Study Desk

because the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. It is written in the Scriptures, "He catches those who are wise in their own clever traps."

because the kingdom of God is present not in talk but in power.

because you were bought by God for a price. So honor God with your bodies.

But because sexual sin is a danger, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

Do not refuse to give your bodies to each other, unless you both agree to stay away from sexual relations for a time so you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again so Satan cannot tempt you because of a lack of self-control.

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

Those who use the things of the world should live as if they were not using them, because this world in its present form will soon be gone.

But not all people know this. Some people are still so used to idols that when they eat meat, they still think of it as being sacrificed to an idol. Because their conscience is weak, when they eat it, they feel guilty.

This weak believer for whom Christ died is ruined because of your "knowledge."

If others do not accept me as an apostle, surely you do, because you are proof that I am an apostle in the Lord.

He was really talking about us. Yes, that Scripture was written for us, because it goes on to say: "The one who plows and the one who works in the grain should hope to get some of the grain for their work."

If I preach because it is my own choice, I have a reward. But if I preach and it is not my choice to do so, I am only doing the duty that was given to me.

I do all this because of the Good News and so I can share in its blessings.

We must not take part in sexual sins, as some of them did. In one day twenty-three thousand of them died because of their sins.

The things that happened to those people are examples. They were written down to teach us, because we live in a time when all these things of the past have reached their goal.

Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body, because we all share that one loaf.

You may eat it, "because the earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it."

But if anyone says to you, "That food was offered to idols," do not eat it. Do not eat it because of that person who told you and because eating it might be thought to be wrong.

If I eat the meal with thankfulness, why am I criticized because of something for which I thank God?

I praise you because you remember me in everything, and you follow closely the teachings just as I gave them to you.