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Proclaiming Christ Crucified
When I came to you, brethren, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God in lofty words or wisdom.
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Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then every man will receive his commendation from God.
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But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.
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What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
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Do not refuse one another except perhaps by agreement for a season, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, lest Satan tempt you through lack of self-control.
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Now these things happened to them as a warning, but they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the end of the ages has come.
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Abuses at the Lord’s Supper
But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
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So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another—
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if any one is hungry, let him eat at home—lest you come together to be condemned. About the other things I will give directions when I come.
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but when the perfect comes, the imperfect will pass away.
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Now, brethren, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how shall I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
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Orderly Worship
What then, brethren? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification.
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For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.
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Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
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Come to your right mind, and sin no more. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
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The Resurrection Body
But some one will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?”
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You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
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When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
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On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that contributions need not be made when I come.
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When Timothy comes, see that you put him at ease among you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, as I am.
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As for our brother Apol′los, I strongly urged him to visit you with the other brethren, but it was not at all his will to come now. He will come when he has opportunity.
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If any one has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come!
