Think & Act Biblically
Tuesday: The Necessity for True Identification
07/21/2026
We need to talk about some of the imagery Paul uses in verses 1-5 because it is both interesting and helpful. The matter of baptism in verse 2 has led to a number of interpretations by commentators. The root word for “baptism,” which is bapto, means “to immerse.” And from that came the word bapti
Monday: Dealing with Temptation
07/20/2026
I do not know of any book of the New Testament that is more practical than 1 Corinthians, at least in terms of the range of subjects that it addresses. Through the first nine chapters Paul has dealt with pride, sexual immorality, marriage, divorce, lawsuits, and how Christian freedom functions in t
Friday: When to Lay Our Rights Aside
07/17/2026
Of course, that is not at all what Paul is doing. He is certainly not trying to work a situation to his financial benefit. His emphasis is entirely on the other side. Although he has these rights, he has willingly laid them aside in order that he might have the privilege of taking the Gospel to th






