Author name: River White

1 Corinthians 13-14: A continuation of chapter 12 into chapter 13: “But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.” (Verse 31 chapter 12) We who are parents can probably best see chapter 13 as one of the most instructive chapters on living a Godly life for the benefit of […]

There is work to do! Jesus said, “Open your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready for harvest.” (John 4:35)   Jesus said, “I sent you to reap what you did not labor for, others have labored…” (John 4:38)    If you are a Christian, you have work to do. If you

October 16, 2024 1 Corinthians 10 “So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.” Did you know that we have the capabilities not to sin because of Christ and the Holy Spirit that abides in us; but we are sinners, 1John 1:8, “If we say, ‘We have no sin,’ we are deceiving

October 2, 2024 1 Corinthians 8-9 Have you noticed that “a soft answer turns away anger,” proverbs 15:1? I Have. I have also been the person with the anger that has been calmed because of someone’s soft spoken words. My testimony was preserved because of someone’s wise action towards me. Over time, I too, became

September 25, 2024 1 Corinthians 7 The simple message of this passage is verse 17, “Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him. This is what I command in all the churches.” We are to continue in our life path as long as we are not in

September 11, 2024 1 Corinthians 6 As we reflect on these first 6 chapters concerning the early church, we see problems that existed then, are still present today. Our eagerness to follow Christ once we become saved can become a zealousness of energies that may lead us to stagnation. You ask, “that’s an interesting statement,

July 24, 2024 1 Corinthians 4 We, who are now keepers of God’s past mysteries, things that are now known for our salvation, have been instructed to proclaim the gospel of Jesus the Christ, if at all, by the way we live and conduct ourselves. Human wisdom is the natural man, the unsaved person, and

July 17, 2024 1 Corinthians 3 Isn’t it interesting how kids today want to be adults; to be on their own, making adult decisions, to driving, to making an income, and all the freedoms that come with being grown-up. Yet when that time comes many are poorly prepared. They may be of age, but they

July 10, 2024 1 Corinthians 2 “My speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a demonstration of the Spirits power, so that your faith might not be based on human wisdom but on God’s power.”  How do we proclaim the gospel of Jesus the Christ? Do we attempt to

June 19, 2024 1 Corinthians 1 The concern for the need of the Corinthian people who became believers, by faith, in Christ to be “liked minded” (verse 10) was becoming apparent from a report by Chloe to Paul. Paul begins this letter establishing his leadership, by Christ, as “an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s