Study Desk

But the work that each person does will be clearly seen, because the Day will make it plain. That Day will appear with fire, and the fire will test everyone's work.

If you destroy God's temple, God will destroy you, because God's temple is holy. You yourselves are God's temple.

I say this because the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "He catches those who think they are wise in their own clever traps."

Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about this, but I give my opinion. And I can be trusted, because the Lord has given me mercy.

You should use the things of the world without letting them become important to you. This is how you should live, because this world, the way it is now, will soon be gone.

So this weak brother or sister—someone Christ died for—is lost because of your better understanding.

If I did it because it was my own choice, I would deserve to be paid. But I have no choice. I must tell the Good News. So I am only doing the duty that was given to me.

We should not commit sexual sins as some of them did. In one day 23,000 of them died because of their sin.

We should not test Christ as some of them did. Because of that, they were killed by snakes.

And don't complain as some of them did. Because they complained, they were killed by the angel that destroys.

There is one loaf of bread, so we who are many are one body, because we all share in that one loaf.

So, am I saying that sacrifices to idols are the same as those Jewish sacrifices? No, because an idol is nothing, and the things offered to idols are worth nothing.

You can eat it, "because the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord."

But if someone tells you, "That food was offered to idols," then don't eat it. That's because some people think it is wrong, and it might cause a problem for the person who told you that.

I eat the meal with thankfulness. So I don't want to be criticized because of something I thank God for.

I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings I gave you.

But a man should not cover his head, because he is made like God and is God's glory. But woman is man's glory.

So that is why a woman should have her head covered with something that shows she is under authority. Also, she should do this because of the angels.

This is true because woman came from man, but also man is born from woman. Really, everything comes from God.

because of your idea that you must have separate groups to show who the real believers are!