Run And Finish The Race

It is important that we start the race for Jesus and the gospel’s sake, and then finish it well. Rewards are then given out.

1 Corinthians 8:5,6

1 Corinthians 8 :5,6 (KJV)
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
6 But to us there is but...

1 Corinthians 7:3-5

1 Corinthians 7:3-5 (KJV)
3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

1 Corinthians 7:1-3

1 Corinthians 7:1-3 (KJV)
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Courtship And Marriage

While dating, we respect the other person enough to keep sexual intimacy in marriage. This love and respect continue in marriage.

1 Corinthians 6:15

1 Corinthians 6 :15 (KJV)
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid....

Types Of Sexual Sins

Sexual sin is destroying marriages, our relationship with our spouse, and more importantly our relationship with God, who saves.

1 Corinthians 6:15,16

1 Corinthians 6:15,16 (KJV)
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11

1 Corinthians 5 :9-11 (KJV)
9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or...

1 Corinthians 4:1-4

1 Corinthians 4:1-4 (KJV)
1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Faithful Servant To God

If you are found to be God’s servant, then also live your life for Him. Nobody likes a hypocrite when it comes to people in the faith.

1 Corinthians 3:16-19

1 Corinthians 3:16-19 (KJV)
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

We Are The Temple Of God

Our bodies are the temple of the living God. If you defile your body, repent, lest God destroys your body and soul come death.

1 Corinthians 2:10-12

1 Corinthians 2 :10-12 (KJV)
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things...

1 Corinthians 1:20-24

1 Corinthians 1:20-24 (KJV)
20 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?
21 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.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

The Preaching Of The Cross

As believers, the preaching of the cross is the power of God displayed on earth. Jesus paid the final penalty for our sins.

Three Reasons For Divorce

Staying married is always the best answer, but according to the Bible, the three reasons for divorce are fornication, abandonment, and if a spouse dies.

1 Corinthians 6:15-18

1 Corinthians 6 :15-18 (KJV)
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid....

1 Corinthians 15:20-22

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 (KJV)
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

1 Corinthians 15:3,4

1 Corinthians 15:3,4 (KJV)
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

The Cross

Jesus died for our sins and was resurrected the third day. This is the gospel we preach. Even forgiveness of sins through Christ crucified.

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