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• 1 Corinthians 3Bible

  In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul rebukes the factional strife in the Corinthian church, teaching that ministers are merely God's fellow workers, that the church's only foundation is Jesus Christ, and that the church is the temple of God.

• 1 Corinthians 1Bible

  1 Corinthians 1 is the first chapter of Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. It opens with a greeting and thanksgiving, rebukes the divisions within the church, and presents the preaching of the cross in contrast to the wisdom of the world.

• 1 Corinthians 5Bible

  1 Corinthians 5 addresses a case of sexual immorality in the church at Corinth. Paul instructs the church to remove the offender from the community and uses the images of leaven and the Passover to stress the church's purity.

• BaptismWorship & Rites

  Baptism is a rite in which water is used to signify that a person has come to faith in Jesus Christ and become a member of the church community. Most Protestants count it, together with the Lord's Supper, as one of two sacraments.

• John WesleyPeople

  John Wesley (1703–1791) was a priest of the Church of England. He launched the Methodist movement in eighteenth-century England and is regarded as the founder of Methodism. His theology also influenced the Holiness movement, The Salvation Army, and the Pentecostal movement.

• Early Morning DevotionChristian Life

  Early morning devotion is a devotional practice in which an individual, alone in the early morning, reads the Bible, reflects on its meaning, and prays. It refers to private devotional life, as distinct from the early morning prayer meeting, at which believers gather at church.

• JeromePeople

  Jerome (c. 347–420) was a biblical scholar and Church Father of the ancient Western church. He translated the Latin Bible known as the Vulgate.

• CenchreaeBible

  Cenchreae was the eastern port of Corinth in New Testament times. Paul had his hair cut there because of a vow (Acts 18:18), and it was home to the church that Phoebe served (Romans 16:1).

• ConstantinopleHistory

  Constantinople was the city that Constantine the Great dedicated in 330 as the new capital of the Roman Empire; it is present-day Istanbul in Türkiye. It was the center of the Eastern church in antiquity and the Middle Ages, and several church councils were held there.

• Decian PersecutionHistory

  The Decian persecution was a persecution of Christians that began when the Roman emperor Decius, in late 249 or early 250, ordered all inhabitants of the empire to sacrifice to the gods. It is regarded as the first organized empire-wide persecution, and it left the church with the problem of how to deal with those who had lapsed.

• Leviticus 18:22Bible Verses

  Leviticus 18:22 reads, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination" (KJV). It is one of the principal biblical texts on homosexuality, and interpreters both within and outside the church disagree over how this Old Testament regulation applies to Christians today.

• Romans 14:6–8Bible Verses

  Romans 14:6–8 is a passage Paul wrote to the church in Rome, which was divided over questions of food and the observance of days. In it he confesses that believers belong to the Lord whether they live or die. The passage is cited as a basis for forbearance among believers and is frequently read as a word of comfort at funerals.

• Ephesians 4:22–24Bible Verses

  A passage in Ephesians that exhorts believers to put off the "old man" and to put on the "new man," which "after God is created." It is frequently cited in discussions of conversion, sanctification, and the restoration of the image of God.

• Philippians 1:29Bible Verses

  Philippians 1:29 is a verse in which Paul tells the church at Philippi that they have been graciously granted not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him. It is frequently cited as grounds for regarding suffering as a privilege and in discussions of whether faith is a gift of God.

• 1 Corinthians 15:10Bible Verses

  In this verse the apostle Paul confesses that his becoming an apostle, and his having labored more than anyone else, are entirely owing to the grace of God. It is frequently cited and discussed as a text that shows how divine grace relates to human labor.

• 1 Corinthians 16:22Bible Verses

  1 Corinthians 16:22 is a verse that Paul wrote in his own hand in the closing greetings of 1 Corinthians. It pronounces an "anathema" (curse) on anyone who does not love the Lord and contains the Aramaic expression "Maranatha." The verse is often cited as evidence of the early church's hope in the Second Coming and of its worship language.

• 1 Corinthians 14:1-5Bible Verses

  A passage in which Paul compares tongues with prophecy and urges believers to desire prophecy all the more, since it edifies the church. It is frequently cited in discussions about the meaning of praying in tongues and about whether the spiritual gifts continue today.

• Acts 11:14Bible Verses

  Acts 11:14 records the angel's words to Cornelius, as quoted by Peter when he reported Cornelius's vision to the church in Jerusalem: Cornelius and "all thy house" would be saved through the words Peter would speak. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between hearing the gospel and salvation, and of household salvation and baptism.

• 2 Corinthians 3:3-6Bible Verses

  In this passage Paul calls the Corinthian believers "the epistle of Christ." He declares that his sufficiency for ministry comes from God and that the new covenant is established "not of the letter, but of the spirit." Interpreters differ over the meaning of the saying "the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."

• Philippians 2:15Bible Verses

  Paul's exhortation to the Philippian believers to live as blameless children of God in the midst of "a crooked and perverse nation" and to shine as lights in the world. The verse is frequently cited in discussions of Christian holiness and of witness in the world.