Study Desk

Am I not a missionary? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not Christians because of the work I have done for the Lord?

Do we not have the right to have food and drink when we are working for the Lord?

Are Barnabas and I the only ones who should keep working for a living so we can preach?

Have you ever heard of a soldier who goes to war and pays for what he needs himself? Have you ever heard of a man planting a field of grapes and not eating some of the fruit? Have you ever heard of a farmer who feeds cattle and does not drink some of the milk?

Did not God speak about this because of us. For sure, this was written for us. The man who gets the fields ready and the man who gathers in the grain should expect some of the grain.

I cannot be proud because I preach the Good News. I have been told to do it. It would be bad for me if I do not preach the Good News.

You know that only one person gets a crown for being in a race even if many people run. You must run so you will win the crown.

Everyone who runs in a race does many things so his body will be strong. He does it to get a crown that will soon be worth nothing, but we work for a crown that will last forever.

In the same way, I run straight for the place at the end of the race. I fight to win. I do not beat the air.

These things show us something. They teach us not to want things that are bad for us like those people did.

You have never been tempted to sin in any different way than other people. God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tempted more than you can take. But when you are tempted, He will make a way for you to keep from falling into sin.

When we give thanks for the fruit of the vine at the Lord's supper, are we not sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread we eat at the Lord's supper, are we not sharing in the body of Christ?

We are allowed to do anything, but not everything is good for us to do. We are allowed to do anything, but not all things help us grow strong as Christians.

Do not work only for your own good. Think of what you can do for others.

If I can give thanks to God for my food, why should anyone say that I am wrong about eating food I can give thanks for?

Do nothing that would make trouble for a Greek or for a Jew or for the church of God.

I want to please everyone in all that I do. I am not thinking of myself. I want to do what is best for them so they may be saved from the punishment of sin.

Man is made like God and His shining-greatness. For this reason a man should not have his head covered when he prays or preaches, but the woman respects the man.

and man was not made for woman. Woman was made for man.

For this reason a woman should have a covering on her head. This shows she respects man. This is for the angels to see also.