Posts with the tag “encouragement”

Let's spend a few minutes in 2 Corinthians 12:9. This verse comes in response to Paul's prayer for healing. Paul had some kind of physical ailment. Now, if you've ever studied this passage, you'll find that commentaries offer all sorts of ideas on what this ailment might have been. But we're not going to dive into that speculation today. What matters is that Paul prayed three times for God to remo...  Read More

In 1 Corinthians, chapters 8-10, the Apostle Paul tackles an intriguing aspect of Christian life: Christian Liberty. This topic, rich with implications, goes beyond the surface-level debates over rights and freedoms. Back in Paul’s day, the community wrestled with whether it was acceptable to eat meat sacrificed to idols—a dilemma that might not resonate with us today, but the underlying principle...  Read More