by George Runyan | Feb 13, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:3 – I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is accursed”; and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. An interesting scripture follows Paul’s expressed desire for believers not to be ignorant of...
by George Runyan | Feb 12, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 12:1 –Concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. Notice, the word “gift” is italicized by the translators for clarification. This is because the word “gift” is not found in the original manuscript. Paul’s expression is...
by George Runyan | Feb 11, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Paul stresses the importance of prophecy throughout chapter fourteen. He does this for a number of reasons. The Bible makes it clear that “the testimony of...
by George Runyan | Feb 10, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 14:20 – Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be babes, but in your thinking be mature. Paul brought correction to the saints at Corinth over the mishandling of the gifts of the Spirit. As a spiritual father, he wanted the...
by George Runyan | Feb 9, 2013 | George Runyan
1 Corinthians 14:1 – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts. Paul clearly taught in 1 Corinthians 13 that a significant work of the Spirit is to help us be established in love. Certainly, we all fall short of the biblical mandate in this area at times. Paul...
