The Corinthian Church was spiritual – how could they not be Christians? Tongues and the prophetic were prevalent. And yet, sadly, fornication was also present (II Cor. 12:21), along with revelry (I Cor. 10:7) and insubordination (I Cor. 1:10; 3:3; 11:18). There seemed to be a complete lack of discipline. Corinth had a party spirit,…
DetailsRecently, this blog detailed the problems, the blemishes, the inferior state of faith in the first letter to the Corinthians. The greatest or certainly the most blatant violation was the man who had taken his mother-in-law as a wife! And that with little objection by the saints. Such tolerance was unthinkable to Paul. The Second…
DetailsLast week, we introduced John Geddie, who served among the Melanesian and Polynesian peoples. One day Geddie came upon a group of women wailing piteously. In their midst was a dead man, which meant that his young widow must now die. The women were corporately weeping, not only over the death of the man, and…
Details“Force will not do. Only the compulsion of love will avail,” that was the mantra of John Geddie. We think that compromise is rooted in our loss of respect for God’s moral law. Actually, it always goes back, not to the law, but to love! The most compelling proof of our love for God, our…
DetailsWe continue from last week examining the moral and developmental problems of the Christians in the church at Corinth that are not unfamiliar in churches in American today: 6. Liberty has become Libertinism They have a very liberal view of consorting with idol worshippers and eating the food from idolatrous temples (I Cor. 5:9). The…
DetailsThere is a question often posed, “If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” The question, posed sincerely, is worth pondering. And yet, the very idea of proofs of faith seem lost to us in today’s easy-believism Christian culture. But the court holds forth the judicial idea…
DetailsJust this past weekend was the Super Bowl. The whole nation stopped to watch it. On each side of the football, men dressed in battle gear lined up to either advance or stop the movement of the ball, 11 on each side. Big men. Strong men. Men with war-paint, cleats and helmets. Six officials joined…
DetailsThe Corinthian church was in a critically important location. At the time of Paul’s missionary journeys, Corinth was the leading city of Achaia. Achaia was the Roman province which covered the southern part of the modern nation of Greece. Athens was still the educational centre of Achaia, but Corinth was the capital of the Roman…
DetailsApologetics is the branch of theology that focuses on the defense of the faith before the uninformed world, before skeptics and unbelievers. A trained apologist has the ability to articulate a reasonable and compelling case, evidence for the veracity of Christianity. The theological discipline requires a great deal of complex and critical thinking that is…
DetailsIn Korea, at the turn of the last century, there were no Christian churches – then, as a result of sparks from Azusa Street, God moved through the nation. Seoul was so impacted by spiritual renewal that it became known as the second Jerusalem. Then sadly and suddenly, the Japanese Occupation of Korea took place.…
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