A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:20-34.

Part two of Paul’s teaching on the resurrection.

When Jesus returns to earth, God’s people, both living and dead, will be transformed and receive new, eternal bodies.

But this is just the beginning, Paul says. Christ will destroy all opposition to his reign in the universe—both human and demonic. Then death itself will be destroyed.

May the Lord bless your study of His Word!

A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 15:1-19.

Part one of Paul’s teaching on the resurrection.

The Corinthians accepted the fact that Jesus had been resurrected from the dead—they just didn’t see how that would be possible for the rest of us.

So Paul begins with a subject he and they are in complete agreement about: Christ was raised from the dead. Then from that fact he builds his case for the resurrection of believers.

May the Lord bless your study of His Word!

A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 14:26-40.

Paul returns to his teaching on spiritual gifts and their place in worship. His focus is on on gift in particular: glossolalia—what we often refer to as “speaking in tongues.” He explains how the gift can be used to strengthen and encourage others and the dangers of abusing the gift.

May the Lord bless your study of His Word!

A verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 14:1-25.

In this passage, which follows Paul’s teaching on the nature of love in chapter 13, he says that the single goal of the church should be to pursue love, which is expressed in the language of “building up” the church.

He then explains the importance of using the gift of speaking in tongues in a way that strengthens and encourages others.

May the Lord bless your study of His Word!