1 Corinthians Chapter 10 Discussion Page 3

Richard, that passage you referred to talks about Testings that come to believers - and not to sin directly. As you can see, verses 1 -22 deals with testings: Israel tested God's love & goodness towards them by following idols & received God's Judgement (v 8). And Paul gave the warning to his readers (v 9) to not test Christ in similar fashion. Obviously, Israel & Christians do test the Lord, they sin & they are admonished or judged but verse 13 speaks about, not how we test the Lord, but of testings that come to us to compel us to sin or turn away from the Lord. So, it could be through some extreme trial (physical/emotional suffering, loss of a loved one, loss of job, insecurity, persecution, etc.) that comes to us. The Lord allows us to go through it, but verse 13 says, that through that testing, God gives us a way out of it so that you don't succumb & sin.

Therefore, I see this verse 13 as an extra instruction to the aspect of our sinning & recovery: we are tempted to sin & if we give in, we sin. But this verse tells us that in the midst of that temptation, God provides us a way out of it so that we don't succumb & sin. And that way out, is the spiritual strength He gives us, the Holy Spirit revealing to us what we must do, or Him even going ahead of us to sort out the problem matter so that we don't sin as a result. But, if we do succumb, then there is still place for forgiveness but may come at a high price & this experience will be for our learning & maturing in Christ.

It reads in verse 13 we will be provided a way out of temptation, what happens if we succumb to that temptation, can we still find forgiveness?

Thank You Lord Jesus for your blessings on me I love the Lord with all my heart and with all my body and with all my soul,prays his holly name AMEN

1 Corinthians 10:32

Paul is telling us that God does not want us to take offense in what others are doing in other that we be able to apply love and tolerance towards winning them to the appropriate way of God.

Paul is telling us that God does not want us to take offense in what others are doing in other that we be able to apply love and tolerance towards winning them to the appropriate way of God.

this chapter Speaks of what we should and should not do as CHRISTIANS and if we obey the word of Jesus we will be wise in our dealings with others and God will do the rest.and yes we live in this WORLD we are not of this WORLD. That why the Unsaved people They hated Jesus first.Jesus TOld UsThey will Hate his CHILDREN As well No Problem Jesus He Watch Over Us all Their Is No secrets why Jesus Sees it all Amen

Don't assume Paul is saying sin is justified.

For even the Head Apostle, Peter, said Paul's writings are hard to be understood, as other scriptures, 2 Peter 3:16.

Adultery is adultery, fornication is fornication, lasciviousness is lasciviousness.

To commit adultery saying we do it unto Christ is saying, God is confusion.

But God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, 1 Corinthians 14:33.

Can sin bring peace?

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation, James 1:12

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Do not err, my beloved brethren, James 1:15-16

Amen to that we are know of GOD by our love for the brethren

Phil 2:5 it is nothing for Jesus to put others interests before his own! We should follow his example is what Paul is exorting. If i am with my jewish friend, i say the baruch before meals with her in Hebrew! that we may win some...

No matter what we do in our lives daily we need to make sure that we are glorifying Jehovah God by our speech and conduct.

We suffer cause God suffers yep.He doesn't temp us "HE!" help us yep.He makes a way of escape the devil cannot do that yep he catches us,traps us,and tempts us a lot Tempts us to fall yep.and the "LORD!" covers us when we are captured yep,but we fall cause we are captured yep.When you know "GOD!" he "COMMANDS!" the devil to release us Makes a way for us to escape We leave w "HIM!" getting away with it yep."GOD IS GOOD YEP!"

Communion is more than a monthly ritual, it is recognized in the sight of God as the partaking of Christ's body, his church. Paul warned that communion was not an occasion to eat and drink to satisfy a fleshly hunger. When we take it unworthily (not ordering our lives after his word) we can face his wrath. Communion is sacred and should be done the way Christ instructed. In memory of him!

Merry Christmas my friend!

Thank God for the choice of verse. Struggling believers exposed to the world get help here. Invisible spirits abound to intice yet greater is God in our midst. Christians are hurt with pride and temptation yet our Lord shows his sheep the safe way. Remain in his vine, when lust arises go to his Word, these verses, so powerful to protect us. May Christ ring true with His power this season, Amen.

We must remember it all was written by God and has to agree as one writing? The Father and The Word and The Holy Ghost and these 3 are one.

Verse 12: We want to guard against overconfidence and put up a constant fight to stay on the right course.

Romans 8:23, Christians are not to walk after the flesh but are to mortify the deeds of the body by the Spirit. Christ came to give us power over the flesh and all sin. If one is a Christian, one must take all sinful things to Jesus to b eradicated. Christ can remove all sin, 1 John 1st chapter. "And cleanse us from all unrighteousness". "Cleanses us from ALL sin". 2nd chap Walk as He walked.

Eternal truths: Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Amen.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. To study God's Word is power, to have it in the heart is Jesus.

Verse 24: We are not to seek our own advantage and only look out for our own interests, but we should look out for the interests of others and seek ways to benefit them.

Romans 7:18 18 For I know that in me that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me but how to perform that which is good I find not. Paul had one problem, that was the flesh. The new creature inside him was fight with the flesh. Thank God for the Holy Spirit inside us that are saved by believing thru Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ finished works.

We will way fight against the flesh as along we in the world today.

1 Corinthians 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. We will all get tempted by the devil, but if we read the Word and obey God, we will escape the devils wrath. And don't forget to pray too.

If we sincerely try to do Jehovah God's will, we do not have a breaking point as verse 13 brings out.

"And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;" This is such an interesting part: to think about the man Moses, and how great he was in God's sight; the meekest of all men on the earth; and one to whom God spoke face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. Thinking about the great high calling of being a people closer to God than any others in the world; to bring Jesus to all!

Vs. 31-33; " ..... do ALL to the Glory of God." " ..... that they may be saved."

1 Corinthians 10:23 "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." Bruce, For you to say my question was a "little bit ambiguous" did not edify. After all, I said "In light of" if something is brought into the "light" with hope that it will edify (offering knowledge) someone; I would think it not "ambiguous."

"For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing." Did you know, that the Classical World of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East, were almost all Christian, before the evil coming of Islam? And did you know the sword of Islam caused the Dark Ages?

"But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed." Temptations will cease when we're ten minutes dead. Until then we have all grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and His Spirit in our hearts, to stand firm and not sin. All the promises are to the Overcomers and that's what we intend to be, by God's mercy and power, that works mightily in us in Jesus' Name! Amen Praise JAH!