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Division in the Church; Wisdom and Power of God.Chapter 2
Paul's Message and Wisdom; Spiritual Discernment.Chapter 3
Church as God's Temple; Paul's Ministry.Chapter 4
Apostles' Role; Warnings Against Arrogance.Chapter 5
Immorality in the Church; Discipline.Chapter 6
Lawsuits Among Believers; Body as Temple.Chapter 7
Teachings on Marriage; Advice for Singles.Chapter 8
Food Offered to Idols; Love versus Knowledge.Chapter 9
Paul's Rights; Self-Discipline for Ministry.Chapter 10
Warnings from Israel's History; Freedom and Idolatry.Chapter 11
Proper Worship; Lord's Supper Instructions.Chapter 12
Spiritual Gifts; Diversity and Unity in the Body.Chapter 13
The Way of Love; Its Superiority.Chapter 14
Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues; Order in Worship.Chapter 15
Resurrection of the Dead; Victory through Christ.Chapter 16
Collection for the Saints; Final Instructions and Greetings.
- 1 Corinthians
by Editor - James Nisbet
1 Corinthians 1:4-8 The Testimony of Christ Confirmed
1 Corinthians 1:6 The Witness Concerning Christ
1 Corinthians 1:8 Unto the End
1 Corinthians 1:11-13 The Universal Christ
1 Corinthians 1:18 (r.v.) The Word of the Cross
1 Corinthians 1:18 The Religion of Redemption
1 Corinthians 1:22-23 A Message for Jew and Greek
1 Corinthians 1:23 The Mission and Message of the Church
1 Corinthians 1:23 The Power of the Cross
1 Corinthians 1:23 The ‘Foolishness’ of Preaching
1 Corinthians 1:24 The Wisdom of the Cross
1 Corinthians 1:24 Power and Wisdom
1 Corinthians 1:30 Christian Sanctity
1 Corinthians 2:2 St. Paul’s Resolution
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 The Relation of the Seen to the Unseen
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 The Future Life
1 Corinthians 2:12 The Spirit of Promise
1 Corinthians 2:15 Spiritual Judgment
1 Corinthians 3:6 Christian Unity
1 Corinthians 3:9 Sanctified for Service
1 Corinthians 3:9 God and the Soul
1 Corinthians 3:11 The Church’s One Foundation
1 Corinthians 3:11 A Sure Foundation
1 Corinthians 3:13 Tested by Fire
1 Corinthians 3:16 The Temple of God
1 Corinthians 3:16 The Power of the Indwelling Spirit
1 Corinthians 3:16 The Subjection of the Body
1 Corinthians 3:17‘Which Temple Ye Are’
1 Corinthians 3:17 The Call to Separation
1 Corinthians 4:1 The Christian Ministry
1 Corinthians 4:1 Clergy and People
1 Corinthians 4:2 The Whole Duty of a Steward
1 Corinthians 4:5‘Judgment is Mine’
1 Corinthians 4:5 The Lord’s Coming
1 Corinthians 4:7 Equality and Inequality
1 Corinthians 5:6 The Effect of a Little Leaven
1 Corinthians 5:7 Christ and the Passover
1 Corinthians 5:8 The Feast of Joy
1 Corinthians 6:11 Living Miracles
1 Corinthians 6:11 Three Steps to Heaven
1 Corinthians 6:19 The Sacredness of the Body
1 Corinthians 6:19 Divine Ownership
1 Corinthians 6:20 On Glorifying God
1 Corinthians 6:20 Religious Use of the Body
1 Corinthians 7:20 Our Calling
1 Corinthians 7:29 ‘Brief Life is Here our Portion’
1 Corinthians 7:29 Time and Eternity
1 Corinthians 7:31 The Passing World
1 Corinthians 8:1 The More Excellent Gift
1 Corinthians 8:1 Love Buildeth Up
1 Corinthians 9:14 The Support of the Ministry
1 Corinthians 9:20-23 Comprehensive Christianity
1 Corinthians 9:24 The Heavenly Race
1 Corinthians 9:24 The Race of Life
1 Corinthians 9:24 Rules of the Race
1 Corinthians 9:24‘So Run’
1 Corinthians 9:25 Self-Restraint
1 Corinthians 9:25 The Incorruptible Crown
1 Corinthians 9:25 Character and Service
1 Corinthians 9:25‘The Christian’s Reward’
1 Corinthians 9:25 The Crown
1 Corinthians 9:26 Vague Running: Ineffective Fighting
1 Corinthians 9:26 The Race and the Battle
1 Corinthians 9:26 A Plea for Definiteness
1 Corinthians 10:1-5 Privilege and Responsibility
1 Corinthians 10:4 The Spiritual Rock
1 Corinthians 10:4 The Rock of Ages
1 Corinthians 10:10 Against Murmuring
1 Corinthians 10:12 The Christian’s Warning
1 Corinthians 10:13 Temptation
1 Corinthians 10:13 A Way to Escape
1 Corinthians 10:15 Words to the Wise
1 Corinthians 10:16 Communion with Christ
1 Corinthians 10:31 Christian Life
1 Corinthians 10:31 The Paramount Claim of Religion
1 Corinthians 10:31 Religion and Recreation
1 Corinthians 11:10 The Female Head-dress
1 Corinthians 11:11 The Dignity of Womanhood
1 Corinthians 11:26‘Till He Come’
1 Corinthians 11:26 The Holy Eucharist
1 Corinthians 11:26 The Lord’s Death
1 Corinthians 11:28 Self-Examination
1 Corinthians 11:31 Self-Judgment
1 Corinthians 12:1 Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:2 A Retrospect
1 Corinthians 12:3 The Unfolding of the Divine Revelation
1 Corinthians 12:3 The Holy Ghost the Inspirer of Faith
1 Corinthians 12:4 New Needs—New Methods
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Three and One
1 Corinthians 12:7 The Right Use of God’s Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:18 (r.v.) Church Reform
1 Corinthians 13:2 The More Excellent Way
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Christian Love
1 Corinthians 13:5 Good Manners
1 Corinthians 13:12 Present and Future Vision
1 Corinthians 13:13 The Supremacy of Love
1 Corinthians 13:13 Spiritual Assets
1 Corinthians 14:15 Faith and Science
1 Corinthians 14:20 Babes, Yet Men
1 Corinthians 14:20 Childlike Qualities
1 Corinthians 14:26 Words to the Laity
1 Corinthians 15:1 The Gospel
1 Corinthians 15:10 A Fact and a Warning
1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Corinthians 15:58‘Not In Vain’
1 Corinthians 15:10 The Call for Service
1 Corinthians 15:11 The Heart of the Gospel
1 Corinthians 15:14 The Dilemma
1 Corinthians 15:14 The Certainty of the Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:14 The Need of an Objective Propitiation
1 Corinthians 15:19 The Argument of Common Sense
1 Corinthians 15:19 The Destruction of Hope
1 Corinthians 15:20 He is Risen
1 Corinthians 15:24 The End
1 Corinthians 15:35 The Resurrection Body
1 Corinthians 15:41-42 Degrees of Condition
1 Corinthians 15:44 The Future Life
1 Corinthians 15:52 The Change
1 Corinthians 15:54 Victory!
1 Corinthians 15:57 A Song of Triumph
1 Corinthians 16:9 Open Doors and Adversaries
1 Corinthians 16:13 Watching for Duties
1 Corinthians 16:13 Sources of Spiritual Strength
1 Corinthians 16:13 Manliness and Strength
1 Corinthians 16:13 Strength of Spirit
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 The Church’s Position
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Strength and Tenderness
1 Corinthians 16:22 Christian Unity