Bible Story
bible story
All contents of Ilsaeng Spirituality Institute are based on the Bible and the spirit of the Bible.
'Story of the Bible' is about what each book of the Bible says, with what characteristics it conveys the message, what messages are hidden in the part where the Old and New Testaments are integrated, and from messages hidden in inconspicuous corners to widely known messages. Look at it from different angles.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
1 Corinthians: Spring Days in Corinth
Corinth, an ancient wealthy city, remained in ruins for a long time after it was destroyed by the Romans, and then rebuilt by Emperor Caesar.
Like Ephesus in the book of Ephesians, Corinth was a famous port city and a city where trade and commerce flourished, so it was a city where diverse cultures and diverse people intersect.
Corinth was famous as a sinful city where nightlife and pleasures developed, and even the root word for Corinth, “Corinthian,” means prostitute or playboy. I'm guessing it was a city.
That's why 1 Corinthians 5 is full of Paul's story about incest, and chapter 6 about sexual immorality.
One of Corinth's most famous is perhaps the temple of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and beauty. According to second-century writers, Aphrodite's temple prostitutes numbered as many as 1,000. There are those who claim that this is a bit of an exaggeration, but what is clear is that Corinth was a region where sexual promiscuity and fornication were the same, and it was recognized as one of the legitimate and natural religious practices.
The problem is that there must have been cases where the temple prostitutes were also converted and came into the church to worship. Unlike today's large churches, in the house church at the time, where there were around 50 people, they were clearly prominent people, and they must have been a big cultural problem. will be Their presence within the church may have been a shock or could have led to discrimination or strife. Converted temple priests were characterized by very short or bald hair, so the pious women of the Church deliberately wore long hair or wore a veil over their heads. For this reason, Paul also provides wisdom on the issue of women covering their heads in chapter 11.
On the other hand, more than 20 temple sites in the Corinth region at that time have been discovered, which caused the problem of “meat sacrificed to idols” (1 Corinthians 8:1~). Because almost all meat on the market at that time was unclean meat that was sold in the market after being offered to pagan temples, so it was a matter of religious importance whether or not to eat it in the church (chapters 8-10).
In addition to this, 1 Corinthians has a very long chapter on sect issues (chapters 1-4), litigation problems (chapters 6), marital relations and marriage problems (chapters 7), and the very famous charismatic problems (chapters 12-14). Since they deal with so many different issues, it is difficult to integrate them into one topic. It is also true that the Corinthians came to Paul in Ephesus and told them about the situation of the church (16:17).
[Short Meditation]
If you think about it, God the Holy Spirit is the best worker who can overcome obstacles and perform His work in any barren land like Corinth, in a powerful area where everyone claims that they are right, and in any difficult situation. And you will see the zeal of God.
I wonder if someone like me who has been in the church for a long time has been preserving the barren land for a long time by misunderstanding God's will. Once again, I will respect and love God who is patient and patient with me.
Background and Application of Romans
[background]
After finishing his third missionary journey, Paul wanted to visit the Roman church before going on his last mission to Spain (Savannah), which he thought was the end of the earth. So, I am asking for intercession in order to fellowship with them, to receive the large donation that I have raised from the Jerusalem church, and to devote my life to the mission to the ends of the earth, which I considered as my last calling.
Afterwards, Paul is eventually imprisoned in Caesarea and goes to Rome as a prisoner through the adversity of Euraquila. And while evangelizing there, he later became a martyr before the Lord.
The book of Romans can only be solved by knowing the important events behind it.
It was a serious conflict and turmoil between Jews and Gentiles within the Roman Church, which resulted in the Roman emperor Claudius (Claudius) issuing an edict to expel Jews from Rome in 49 AD.
Years after the decree went into effect, the imperial decree expired, and the exiled Jews returned to the Church of Rome. But the problem occurred here.
I returned home with inflated dreams and expectations, but when I returned to the church in Rome, I found that all the Gentiles were fulfilling their roles in synagogues and house churches. Gentile Christians were now fulfilling all the roles they had performed, such as serving worship and teaching the law. Besides, I always ran into each other when it came to interpreting the law.
When Paul heard this news, he wrote to the church in Rome, and many parts of the book of Romans contain the message that Jews and Gentiles should be united and become one. In the process of explaining this, the core doctrine of the righteousness of God, which is the essence of the gospel, was born.
So, starting with Chapter 1, we take turns (or mixes) of faith and the righteousness of God to Gentiles, Jews, and all.
By telling the Jews that Abraham was justified before circumcision, the Jews no longer present circumcision as a necessary and sufficient condition for salvation.
Since the Gentiles who were strangers to the gospel were grafted into the Jewish olive tree, we are giving a message of gratitude and humility.
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There are many reasons why we cannot be united in the church. I can't become one because I know the Bible better, and sometimes I can't be one because I just hate it. But Paul is praying that he will break every reasonable reason, change his likes and dislikes, and return to God, who always wants to be merciful, and become brothers and sisters.
