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Tag: I Corinthians

  • Verse to DATE the Word on October 13 (10/13) is 1 Corinthians 10:13

    “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” – 1 Corinthians 10:13
    God is faithful to keep us faithful!

    1 Corinthians 10:13 teaches us that our great and awesome God is very actively involved in our lives. One of His greatest activities is providing HELP with the very real temptations we face. I like to say that our God is faithful to keep us faithful.

    As temptations come, God shows us and leads us in how to resist and say no. He provides us with the WAY OF ESCAPE.

    Now let us get honest with our battle with temptations.  The key to victory is for us to USE the WAY OF ESCAPE.  As He is faithful to REVEAL the way of escape, we must be faithful to REMOVE ourselves from temptation. Victory over temptation calls for cooperating with God as He provides direction, as He provides the WAY of ESCAPE!

    Being honest with ourselves again and we tell the truth we will say that many of our failures with temptations happened because we were in the wrong place with the wrong people.  If we analyze our failures, we probably will recall the Spirit of God speaking to us to stay away from that place and/or person but we did not listen! 

    Are you listening to God as He is seeking to keep you from even being in a place of temptation?  Being victorious over temptations means not putting yourself in places where you are prone to fall!!  

    Don’t put yourself with people where you are prone to fall.  

    Verse to DATE the Word on October 13 (10/13) is 1 Corinthians 10:13. It says, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

    If we are going to ask God to lead us not into temptation, we must follow Him as He leads us from temptation. 

    Continue strong knowing our God is faithful to keep us faithful.
    And remember to DATE the Word
     

  • Verse to DATE the Word on June 19 (6/19) is 1 Corinthians 6:19

    “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom
    you have from God, and you are not your own?” – 1 Corinthians 6:19
    We not only have a new Resident; we have a new OWNER

    The subject of sexual purity is a common theme for the Apostle Paul as in almost every letter he writes he will address the necessity of abstaining from immorality. As the Apostle Paul makes the case for living sexually pure here in 1 Corinthians 6 (v18 says “FLEE SEXUAL IMMORALITY”) he brings up a major reminder that our bodies are now to be regarded as a temple.  This temple is the residence of the Holy Spirit.  It is the home of the Holy Spirit. When you got saved the Holy Spirit moved into your body.  In verse 13 he wrote, “Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.” 

    With the Christian’s body being a TEMPLE and not just any temple but the temple of the Holy Spirit then the believer is not to defile the temple! Sexual immorality defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit. 

    In a world where there are no boundaries for morality, the Christian does live by God’s boundaries.  Becoming a Christian and living out the Christian life means without question the Christian lives differently. We are a new person and now we have new standards. One of the most defining new standards is our view of and our behavior regarding morality. Living a life of sexual purity is a mark of the believer. In Acts 15:29 the apostles sent word to the new Gentile believers about how they were to live and one of the standards was to abstain from sexual immorality. 

    A few questions:
    Are you aware, as a believer, that you have a new resident in your life?
    Are you aware, as a believer, that the Holy Spirit of God lives in you?
    Are you aware, as a believer that your body no longer belongs to you? 
    Are you aware that your body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord?

    Verse to DATE on June 19 (6/19) is 1 Corinthians 6:19. It says, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?”

    As you define your convictions on purity 1 Corinthians 6:19 is a verse to have for why you practice purity.

    Continue Strong keeping the temple of God pure.
    And remember to DATE The Word
  • Verse to DATE the Word on April 2 (4/2) is 1 Corinthians 4:2

    Verse to DATE the Word on April 2 (4/2) is 1 Corinthians 4:2

    Our verse to DATE the Word on April 2 (4/2) is 1 Corinthians 4:2
    1 Corinthians 4:2 says, “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”
    REQUIRED to be Found FAITHFUL

    In the Word of God with its 31,102 verses, there are very few that DEMAND more of us than 1 Corinthians 4:2.  Several words grab our attention starting with STEWARDS followed by REQUIRED and then FOUND FAITHFUL.   

    The word steward speaks of one who has been assigned to manage the household.  An owner of a home will ENTRUST another with MANAGING all that goes with running a home. Some of the work will be done by the manager but more often than not they will hire others to perform the duties. Those hired are then accountable to the steward and the steward is accountable to the owner.   

    We are STEWARDS. God, our owner, has entrusted us with various duties. One of the ways we have sought to explain these duties is to list 5 key areas that have been entrusted to us. They are: TIME. TALENT. TREASURE. TEMPLE. TESTIMONY.  

    Our verse tells us the STEWARD is REQUIRED. The word REQUIRED means to BE RESPONSIBLE with RESPONSIBILITIES. The Greek conveys there will be ACCOUNTABILITY as one has to ANSWER BACK.  A steward has to ANSWER BACK to the OWNER for how what was entrusted to them was MANAGED. A great example of this is found in Matthew 25:14-30. This passage is known as the Parable of the Talents. In verse 19 you find this phrase the owner came to “settle accounts with them.”  Those receiving the talents answered back with how responsible they were.  

    Before we look at the last two words it is worth noting that the word “required” is used in another place. Jesus said that “to whom much is given much is REQUIRED!” (Luke 12:48b) What a challenge!!

    The level of expectation in being responsible as a steward is FOUND FAITHFUL. One of the best ways to get the full understanding of “found faithful” is to look at what the opposite would be. One would be found unfaithful. One would be unreliable. One would be irresponsible. It is dropping the ball. It is failing to finish.

    To be faithful is to follow through and manage well what was entrusted to you. When this happens you are able to hear from the Lord, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant;” Matthew 25:21 and 23.

    To be FOUND FAITHFUL is to FINISH.  As Paul stated in 2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

    To be FOUND FAITHFUL should be the goal of each believer.

    Verse to DATE the Word on April 1 (4/1) is 1 Corinthians 4:2. It says, “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.”

    BTW – From this verse comes my personal mission statement: I want to be found faithful in fulfilling my God-given responsibilities. 

    Continue Strong being FAITHFUL with what God has entrusted to you.
    And remember to DATE THE WORD