First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Sexual Immorality, Part 4

by Wade Berry | Jul 20, 2020 | Scripture, Theology

A Gospel-Centered Sexual ethic If the last blog in this series made you think of marriage, that is no accident. Heterosexual marriage not only provided the ritual foundation for legitimate sex for first-century Jews; it also formed the symbolic world that shaped the...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Sexual Immorality, Part 3

by Wade Berry | Jul 6, 2020 | Scripture, Theology

Two Challenges to a Christian Sexual Ethic In 1 Corinthians 5-6, Paul addressed sexual practices which clearly transgressed the boundaries of acceptable behavior for a Christian. On the surface, these behaviors were impermissible because they involved people who...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Sexual Immorality, Part 2

by Wade Berry | Jun 11, 2020 | Scripture, Theology

The Stakes Are High Last week, I introduced our discussion of “sexual immorality” in 1 Corinthians 5-6 by describing my own struggle to understand the Bible’s teachings on sex. After reading that post, you might be saying to yourself, “Come on, now. Is this really...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First century Church: Sexual Immorality, Part 1

by Wade Berry | Jun 5, 2020 | Scripture, Theology

“This commentary contains material of a sexual nature addressed biblically and philosophical. The views expressed herein are those of the author. They are presented in the interest of furthering theological dialogue on the subject.” 1 Corinthians 5-6 is...

First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: More on Unity

by Wade Berry | May 18, 2020 | Faith & Heritage

In 1 Corinthians 4, Paul continues to “beat the dead horse” of unity. This time, he lays out for the Corinthians, in sarcastic and highly stylized form, three habits which will help them be more unified. These habits have everything to do with how the Corinthians...