First Epistle of Peter

Next, one should consider the Biblical context of these passages. 1 Cor 14 is about order and keeping the purpose of church assemblies as the building up of others. Within this chapter, an issue arises with the command that tongues speakers, who do not have an interpreter present, should “keep silent in church.” This would lead to a strange conclusion that a tongue speaker is not allowed to sing or pray in normal speech. This same problem applies to 1 Cor 14:34-35. There is an absolute…

Through striving to learn more of what it means for Christ to truly be preeminent in life, Christians are called to consider how that affects our health. The result of Christ’s preeminence can be seen when applying it to the understanding that we are created in God’s image (Genesis 1:27), and we have a responsibility as image bearers to honor God with how we maintain our image. The Bible clarifies for believers how one is to honor God with our bodies through choices that involve nutrition, time…

For the church in Thessalonica, there were some unique circumstances which had warranted an address from Paul. Writing to the Thessalonians from Corinth, a notoriously licentious seaport, Paul had known well of the moral corruption that his new converts were also constantly exposed to in the seaport of Thessalonica. His letter, appropriately warning the new converts, is timely for mostly those of whom had only very recently lived in the low moral standards of the common pagan world around them.…

into the conversation, the issue becomes less black and white. The passages that traditionally dominate discourse on this topic typically include Paul’s argument for a woman’s veil, her place in a household, and her rights in a place of worship. At first glace these issues certainly lean heavily against Paul. However, applying crucial components into the understanding of the apostle’s writing begin to reveal him as somewhat…

Spiritual Gifts and Unity in Christ from 1st Corinthians 12: 1-31 Paul’s words in his letter to the Corinthian church, lays an emphasis on the virtue and need for unity within these community of believers as it relates to the diverse operations of spiritual gifts (I Corinthians 12:1-31). This is because spiritual gifts and unity are interconnected and vital to their church experience and Christian life. According to him, our effectiveness as the church of Jesus Christ lies in our willingness to…

Patricia Era Bath “There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only sound left is your heart. So you’d better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you’ll never know what it’s saying.” - Sarah Dessen. To make a change, one must learn the sound of their heart. Patricia Era Bath studied ophthalmology in Massachusetts at Harvard College in 1981 after she learned that African Americans have more eye problems than White People. Not many years afterward, she created the Laserphaco Probe. She…

Single female Christian, slightly obese, age 22, with poor self-image. In this case, it does not matter if she was slightly obese, it still called obesity. The obesity is usually defined as a condition in which a person’s weight is more above normal weight. Obesity is the most common medical problems. It affects every person regardless of age categories. Obesity had several risk factor can leading someone to death but still obese can be preventable. We need to be successful in its treatment…

As Christians one must always remain centered on God and keep that as the pinnacle of importance. So then, is time wasted studying for a test when it could be used to further God’s kingdom? What about trivial hobbies like going for a run on a brisk day, is that meaningless? Certainly exercise can bring happiness and is endorsed by our society as good, but in the end what will be the point of small temporary happiness when our eternal destiny is on the line? Often the thought has occurred that…

which is ambiguous and two-sided. As a result, history is not easily understood in regards to exactly how women were treated in the Church. According to Paul in First Corinthians 14:33, “As in all the churches of the holy ones, women should keep silent in the churches, for they are not allowed to…

Journal #5 I really enjoyed reading 1 Corinthians during this past unit. It is a book that I very often read bits and pieces from, but do not typically take the tame to read straight through. I have been finding it notably refreshing to read the entirety of Bible books in this study, and doing so with 1 Corinthians was no exception. My main takeaway from reading Paul 's letter can be summed up in this question: Where is your focus? The culture that Paul was writing to in Corinth was very…