Fools for Christ’s Sake We are fools for Christ’s sake… —1 Corinthians 4: 10 People make fools of themselves for all kinds of reasons—because they have been drinking, or they want to make others laugh, or make money, or just to make others think they are clever. And no one seems to think that is…

The Carnal Christian And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. —1 Corinthians 3: 1 Paul already described the categories of the natural man and the spiritual man, but now he introduces a third category—the carnal man. Paul calls them “babes in…

Natural Man, Spiritual Man But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God… because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things… —1 Corinthians 2: 14-15 The natural man is one who has not been born again. In fact, the natural man is just as he…

The Message of the Cross For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. —1 Corinthians 1: 18 To the Jew, the notion of their Messiah being arrested, beaten, and crucified on a cross was utterly unthinkable. They…

The God of Hope Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace… —Romans 15: 13 Sociologists, looking for a connection between hope and survival, performed an interesting experiment with Norwegian wharf rats. One group of rats was put in a vat in which water sprinkled down on them continuously so…

Wake Up And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. —Romans 13: 11 What time is it? Paul said, “It’s high time to awake out of your sleep.” Paul recognized that the church in his…