1 Corinthians Week 131

It was great digging in to 1 Corinthians 14:2-3 this morning, and seeing the 3 guiding principles of edification, understanding, and order being laid out by the Apostle Paul, concerning the use of spiritual gifts, especially tongues in the assembly, the body of Christ. Being a willing vessel is paramount to the use of any … Read more

1 Corinthians Week 130

We cracked open 1 Corinthians 14 today, starting with the order of the sign gifts in chapter 12:27-31, as well as Ephesians 4:10-12.  Apostles and prophets have long disappeared from the scene, because they were 1st century and early church positions.  There was no finished work of the New Testament, so they were needed.  Apostles … Read more

1 Corinthians Week 129

We took some time today to reveal how signs and wonders will be reinstated when the body of Christ is raptured out of this world at the Day of Christ, studying 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12.  1 Corinthians 1:22 gives us the insight into how the Jews will be fooled into following the Antichrist with the signs … Read more

1 Corinthians Week 128

We covered a lot of ground today, preparing to begin our study of 1 Corinthians 14.  We finished our overview of Acts, and now know why the Acts of the Apostles is a record of the history of the Church in the first century.  It is not a book of doctrine like the epistles from … Read more

1 Corinthians Week 127

We are currently laying the foundation for our study in 1 Corinthians 14. We must get a biblical understanding of the gift of tongues (a known language spoken by a particular group of people) as given in the historical record of the Acts of the Apostles.  Acts starts out as Jewish book, and the establishment … Read more

1 Corinthians Week 126

We are laying a firm foundation concerning the historic understanding of the sign gifts, and tongues in particular.  Each week we will examine what the Bible says about the confusion that exists, because of misunderstanding the purpose and use of the sign gifts.As we saw in Mark 16:17-20, Jesus prophesied all that the apostles would … Read more