Today too, we earnestly hope and pray that we can become one with people whom we do not understand, and that we can become one by spending time with people whom we cannot tolerate.
Acts
[1] Position in the New Testament: The History of the New Testament
If the book that presents the historical standards and narrative stems of the Old Testament is the Book of Kings, then in the New Testament, the book of Acts plays that role. So, when studying the Bible, it is helpful to arrange the Old Testament historically around the Book of Kings and the New Testament historically around the Acts of the Apostles and look at the big picture first.
There are several clues from history that prove the events actually mentioned in the book of Acts, some of which are as follows.
Acts 11 The famine in Jerusalem in verses 27-30 is historically in 46, the martyrdom of James in chapter 12 in 44, the decree of Emperor Claudius in 18:2 in 49, and the escort of Paul Gallio in 18:12-17. Events are events that prove to have happened historically in the years 50-51. It helps to entice the New Testaments into one line based on these historical narratives.
And because the book of Acts serves as a bridge connecting the events of the various epistles in the New Testament, it is a book that forms the basis of a very important narrative in the New Testament.
[2] Structure of Acts
I would like to note two of the various structures of the Acts of the Apostles.
The first is the triple structure of geographic expansion.
One of the key passages in Acts is 1:8, which speaks of the Holy Spirit, the power, and the geographical spread of the gospel. Acts is the sequel to Luke, who wrote the Gospel of Luke. If the Gospel that began in Galilee ended in Jerusalem, then Acts is talking about the spread of the Gospel from Jerusalem to Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. If the geographical order of Acts and the Gospel of Luke overlaps, it is like a decalcomanie.
In this geographically expanded structure, the book that recorded the Gospels from Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth is the Book of Acts.
On the other hand, on the topic of the spread of the gospel, six summary statements such as “The word of God is prosperous, prosperous, and the number of the crowd is increasing” are inserted in the middle each time the gospel is expanded. It is sometimes viewed as a six-fold structure (6:7; 9:31; 12:24; 16:5; 19:20; 28:31).
The second is the double structure of the main character.
The main character in chapters 1-8, the beginning of Acts, is Peter. However, after going through the overlapping process of Peter and Saul in Chapters 9-12, the main character is Paul, who was chosen as the apostle of the Gentiles in Chapters 13 to the last. The Acts of the Apostles seems even more so because it was a book written by Gentiles to Gentiles.
For one example, it is captured that the miracles of Jesus appearing in the Gospel of Luke appear in parallel in Peter and Paul, the protagonists of the book of Acts. If you look closely, the parallels are deliberate and meticulous. Among them, as we know well, the incident of Jesus raising the dead from the Gospel of Luke is paralleled through Peter and Paul in the Acts of the Apostles.
Peter raised Tabitha from Joppa (9:36-42), and Paul raised a young man named Eutychus from the dead by falling from the third floor (20:8-12). The book of Acts in Luke's Gospel is a cross-section of the events that continue in the book of Acts, showing that Peter and Paul are directly following Jesus.
On the other hand, as many people have mentioned, the real protagonist of Acts is neither Peter nor Paul, but God the Holy Spirit.
Because whenever people encountered cultural, geographical, or theological barriers in the book of Acts, it was the Holy Spirit, not people, who crossed them.
[3] Topics/Things to consider
1. Expanding the Kingdom of God through Us
: The book of Acts shows us how the kingdom of God is being spread through us humans under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and we, too, are challenging ourselves to follow up by relying on God the Holy Spirit.
2. The main character of our life is the Holy Spirit
: The owner of the church today is neither a pastor like me nor a saint. So is our life. We just have to make way for God the Holy Spirit so that he can become the protagonist of the church and our lives.
3. It comes from the Holy Spirit rather than our experience and ability. warrant
: As in Acts 1:8, it shows that we can receive the power of God only when we rely on the Holy Spirit. However, in today's world, both pastors and believers need good specifications and good abilities. So we are becoming a world where it is easy to use our abilities and our careers. However, in times like these, we need to be more careful and pray so that we can be clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit rather than using our own power. So, because of the power of the Holy Spirit that I received from the Lord, We must go into our surroundings, neighbors, workplaces, social gatherings, and all communities so that the power of Jesus, not mine, can be revealed.
Listening to the Bible: The Lens of Healthy Bible Interpretation
The spirit of the Law in the Pentateuch should be heard by all Christians today. However, if you emphasize only the law itself, not the spirit of the law, you will become legalism, and if you deny all the spirit of the law, you will become an abolitionist.
All Old Testament laws become a safe interpretation for us living today when we pass through the lens of Jesus Christ.
Even today, I see some controversy over whether certain foods should be eaten or not, and how to view work on the new concept of the old Sabbath.
