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Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
welcoming diversity
1 Corinthians 12:17-19 1Co 12:17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing come from? Or, if the whole thing were an ear, where would its sense of smell come from? 1Co 12:18 But God has now … Continue reading
all in this together
1 Corinthians 12:13-16 1Co 12:13 All of us have been baptised in one Spirit, now making up that one body — whether Jews or Greeks, bondservants or independent — and we all were given one Spirit to drink. 1Co 12:14 … Continue reading
how it works
1 Corinthians 12:10-12 1Co 12:10 But to another he gives powerful abilities, to another he gives prophetic insight, to another he gives the ability to distinguish between opposing spirits, to speak different families of languages, but he gives another the … Continue reading
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sovereign grace
1 Corinthians 12:7-9 1Co 12:7 But to each recipient the Holy Spirit reveals himself through the most profitable gifts. 1Co 12:8 For example, the Spirit gives one recipient a wise word, but to another recipient, the same Spirit gives a … Continue reading
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spiritual gift structure
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 1Co 12:4 Now there are different types of gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. 1Co 12:5 That is, there are different regular offices of ministry, but the same Lord we minister for. 1Co 12:6 And there … Continue reading
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being led by the Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:1-3 1Co 12:1 But I do not want you to miss my answers to your questions about spiritual matters. 1Co 12:2 You are aware of the fact that back when you were Gentiles, no matter which way you … Continue reading
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choosing condemnations
1 Corinthians 11:31-34 1Co 11:31 But if we proved ourself faithful, we would not have experienced this condemnation. 1Co 11:32 Yet in these times of condemnation, we are being taught a lesson by the Lord, so that we do not … Continue reading
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communion court
1 Corinthians 11:26-30 1Co 11:26 Because every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he returns, 1Co 11:27 with the result that whoever eats the Lord’s bread or drinks the Lord’s … Continue reading
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do this too
1 Corinthians 11:23-25 1Co 11:23 Because this is what I received from the Lord, a truth I also passed on to you: On the night when He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread, 1Co 11:24 And after he gave … Continue reading
beast feast
1 Corinthians 11:20-22 1Co 11:20 This is such a case: when you all come together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s Supper. 1Co 11:21 Because at the meal, each one eats his own supper ahead of others. So … Continue reading
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