Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Christ Our Pattern: Joy is a Result of Humility Philippians 2 Philippians 2 brings before us the graciousness of the Christian life. This quality is brought out by examples; Christ (vv.5-11) the supreme pattern, then Paul (vv.17-18), Timothy (vv.19-24) and Epaphroditus (vv.25-30). The great secret of collective unity is revealed: having a lowly […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk Unity in the Assembly 1 Corinthians 1:10 – 4:21 Unity in the Local Assembly. Of all the disorders that existed in Corinth, Paul addresses the issue of division first. It was important that the assembly be united first before tackling the other issues. However, this does not mean that dis-unity in the assembly […]
Bk Sec Outline Sec Bk The Responsibility of Taking the Lord’s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Assembly Meetings. The book of First Corinthians takes up the order of the local assembly, and from ch.11, v.17 to the end of ch.14, behavior in “assembly meetings” is discussed. Reference 1 Cor. 11:17, 18, 20, 33, 34; 14:23, 26, 28, 34, 35. […]