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To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be his holy people, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours:
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For in him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge—
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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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For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
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and again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”
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For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
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Sexual Immorality
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.
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But not everyone possesses this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
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Paul’s Use of His Freedom
Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
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Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
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The Believer’s Freedom
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.
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for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
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even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
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On Covering the Head in Worship
I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
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But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.
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For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
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Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
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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.
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But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.
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If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
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When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
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I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues, unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.
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So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind?
