Partnering with Local Churches to Train and Send Missionaries Worldwide
‘Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:’ — 1 Corinthians 5:7 This Sunday, we are planning to observe the Lord’s Supper
‘We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.’ — 1 Corinthians 4:10 When Satan told Christ he would give Him all the
‘But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:’ — 1 Corinthians 2:7 Pride hurt the Corinthian church’s unity. In order to show them their need
‘Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;’ — 1 Corinthians 3:21 Petty rivalry and glorying in men is a sign of immaturity and carnality according to 1 Corinthians 3. Yet, both are very common. Far too often,
‘Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:’
‘I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of
‘We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it
‘But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.’ — Romans 14:15 It must be pride that causes us to want to judge others so much.
As we consider the importance of the gospel, inevitably the question about the plight of those who have never heard the gospel comes up. J.O. Sanders address this question in chapter twelve of his book, Spiritual Discipleship. Here is what
‘…Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.’ — Romans 13:9b–10 After eleven chapters of explaining God’s mercy and grace in salvation, Romans looks at how we
