1Co 1:26 “For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are … Continue reading YE SEE YOUR CALLING
BUT WE PREACH CHRIST CRUCIFIED
1Co 1:22-25 “For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; … Continue reading BUT WE PREACH CHRIST CRUCIFIED
THE WORLD BY WISDOM KNEW NOT GOD
1Co 1:20-21 “Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” Paul, … Continue reading THE WORLD BY WISDOM KNEW NOT GOD
THE PREACHING OF THE CROSS
1Co 1:18-19 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” These verses of scripture are often read … Continue reading THE PREACHING OF THE CROSS
CHRIST SENT ME NOT TO BAPTIZE
1Co 1:14-17 “I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with … Continue reading CHRIST SENT ME NOT TO BAPTIZE
BE PERFECTLY JOINED IN THE SAME MIND
1Co 1:10-13 “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my … Continue reading BE PERFECTLY JOINED IN THE SAME MIND
SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT
1Co 1:7-9 “So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our … Continue reading SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT
IN EVERY THING YE ARE ENRICHED BY HIM
1Co 1:4-6 “I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:” As servants of the living God, it … Continue reading IN EVERY THING YE ARE ENRICHED BY HIM
UNTO THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH
1Co 1:1-3 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, … Continue reading UNTO THE CHURCH OF GOD AT CORINTH
I WILL SET MINE EYES UPON THEM FOR GOOD
Jer 24:4-7 “Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set … Continue reading I WILL SET MINE EYES UPON THEM FOR GOOD