“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #33 “But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby …
Rowing Under
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #31 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful” (1 Cor. 4:1-2). Paul then describes …
A Crow That Struts in the Gutter
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #31 “And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or …
Jogging Corinthians
“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, …