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First Corinthians and the Twenty-First Century Church: Love Defined, Part 3

by Wade Berry | Jan 4, 2021 | Faith & Heritage

For a couple of posts now, we have been laboring to understand exactly what we are talking about when we use the word “love.” We began by observing that love language can be used in association with the affinity one person has for another, the affection one person...

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...