1 Corinthians 16: I'll Be Seeing You!

1 Corinthians 15: What happens to us now?

(NRSV, 1989)In my estimation, 1 Corinthians 15 is one of the most doctrinally dense chapters in the New Testament outside of Paul’s letter to the Romans. Why the apost...

1 Corinthians 14: You people are crazy!

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1 Corinthians 13: Don't Tell the Wedding Planner

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1 Corinthians 12: Many Gifts But One Spirit

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1 Corinthians 11 Part Two: The Three Muskateers

(NRSV, 1989)Paul turns his attention toward another problem within the church that the Corinthians are creating for themselves because of their refusal to see themselv...

1 Corinthians 11 Part One: The Scissors Are in Your Hands

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1 Corinthians 10 Part Two: Remember Why You Are Here

(NRSV, 1989)So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying. The cup of blessing that we bless...

1 Corinthians 10 Part One: Are You Sure?

(NRSV, 1989)Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, and all were baptized i...

1 Corinthians 9: To win the race you must participate in it.

(NRSV, 1989)In chapter nine, Paul uses himself as an example for those Corinthians who are lording their under freedom over others. Keep in mind these people’s stateme...

1 Corinthians 8: Just because you're hungry and it's there doesn't mean that you should eat it.

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that ‘we all have knowledge.’ Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet k...

1 Corinthians 7 Part Two: No Matter Who, Where, or When

Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches. Was anyone already circumcised when he w...

1 Corinthians 7 Part One: Don't Give Satan a Chance

Chapter six ends with Paul’s command to, “Flee from sexual immorality!” Christians must do so, he says, because we can no longer claim ownership of ourselves—of our bo...

1 Corinthians 6: Wouldn't You Rather...

CHAPTER SIX (NRSV)Now Paul goes to meddling where he doesn’t belong. If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court before the unrighteous,...

1 Corinthians 5: A Little Leaven

Chapter Five (CSB)1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—...

1 Corinthians 4: It's Up to You

Chapter Four (CSB)1 A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God. 2 In this regard, it is required that managers...

1 Corinthians 3 Part 2: The Temple

PART II (CSB)16 Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy that pe...

1 Corinthians 3 Part 1: Working on the Building

PART I (CSB)1 And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but only as fleshly, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not so...

1 Corinthians 2: Ignert Is As Ignert Does

Chapter Two (CSB)In chapter one we learn that the Corinthians, despite the odds, had come to believe the gospel that Paul preached to them. After he assures them of Go...

1 Corinthians 1 Part 2: Being Our Own Worst Nightmare

PART II (CSB)Now that Paul has reminded the Corinthians of the fact of their calling and that God has and is keeping them safe and has provided them with the spiritual...

1 Corinthians 1 Part One: "Hello. I know you better than you do yourself."

CHAPTER ONE PART I (CSB)Thank for listening to the First Day podcast. I am so happy to be a part of your spiritual journey. Please don’t hesitate to reach out; if you ...

An Introduction to 1 and 2 Corinthians

1 and 2 Corinthians were written by Paul c.55 and 56 CE, respectively. Corinth was located on an isthmus connecting the Peloponnese to the rest of Greece. The port of ...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 3: Don't Do Anything Jonah Would

Chapter Three (NASB)“Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it was also with you; 2 and tha...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 Part 2: Paradise, Beige, and Boiling Blood

Part II (NASB)The Thessalonians’ concern for those who have died already indicates that they have accepted the Jewish understanding of what makes up a human being. As ...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 2 Part 1: When the Soapbox Is More Important Than the Soap

Part I (NASB)In 2 Thessalonians chapter 2 Paul continues to address Christ’s coming, the Day of the LORD. As we learned while looking at chapter one, it appears that f...

2 Thessalonians Chapter 1: Gone, Baby, Gone

Chapter One (NASB)Thank you for listening to the First Day podcast. Please visit the website www.firstday.us to listen to current and past episodes and to subscribe an...

1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 Part 2: Staying the Course

Part II (NASB)In the final section of 1 Thessalonians 5 Paul brings up, again, the topic of Christian conduct. In chapter four, Paul reminds the church that since it h...

1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 Part 1: Blade's Not the Only Day-Walker

Part I (NASB)Thank you for listening to the First Day podcast. I am Patrick Cooley. Visit the podcast website @ firstday.us to subscribe, listen to past episode, and s...

1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17: Up Up and Away

(NASB)In 1 Thessalonians 4, Paul has been encouraging the church to remain faithful in times of trial. He reminds them at the very beginning of the chapter that they h...

1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 Part 2: There's No Need To Despair

Part II (NASB)In the first half of chapter 4 we finally catch a glimpse of what is happening in Thessalonia that prompts Paul’s letter. It appears that the church’s me...