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Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
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A Church Divided Over Leaders
I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought.
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My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
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Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
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Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.
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Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
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Dealing With a Case of Incest
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife.
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Therefore let us keep the Festival, not with the old bread leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church?
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I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
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you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
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So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.”
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For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”),
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yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
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Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
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Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.
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Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper
Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
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Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
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In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
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No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
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Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
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There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
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There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
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There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
