by Ray Viola | Nov 29, 2015 | Corinthians
It appears that the vast majority of the Corinthian church was a congregation of people that pushed the limits of grace and liberty to the edge. They were divided over “favorite” teachers. They were flaunting how tolerant they were of sexual sin. They were bringing...
by Ray Viola | Nov 2, 2015 | Corinthians
As Christians, we are free in Christ to engage in social practices and customs that are not sinful or specifically forbidden by biblical commands. Yet, there are numerous areas of life that are not specifically forbidden in Scripture where the overruling principle of...
by Ray Viola | Aug 23, 2015 | Corinthians
William Barclay tells us in his commentary “(The Greeks) were characteristically a litigious people. The law courts were one of their chief entertainments… In a Greek city, every man was more or less a lawyer, & spent a very great part of his time either...
by Ray Viola | Apr 13, 2015 | Corinthians
ACTS 18: 1-13 (Verses 1-3) Paul arrives in Corinth and meets Aquila and Priscilla. 18.1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; Corinth was a Roman colony and the most influential city of the province of Achaia. 18.2 And found a certain Jew...
by Ray Viola | Feb 22, 2015 | Galatians
Gal 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. After having told the Galatians in chapter 4.21-31 that they are the children of the free woman, Paul now reminds them that they ought...