Day 322 - Wednesday after the 25th Sunday after Pentecost
Read | Day 322 | Wednesday | November 18
Acts 18: 24-28
Acts 19: 1-7, 8-20
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3, 4-9, 10-17, 18-31
1 Corinthians 2: 1-16
1 Corinthians 3: 1-23
Date: 51 a.d.
Reading | Apollos instructs Christians in Asia; Paul goes to Ephesus on third missionary journey; writes 1 Corinthians - greetings to Church; watch for divisions in Church; wisdom of God is foolishness to world; Paul preaches the wisdom of God; Apollos and Paul are servants of God.
Background | The Center of Biblical Studies | 1 Corinthians | The church at Corinth was beset with divisions among them, wrong thinking about the gospel, and even some immoral behavior. Corinth was strategically located as a center of commerce, and thus a melting pot of various views and cultures. This fact no doubt contributed to the troubles among them. Paul wrote this letter as a strong admonition to the Corinthians but also out of love for them in order to correct their ways and bring them back to faithful conformity to the gospel message.
1 Corinthians 4: 1-21
1 Corinthians 5: 1-13
1 Corinthians 6: 1-8, 9-20
1 Corinthians 7: 1-40
Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 | Click here |
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Acts 18: 24-28
Acts 19: 1-7, 8-20
1 Corinthians 1: 1-3, 4-9, 10-17, 18-31
1 Corinthians 2: 1-16
1 Corinthians 3: 1-23
Date: 51 a.d.
Reading | Apollos instructs Christians in Asia; Paul goes to Ephesus on third missionary journey; writes 1 Corinthians - greetings to Church; watch for divisions in Church; wisdom of God is foolishness to world; Paul preaches the wisdom of God; Apollos and Paul are servants of God.
Background | The Center of Biblical Studies | 1 Corinthians | The church at Corinth was beset with divisions among them, wrong thinking about the gospel, and even some immoral behavior. Corinth was strategically located as a center of commerce, and thus a melting pot of various views and cultures. This fact no doubt contributed to the troubles among them. Paul wrote this letter as a strong admonition to the Corinthians but also out of love for them in order to correct their ways and bring them back to faithful conformity to the gospel message.
A major concern for Paul in 1 Corinthians was that the body (a common metaphor for the life of the church) be united. Petty bickering, personality cults, and pride have no place in the church. In contrast to these vices, humility—even being a fool in the eyes of others—is part of the Christian calling. Paul admonishes the Corinthians to take care of their own affairs with each other through the power of the Spirit and exhibit humility rather than taking each other to court and give the gospel a bad name. More ... click here
Next | Day 323 | Thursday | November 19 1 Corinthians 4: 1-21
1 Corinthians 5: 1-13
1 Corinthians 6: 1-8, 9-20
1 Corinthians 7: 1-40
Source | Daily Reading Guide | The One Year ® Chronological Bible | Tyndale, 2013 | Click here |
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Collect of the Day: Pentecost, proper 28
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Source | Book of Common Prayer | Mission St Clare | Click here
Source | Book of Common Prayer | Mission St Clare | Click here
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