofprophecy [and speak a new […]
1 CORINTHIANS 14
Prophecy a Superior Gift 1 Pursue [this] love [with eagerness, make it your goal], yet earnestly desireandcultivate the spiritualgifts[to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you mayprophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people]. 2 For one who speaks in anunknowntongue […]
1 CORINTHIANS 15
The Fact of Christ’s Resurrection 1 Now brothers and sisters, let me remind you [once again] of the good news [of salvation] which I preached to you, which you welcomedandaccepted and on which you stand [by faith]. 2 By thisfaithyou are saved [reborn from above–spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose], if you […]
1 CORINTHIANS 16
Instructions and Greetings 1 Now concerning the money collected for [the relief of] the saints [in Jerusalem], you are to do the same as I directed the churches of Galatiato do. 2 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put something aside, in proportion to his prosperity, and save […]
ROMANS 1
The Gospel Exalted 1 Paul, abond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative), set apart for [preaching] thegospel of God [the good news of salvation], 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the sacred Scriptures– 3 [the good news] regarding His Son, who, as to the flesh [His […]
ROMANS 2
The Impartiality of God 1 Therefore you have no excuseorjustification, everyone of you who [hypocritically]judgesandcondemns others; for in passing judgment on another person, you condemn yourself, because you who judge [from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness] arehabituallypracticing the very same things [which you denounce]. 2 And we know that the judgment of God falls […]
ROMANS 3
All the World Guilty 1 Then what is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? 2 Great in every respect. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God [His verywords]. 3 What then? If some did not believeorwere unfaithful [to God], their lack of belief will […]