Monthly Archives: June 2012

June 19, 2012

Posted on June 19, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 12:18-20 But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there … Continue reading →

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June 18, 2012

Posted on June 19, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 12:1 Now about spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be ignorant. Well, for once I really don’t care for how the Japanese translation I use expresses something. The Japanese says, “I really want you to … Continue reading →

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June 17, 2012

Posted on June 17, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 11:32 When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world. This verse includes two important terms that I am not satisfied with how they are expressed … Continue reading →

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June 16, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 7:7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that. In chapter 11 Paul tells his readers to imitate him, but thankfully … Continue reading →

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June 15, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? This is a beautifully pithy … Continue reading →

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June 14, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple. There are … Continue reading →

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June 13, 2012

Posted on June 16, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 2:12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. God has given us so much that we can’t begin to … Continue reading →

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June 12, 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jgarrott

1 Corinthians 1:9 God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. For once I really like the turn of phrase of the NIV, but there’s a difference in nuance between the NIV … Continue reading →

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June 11, 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jgarrott

Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Now there’s a good verse to motivate people to read the … Continue reading →

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June 10, 2012

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jgarrott

Romans 12:4-5 Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the … Continue reading →

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