Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.

 2 Corinthians 8:1-24

We want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches.

For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.

For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.

For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.

Therefore, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our pride in you, so that the churches can see it.

Why?

Paul mentioned Titus is a good minister and servant before the Lord. Titus welcomed Paul's appeal, and he is coming to churches with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.

Serve the Lord and serve man, need love and enthusiasm to love others, this love does not come from flesh but comes from hearts and minds. 

How?

Loving others is not only for a reason but for loving others, spending our strength, mind, and heart, like to serve the Lord.

I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty

 2 Corinthians 6:1-18

As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain  For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

in beatings, in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God;  in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God.

“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Why?

No matter what happened, what kinds of suffering we met. In the Holy Spirit and in sincere love in truthful speech and in the power of God. We should always be rejoicing. Poor, yet making many rich; having nothing and yet possessing everything. This is Paul, and the disciples have done examples for us.

How?

What should we worry about? Many disciples have made examples for us. And we have not met a so severe and dangerous environment as this; we are loved and living in so a peaceful environment.

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death

 2 Corinthians 7:1-15

Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

Why?

Godly sorrow brings repentance; worldly sorrow brings death.

Godly sorrow brings earnestness, eagerness to clear yourself, indignation, alarm, longing, concern, readiness to see justice done.

How?

What kind of sorrow am I? May my sorrow be Godly sorrow to be, what readiness to see justice done.

God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come

 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 

 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

How?

 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.  God made him who had no sin to be sin^[ for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God

 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Why?

Paul encouraged us with his experience and his faith in Jesus Christ. We preach gospel for the Lord the power comes from God and not from us.

Even we have trouble, hard pressed on everyside, but not crushed, perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not abandoned, struck down, but not destroyed. For we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, for what is seen is temporaty, but what is unseen is eternal.

How?

What I have seen? Is the seen things or the unseen, is the temporaty or the eternal?

Always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body

 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Why?

Here is explained why Paul spent all his strength and mind to preach the Gospel. "We preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord. Paul be a servant for Jesus' sake.

We have the treasure in jars of clay to show that the power is from God, not from our own.

How?

What is the mind and way when I am facing the mission of the Gospel?  Do my best to witness the good of the Gospel in my daily life. Yes, let the dead in my body and the life of the Lord be revealed in my body.

if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.  But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Why?

The Spirit is more important than the Laws. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. This freedom is in Jesus Christ; it is in the Spirit.

How?

Thank Jesus Christ, because the blood of Jesus was shed for us, so we can have eternal joy in this world and eternal life in the future with the Lord.

We might not rely on ourselves but on God. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.

 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. 

We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.”  For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

Why?

Paul made a good example to witness that Jesus Christ is the real God and was raised from the dead. All they preached is "Yes", there is no "Yes" and "No".

We have relied not on worthy wisdom but on God's grace, so my work, and mission, and my service in the church.

How?

My mighty God is great and full of love for us. Everything has God's good benefit for us. Rely on the Lord instead of on our own wisdom.

flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed

 1 Corinthians 15:29-58

Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.

When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else.  But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. 

So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable;  it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.

I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed—  in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. 

The saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Why?

Our flesh body can not accept the imperishable body, but we will change to another body, an imperishable body, to live in an imperishable place with the Lord.

Trust in Jesus Christ and do what we should do to obey the words of the Lord, love each other.

Gos is love, so we should love others. For the Lord loves us first.

How?

We have the hope that after we perish in our physical body and we will change to another bodily shape in heaven.

For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man

 1 Corinthians 15:1-28

By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.

For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. Whether, then, it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.

But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.

The last enemy to be destroyed is death. For he “has put everything under his feet.

Why?

We trust that Jesus raised from the dead, Jesus conquered death, so we have hope, and we believe Jesus is our savior.

Paul witnessed the living God, Jesus, and the grace of God that was with him. So Paul preached the Gospel, even facing the danger to his life.

