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The apostle, having communicated in a scathing way to the church at Corinth (4:7-13), now explains to them why he has spoken to them thus as he begins to segue into addressing another problem withi…

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Certain things are implied by the title of this article. One is the fact that we all sin. Another is the damage sin does to our relationships to God and each other. The third is the fact that the r…

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07/01/2026

From the editorial: Nothing written in God’s Word has ever commanded or promoted the decision to give allegiance to mere men instead of the Lord. Indeed, Scripture teaches the exact opposite (Matt. 23:5-12). By glorifying Paul, Apollos, and others instead of Christ, the Corinthian saints had indeed “go(ne) beyond what is written.”

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The church at Corinth were giving the people who had initially converted them a lot of undue allegiance, including Paul (1 Cor. 1:10ff; 3:1-4ff). After appealing to the Corinthians to regard him a…

07/01/2026

From the article: If believers are to truly be unified, this is what it would actually look like: separation from the world, agreement on the Word, and loving like Christ. Knowing this, will we take any steps? Will we work to achieve this unity in the real world?

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It’s hard to find a believer in Christ who does not claim to desire unity with other believers. Every Lord’s day, there are people gathered together around the world worshiping God in various ways.…

07/01/2026

From the article: In encountering God as He truly is, Job’s understanding of reality, authority, and wisdom is fundamentally reshaped.

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Aside from the prologue in chapters 1 and 2, the most striking feature of the book of Job is the silence of God. Job’s suffering unfolds beneath a heaven that does not immediately respond. Througho…

07/01/2026

From the article: Job’s friends did better in their silence than they did with their words. This teaches us that when we do not know what to say, it may be better to not say anything at all. Our sympathetic presence can communicate comforting empathy, and for the grieving that may be sufficient for the time. We can talk about it later.

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We know the story. Job was a prosperous righteous man who lost everything, his wealth, his children, his health, his comfort, his relationship with his wife (1-2), and his honorable standing in his…

07/01/2026

From the article: There are several ways to ask this question. “Why does evil exist?” “Why do bad things happen?” “Why has this happened to us?”

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There are several ways to ask this question. “Why does evil exist?” “Why do bad things happen?” “Why has this happened to us?” It all comes down to one simple fact: suffering exists in this world. …