Sanctification: Positional and Personal 1 Peter 1:13-21 Mark Kulikovsky – 1st December 2019 Sanctification simply means “set apart for God” and the Bible seems to say that it is something that has already happened (cf. 1 Cor 1:2; 6:11) BUT is also still to happen (cf. 1 Thess 4:3-7). Consider the following diagram which tries
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1. Introduction This year we have focused mainly on ‘Holiness’ through Paul’s letter to the young church at Corinth. What is your understanding and definition of what holiness is? Has it changed over the course of this year? At the beginning of Revelation (Chpt. 2&3) Jesus instructs John to write a letter of what He
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The following is by Mark Kulikovsky What problems with holiness did the Corinthians have? From the first 10 chapters of 1 Corinthians what are some of the ways in which Paul encouraged the Corinthians to be holy? In the sermon it was stated about the Corinthian church: “Although they were the Christian church in Corinth, an
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This week’s study is combining Murray’s last week and this week’s messages. 1. How To Win People To Christ. Read 1 Corinthians 9:1-23. A. Paul’s Motivation. According to 1 Corinthians 9:16-17 what did Paul say his reason for preaching the good news was? See also Acts 26:12-23. Do all Christians have the responsibility to share
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As an introduction to this study and before we look specifically at Christian singleness let’s look at a couple of principles which apply to Christians generally either married or single. Summarise the essence of what they are teaching 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 10:31, Romans 14:17-19, 1 Corinthians 7:35. What does Paul say has great value? 1
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“The Christians in Corinth were surrounded by sexual temptation. The city had a reputation even among pagans for sexual immorality and religious prostitution. It was this kind of society that Paul delivered these instructions on sex and marriage. The Corinthian church was in turmoil because of the immorality of the culture around them. They needed
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