According to the Bible, meat was not allowed at first but was allowed after the flood after Noah’s flood. In the case of animals such as pigs, it was defined as unclean food in Leviticus 11. Chapters 10-11). In addition to these food issues, The controversy between Jesus and the Jews is recorded quite a bit in the Gospels.
The important thing is that the interpretation of these Old Testament problems must pass through the lens of the New Testament, or more precisely, the new hermeneutic lens of Jesus Christ.
Thomas Aquinas' commentary helps us at this point. Jews usually classify the law of the Pentateuch into 613 articles. Aquinas By classifying the Pentateuch into ceremonial law, civil law, and moral law, <Ritual Law> is a law related to sacrifice and holiness; summarized as
The sacrificial laws of the Old Testament, which occupy an important part of the ceremonial law, are laws that do not have to be kept today, because in the New Testament era, Jesus Christ himself became a sacrificial material for human sins. in the ritual The food law (unclean food) represented by the Peter and Cornelius case also proves that Jesus Christ abolished Acts 10-11. However, what we need to remember here is that the attitude and spirit of holiness that sets us apart from the world is still valid.
In the sense that civil law is a property that reflects the characteristics of each era and country, it is defined and interpreted differently depending on the country and cultural situation.
In the case of the moral law, in short, the spirit of the Ten Commandments, that is, the core commandments of love of God and love of neighbor, are still valid for us.
In this way, we must be able to see both the Old and New Testaments, and a healthy interpretation of the Bible is possible, especially when we see it through the lens of Jesus Christ.
Listening to the Bible: Going Beyond the Old Testament 'Retribution' Faith
The Old Testament tells us the double message of blessing and suffering through two tracks of the patriarchal era.
Abraham is a symbol of blessing, and Job is a symbol of suffering.
Looking at the message of Deuteronomy and Numbers' 'blessings and curses', that is, the message of the Deuteronomy history view, that is, the blessing of obedience and the curse of disobedience, it is impossible to understand the missionary's car accident or the suffering of the minister, and Job's suffering is the story of Stephen and his disciples in the New Testament. Even martyrdom cannot understand. This point is the reason and basis for the need for Job's message in our religious life. Of course, the New Testament clearly interprets the message of suffering by Jesus and in many of his epistles.
In fact, at the time of Jesus, the Jews only relied on the causal belief, that is, the Abrahamic blessing model, and ignored the sick and the marginalized and distanced themselves from them. Because they thought that they were sick as a result of sin and that they were a sign of alienation from God as a result of sin.
At that time, Jews neglected to interpret the weight of Job's suffering as much as the Abrahamic blessing model in the Old Testament.
Against these misunderstandings, Jesus repeatedly emphasized that the consequences of sin are not directly related to disease and poverty.
Just as Jesus Christ rebuked the interpretations of the Jews at the time, we today need to be humble in accepting both blessings and sufferings, but surrendering all sovereignty in our lives to God.
I hope that each of you can check through the Word that the subjects of blessing and suffering in the Old Testament are dealt with in more detail in the New Testament.
Leviticus: The modern church through the trespass offering
Leviticus 5:14 to 6:7 describes the trespass offering.
The Leviticus offerings include burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, and trespass offerings. A trespass offering is usually a sacrifice for reparation.
The people of Israel in the Old Testament era had to deal with something through sacrificial sacrifices, even if they stole something or caused damage. At this time, in order to complete the trespass system, 20% of the property of the neighbor who suffered damage was to be compensated heavily.
Why was this law created? Broadly speaking, it is God's intention to protect the community and neighbors. In a small way, it is an attitude of respect for others and their property.
Even if the modern church does not offer sacrifices as in the past, it is still necessary to respect and practice our neighbors and communities.
What attitude do we have toward our neighbors and communities outside the church now? We may be doing well in the church, but the problem is that we are sometimes being pointed at by our neighbors and the world community. The painful reality is that we are being pointed at not because we are faithful to the gospel, but because we are more dishonest, because of power and rich church inheritance, because of the immorality of the pastor, and because the exclusivity of the church is so strong.
This is the time when the spirit of the trespass offering of Leviticus is needed. We want to look back on the duality of our duality of respect and service, where respect and service only occur at the church and disappear as soon as we leave the church building and church community, and thus disappear from the family community, workplace community, neighborhood neighbors, the underprivileged, and apartment management staff.
Listening to the Bible: Summary of Bible Structure
The Torah gives a guide as a believer.
History books give us a reminder that we must have God as the true Lord of our lives.
Poetry teaches us to sing about who God really is.
The prophets present arrows to those who deviate from obedience, the promises and words of God.
And the New Testament tells us about the coming and coming of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the cross of mankind.
So, the Bible is a book that preaches the word of eternal life, Jesus Christ,
It is a guide, alarm, teaching, arrow, and cross salvation for all Christians who want to consume the word of eternal life.