Ken Wooten Today was a great study in 1 Corinthians 5:6-8 concerning the effect of Leaven (sin, false doctrine, the old man, malice, wickedness) in the life of an individual believer, as well as leaven in the body of Christ, the church. God is very clear about the warnings he gives from Matthew 13:33, Matthew 16:11-12, Revelation … Read more
I have attached the outlines for the first 7 chapters of our study in 1 Corinthians that we use in our class. Please click on them to download them, if you would like to follow along and fill in the blanks. Your Bible study partner, Ken Wooten 1 Corinthians 1a 1 Corinthians 2a 1 Corinthians … Read more
(Repentance must precede restoration!) 1 Corinthians 5 is one of those painful, difficult chapters of scripture, because it makes us deal with uncomfortable issues. Our nature is to be non-confrontational when it comes to other people’s lives. When it comes to the purity of the church, mature believers have a responsibility to obey the … Read more
It was so great to be back in class after being away for 2 weeks, with the snow storm on the 8th, and then in Cleveland last Sunday at a convention. I want to apologize from the outset, about not turning on the recorder until about 1/3 of our class. I put some of the … Read more
Happy New Year! I trust that your 2017 has begun just they way you wanted it. We began studying 1 Corinthians 5 this morning, where Paul begins dealing with his spiritual children about a difficult issue. It is never an easy task to confront anyone about open sin, let alone in the public forum of … Read more
We have finally reached the end of chapter 4! Paul gives us incredible insight into what it means to be a mature believer and accountable to the body of Christ. It is God’s purpose for all of us to be conformed to Christ and become mature believers. John explained that there are 3 basic maturity … Read more