“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #29 “If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are” (1 Cor. 3:17). In Paul’s argument, this kind of defilement is brought about by sexual …
A Living Temple
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #28 “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Cor. 3:16). Paul here uses an image he will return to later in this letter. What is striking …
And the Children You Have Given Me
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #27 “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire …
And Poof, It Was Gone
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #26 “According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can …
One Purpose
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #25 “Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are labourers together with God; ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building” …
An Arched Eyebrow Problem
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #24 “For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to …
Ecclesiastical Dress Ups
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #23 “I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, …
Stinky Diapers, Theologically Speaking
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #22 “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ” (1 Cor. 3:1). The apostle Paul has already told us that the Corinthian church was a spiritually …
The Mind of Christ
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #21 “But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ” (1 …
As If By Magic
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #20 “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritual discerned” (1 Cor. 2:14). According the apostle, there are two …