To Marry or Be Single?
Paul said that although it is not a sin to marry, those who marry will face many troubles in this life. He also reminded that time is short so whether one is married or unmarried, we should strive for undivided devotion to the Lord. The hope for the unmarried is not an end to singleness, but satisfaction in the Lord. But if you are unmarried and desire marriage, what should you do?
Marriage Covenant and Marital Sex
Marriage is something close to the heart yet it is complicated. Some who don’t have it yearn so much for it; yet some who have it regretted it in pain and disappointments, and there are also those who are happily married. How should Christians think about marriage, singleness and divorce?
Honor God With Your Body
When it comes to satisfying the needs of your body, do you have the mindset that you have the right to do anything? Could there be anything that is permissible yet not beneficial? How can we honor God with our bodies, especially in the area of fleeing from sexual immorality?
Immorality and Church Discipline
“Immorality and Church Discipline” addresses a case of severe sexual immorality within the Corinthian church, urging believers to take action.
God’s Kingdom Is Not Mere Talk But Kingdom
Are we walking the talk in our Christian faith? Or are we content with much talk about God yet still living a life devoid of God’s transformative power? Do we prefer that God comes to us with a rod of discipline or in love and gentleness?
Why Need God When I Am Good Without Him?
There is this common misperception that only the weak and those with problems need Christ, and if we are good (i.e. things are rosy for us), then we don’t need Christ. That is far from the truth, yet oftentimes, it is only until we are hit with problems that we realise we need God. But why do we still need God when life is good and when we are capable of doing good?
What Do You Have That You Did Not Receive?
Pride is the heinous sin common to mankind, no one needs to teach us to be proud but pride so effortlessly thrives in our sinful nature. How sensitive are you to your sin of pride? Let us ponder on three key questions that Paul had posed to uproot pride: Who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
Stewards Must Prove Faithful
The Bible tells us God is the ultimate Judge, but how much do you also care about how people judge you? How much do you trust your own self-appraisal? Being servants and stewards of God, how can we be faithful to what He entrusted us?
One Plants, Another Waters, But God Makes Things Grow
How much do we hold onto the verse, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain…” (Ps 127:1a) when we go about doing our work? Does the fact that it all depends on God to make things grow mean that we do not need to labor? We not only have our respective God-assigned roles, but the quality of each person’s work will also be tested. When the test comes, will we be rewarded or suffer loss?
God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
Does it seem that Christians don’t value wisdom and that we cannot exercise our minds if we were to believe in Jesus? Paul sought to correct such misperceptions. The cross and gospel of Christ is not foolishness but wisdom, yet who can understand such wisdom of God?
