How do we develop a heart for God? We meditate on his law day and night. But this requires that we know his law. The ten commandments are not a legalistic ladder to heaven, but a lamp that guides us on the path of righteousness and blessing.

The church is bound together by love, but what does that mean on a practical level? Paul tells us: the church must operate like a body with unique and interdependent members. We all have the same Spirit, but different gifts and our task is to use those gifts for the common good.

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We are called to love one another as Christians, but do we understand what "love" means? Paul shows us how the law fulfills love and why we need to put off sin and put on Christ.  

Here we go: what's the deal with head coverings? And why are people dying while taking the Lord's Supper? And what in the world does this have to do with the church today? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians.

Show Notes

"Head coverings as visible eschatology in 1 Corinthians 11" by Dr. Matthew Colvin

God institutes authority for our good and teaches Christians to adopt a humble posture. 

Can "Christian freedom" lead to dining with demons? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians

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Jesus empowers us to entrust persecution, reviling, and evil to Him as our just judge.

Paul exhorts the Corinthians to use their freedom in Christ to serve the weaker brother and applies this principle to his own life and ministry.

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Paul presses us toward genuine love, purposeful service, hopeful suffering, and generosity. 

Paul applies theology to singleness, marriage, sex, divorce and a host of other practical concerns: is it better to be single or married? What if your wife isn't a Christian? How do we think about sex within marriage? The answers might surprise you.

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