TiS now available via iTunes podcasting!
Hi Everyone,
After waiting on this the last several months, I am pleased to announce that TiS is now available in Podcast form for your added convenience. It is really exciting as Apple has just approved my listing on iTunes and now people can browse for Christian theology and apologetics information and come across TiS. This new podcasting feature allows you to subscribe and automatically receive each new audio posting* or quickly and easily download episodes to your computer, iPod, iPad, or iPhone based on your interests.
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Using I Corinthians, select three of Paul’s different areas of instruction. Describe his teaching in each and make modern day application.
Question:
Using I Corinthians, select three of Paul’s different areas of instruction. Describe his teaching in each and make modern day application.
Answer:
The book of 1 Corinthians, written by Apostle Paul around 53-54 AD, is a collection of mainly corrective rebukes targeted at the gentile church in Corinth. Paul seems to have heard news of some problems within the church, via Chloe’s household (1 Cor. 1:11) and writes this letter to correct some of these problems. Paul covers a wide range of issues from incest, to head coverings, to prostitution, to wisdom altogether addressing no less than 11 different issue areas.
1 Corinthians is laid out in a very logical order that helps us understand the mindset of Paul. As he opens his writings, from 1:10 to 6:20, we see that Paul is addressing the specific concerns brought to him (1 Corinthians 6:2, 3, 9, 15, 16, 19). In chapter 7, Paul then addresses the issues specifically highlighted in the letter from the church in Corinth to him. And finally in Chapter 16 Paul closes with a discussion on false teachings/understandings of the resurrection that may link to how the Corinthians were acting – not in accordance with the Spirit. Let’s look at 3 of Paul’s teachings more closely:
1. Divisions in the church (1 Corinthians 1:10 - 4:21):
- Problem(s): (1) anti-Paul opinions (2) amongst some leaders (3) on the basis of perceived wisdom
- Teaching: Paul begins with a clear view of unity in Christ (1 Cor. 1:2-10) and starts with the idea of where wisdom is found
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Compare and contrast the Northern and Southern Kingdoms.
Question:
Compare and contrast the Northern and Southern Kingdoms.
Answer:
The division of Israel and the establishment of the southern and northern kingdoms can be traced back to the sins of Solomon. Although Solomon made a great sacrifice to God at Gibeon at the onset of his reign and God granted his request for wisdom to govern his people (1 Kings 3:9), Solomon’s reign didn’t end well. Rather unwisely, Solomon spent extravagantly and established a harem of 700 wives and 300 concubines that caused serious strains economically and spiritually. As part of his provision for his foreign wives, Solomon built places of worship for them to worship their gods which resulted in idolatrous subsidies. It was for this reason that prior to his death, God communicated the fate of Israel to be divided, but for David’s sake God would keep Judah and Jerusalem in the Davidic line (1 Kings 11:9-13).
After Solomon’s death his son Rehoboam became king in a time where resentment was rising over the state of the economy and taxes imposed upon the citizenry. Rehoboam’s lack of understanding and leniency led towards a break in the kingdom that formed the Northern Kingdom known as Israel (led by Jeroboam). The remaining Southern Kingdom, Judah, was composite of 2 tribes Judah and Benjamin.
The Northern Kingdom was characterized with consistent practices of idolatry with the exception of Jehu’s time. Jeroboam, first king of the Northern Kingdom, feared disunity in his kingdom by those who ventured south to Jerusalem (located in Judah) to …