How?

I trust in the Lord and believe that Jesus rose from the dead; one day, I will rise from the dead with Jesus Christ.

Be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way

1 Corinthians 14:21-40

Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.

Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.

The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people.

 For it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Why?

Prophecy and speaking in tongues are good and allowed. But it has to be done in a fitting and orderly way.

Most important is to build people's lives, and have order before the Lord.

Speaking in tongues is good, but prophecy is better to people.

Church needs quiet and worship Lord in order.

How?

Love each other and do services in church with order and love.

Anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God

 1 Corinthians 14:1-20

For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. 

For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say. 

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Why?

Paul had explained very clearly that a tongue does not speak to people but to God.

One who prophesies edifies the church, for everyone understands what he says.

If it is interpreted, what they say in tongues is good to everyone.

But most time, people in public speak in tongues to earn respect or personal honor.

How?

Follow the instructions of Paul and the word of the Lord is benefit to every Christian.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Why? 

Faith, hope, and love remain, but the greatest is love; without love, any others are nothing.

Prophecies will cease, tongues will be stilled, knowledge will pass away, when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. All we know in this world is part of completeness.

How?

The Lord stands forever, God's words endure forever, and love makes efforts valuable.

Concerning Spiritual Gifts, Just as a body, though one, has many parts

 1 Corinthians 12:1-30

Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.

Why?

From the words we can identify came from the Holy Spirit or from men or Satan.

There are apostles, prophets, teachers, then miracles, next gifts of healing, helping, guidance, and tongues.

Let us be the first ones, apostles.

How?

To be a good Christian, let me be an apostle of Christ. This is the most difficult position and job.

An unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord

 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.

Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.

Why?

There were many bad behaviors during the Super in the Corinthian church. Paul wrote this letter to remind brothers and sisters.

During the Super needs to obey the word of the Lord; an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. We have to be careful with our manners during the time of Super.

How?

Remember the teachings in the Bible, and may the Holy Spirit remind me in my mind and my behavior, and my talk in my daily life

Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper

 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.

Why?

During the 1st century, God's supper might have more food to eat, so people would come to church to eat something, even if they were hungry. So Paul taught them they should eat at home when they were hungry. The Supper is a remembrance of Jesus' death for the forgiveness of our sins.

This is a ceremony to remember the payment of Jesus' death for us.

How?

Tomorrow is the last Sunday of this month, and the church has a supper to remember the death of Jesus on the cross for us. So we should follow the teaching of Paul to remember that Jesus died for us and saved us.

In the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 

Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

Why?

Both men and women are not independent of each other. Both come from God.

Paul hopes women should cover their heads to praying or going to church. Her hair is her glory.

Everything we should put the Lord as the first priority.

How?

Take care of what I am talking about and what my dressing is. For I belong to the Lord.

Knowledge puffs up while love builds up

 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

 But knowledge puffs up while love builds up.

Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves God is known by God.

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.

Why?

When we belong to the Lord, we are free to eat anything. But this freedom could cause our brothers to fall into sin, so we won't eat that defiled meat.

Not only talk about what I am trusting but also do the right way to witness the good of the Lord, for God loves me.

How?

Humble myself and love others.

Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.

 1 Corinthians  7:20-40

Each person should remain in the situation they were in when God called them. Were you a slave when you were called? Don’t let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so.

Brothers and sisters, each person, as responsible to God, should remain in the situation they were in when God called them.

What I mean, brothers and sisters, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they do not; those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep; those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— and his interests are divided.

I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.

Why?

Paul teaches us how to be a holy people living in this world. and what the free person becomes after becoming brothers or sisters of Jesus Christ. We are free from sins, but we still have the responsibility in this world for our identity and relations. To serve the Lord, being married or single is good, but if be a single could be no more burden in this world can full time to serve the Lord.

How?

