Tag: ap cannon
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Look at Those Gluttons, Drunkards, and Hellians
Paul is writing to the local church at Corinth to admonish the congregation toward unity through maturity in the faith. He expounded on Christian liberty and pay for pastors. Now, he writes about the Christian as a voluntary slave even though he is free. Basic Christian servanthood means much for the way we treat others.…
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The Pastor’s “Right” to a Paycheck
Paul is admonishing the church at Corinth toward unity through maturity. In the previous section, he encouraged the church toward Christian liberty to God’s glory—showing that abstinence from good things may be necessary for a time in order to exhort brothers and sisters in the faith so their consciences may be strengthened in the liberty…
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How Church Should Feel
In the local church at Corinth, there was much gossip (probably secret or ambush meetings), divisions, inflated disagreements about politics, and people who were living in sin and causing division were being elevated over those who tried to honor Christ with their lives. All too often, local church environments today are as terrible or worse–even…
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Introducing The 1 Samuel Expository Commentary From CM
The work we do is for the church. We spent two years working on our first expository commentary–the expository commentary on 1 Samuel. We spend much time and money resourcing the church through the blog at Christoa.com, and this is our first major print endeavor. We hope to provide commentaries to pastors around the world…