May the Holy Spirit remind me leads me walk on the right way and do the right thing and let the Holy Spirit don't worry about me.

God has called us to live in peace

 1 Corinthians 7:1-19

Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. 

But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

Why?

There are many situations among Christian family, so Paul gave us a guide to obey the word of the Lord and be a good beliver of the Lord. Don't let Satan has tempt to us.

Even between a family beliver and unbeliver need to respect each other, to be a Christian need has more witness to family. Because of the Love to attract each other.

How?

Thanks the Lord give me such wonder family and keep my marriage until now.

I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial

 1 Corinthians 6:1-20

If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world?

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 

I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

Why?

Disputing with another in church is wrong for both. Instead, we should love each other. Let the Lord or the church elder resolve this dispute among brothers.

Our body is holy and belongs to the Lord, so we can not be allowed to unite with a prostitute.

We can do anything, and we are free, but it doesn't mean we have the right to do anything.

Not everything is beneficial. warn us to be careful to do anything.

How?

We are free in Jesus Christ, but we have to take responsibility to do everything in our daily lives.

Must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler

 1 Corinthians 5:1-13

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. 

So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.

Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.

God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked person from among you.”

Why?

Paul heard that there was sexual immorality in the Corinthian church. Paul warns them that they have to get rid of these people from the church. 

Sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler, are not allowed to come to church as brothers and sisters.

Holy Spirit and the Lord are Holy, so keep away from the sins.

How?

Don't allow any sins among us and in my mind. May the Lord give me strength and warning to keep away from sexual immorality.

Therefore, I urge you to imitate me

 1 Corinthians 4:1-21

This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.

I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore, judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.

you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other. 

We are fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are honored, we are dishonored! 

We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; when we are slandered, we answer kindly. We have become the scum of the earth, the garbage of the world—right up to this moment.

 I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children. Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore, I urge you to imitate me.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

Why?

Paul urged them to learn from Paul and devoted himself as a servant of the Lord.

Paul felt his conscience was clear, but that does not make him innocent. So before the judgment of the Lord comes, no one can say he is innocent. All of us are sinners. Actually, Paul is a good example for us.

Paul devoted his whole life to the Lord and became an example of a Christian. Paul did not rely on anyone but worked hard for himself and helped others.

How?

May my life be an example to others around me. May others can see the witness in my daily life and talk.

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

1 Corinthians 3:1-22

Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 

You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. 

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.

Their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work.

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

Why?

Paul reminded us all of us are belong to the Lord, no one can say they made some effort and let people grow up, but only the Lord makes his children making it grow.

We are God's temple and God's Spirit dwells in our midst, how powerful and great for God's children

How?

Be humble and do what we can do and obey the teaching of the Lord through Jesus Christ, follow the steps of Jesus Christ. He is our example.

your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power

 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling.

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.

We declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.

The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.

Why?

Paul told us that what he preaches does not come from this world, but comes from the Holy Spirit. God's wisdom, a mystery, has been hidden and was destined for our glory from the beginning of time. None of the rulers of this age understood it.

The Spirit who is from God is not words taught us by human wisdom.

The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. So everyone could be chosen by the Lord is the work of the Holy Spirit.

How?

May my behavior and my personality, and my actions be a good witness in my working company and my surrounding friends.

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God, 1 Corinthians

 1 Corinthians 1:1-31

For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. 

I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 

Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 

I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, so no one can say that you were baptized in my name.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.

Why?

Do not make a division of someone in church. All of us belong to Christ.

Paul reminds people in Corinthians, Do not boast in anything, for all of us have accepted the love of Jesus Christ. All of us were sinners. Because we turn to the Lord, through Jesus Christ, we can be sons of the Lord. This is the mercy of the Lord that comes upon us.

We come from one, Jesus Christ, no matter what kind of nations or Jews, Gentiles.

How?

All of us, all Christians, have received Jesus Christ as our Lord, so we can call brothers, sisters among churches.