#1 Corinthians 10

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[deremerstudios]

AN LDS WOLF IN THE FOLD?

What if I told you that much of the best Christian entertainment of the last several years is being used to convert professing Christians to Mormonism - to the tune of 450,000 in the last four years alone. Join the conversation on our blog!

Is Evangelical/Mormon Collaboration Blurring the Lines Between Orthodoxy and Heresy. What if I told you that much of the best Christian entertainment you’ve been enjoying over the last several years may not be entirely what it seems?  Would it surprise you to know that, for example, The Chosen came about in large part due to an LDS (Latter Day Saint – they prefer this term over “Mormon”) film…

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Daily Prayer for January 25, 2025: Westminster Larger Catechism Q1

Q. 1. What is the chief and highest end of man? A. Man’s chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever. Prayer: Our Father, we thank you for creating and fashioning us after your image. We thank you for your infinite wisdom and grace, promising us hope through the work of your beloved Son, redeeming us from the misery of sin that our first parents subjected us to due to…

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1 CORINTHIANS S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 10

Wednesday, 1/8/25

SCRIPTURE:

Don’t worship false gods like some of them did, as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and they got up to play”. ... No temptation has seized you that isn’t common for people.  But God is faithful. He won’t allow you to be tempted beyond your abilities.  Instead, with the temptation, God will also supply a way out so that you will be able to endure it. ~  Corinthians 10:7,13

OBSERVATION:

"False gods" shows up a couple of times here in this chapter...

The temptation(s) to:

worship false gods - including my selfish self...

to eat and drink and play...

to follow my temptations and distractions...

God won't - doesn't - allow me to be tempted beyond my abilities... 

I know I can resist... but too often don't... 

...out of laziness...

...selfishness...

He always supplies the way out...

...first through Jesus...

...and through His Word...

...and through fellow believers...

...but do I always take it?

APPLICATION:

Allow God to provide the "way out"...

His way out... 

Take it...

Rely on Him to provide endurance...

Run away from the worship false gods (verses 7, 14)

PRAYER:

Providing Father - I ask Your forgiveness for being too self-reliant - too selfishly demanding - to have my own way and do things my way instead of leaning into Your leading to run from the worship of myself and those things that distract from Your will for me - Thank You for Your faithfulness in spite of my own unfaithful thoughts and behavior, for providing the way to stand before You in confession and praise... through Jesus, and in His Name, and for Your glory... 

Yours - through Him - without condition...

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Learn by Example (1 Corinthians 10:6-13)

Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; if you try to make it better, you’ll only make it worse. (Proverbs 19:19)

Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day 23,000 of them died. We should not test Christ, as some of them did—and were killed by…

[merrittcathyjo]

Perfection is not human, only God can be perfect.

Not one of us is perfect except by the Grace of God. I am saved because of that God given Grace. Because of that gift of grace, I love Him and put Him first in my life. I try to remember to ask Him in prayer for the opportunity to share the gospel and to show the light of Christ in all my behavior. Now, do I do this all the time, and am I perfectly serving Him? To be honest I must admit no, at…

[wiirocku]

1 Corinthians 1:10 (NLT) - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.

[walkswithmyfather]

Proverbs 5:1-2 (NLT). “My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel. Then you will show discernment, and your lips will express what you’ve learned.”

Hebrews 5:14 (ESV). “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”

1 Corinthians 12:10 (NLT). “He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit.”

“Why We Need Spiritual Discernment” by In Touch Ministries:

“When faced with a decision that seems to have several good answers, rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance.”

“Things aren’t always what they seem. That’s the mantra of many mystery books and TV shows, but it’s also a wise attitude for life. Many people make decisions based on feelings or judge situations by what appears to be ideal. Thankfully, God has given every believer a spirit of discernment to help us determine what’s best.

Think about how many decisions we must make on a daily basis—choices about family, finances, work. In a perfect world, each decision would have a correct and incorrect choice. In reality, however, what seems right isn’t always best. Some things that are neither wrong nor sinful may still be outside God’s will for us.

Scripture doesn’t contain specific directives about every possible life scenario. Instead, it’s filled with principles laid down by direct teaching or, at times, through stories. As we grow in spiritual maturity, biblical principles coupled with guidance from the Holy Spirit help us make godly judgments. (See 2 Peter 1:3.)

The question isn’t whether a certain choice looks good or feels right, but whether it’s God’s will for that point in our life. A spirit of discernment is essential for living in His will. Many choices that feel appropriate are actually contrary to what the Lord desires. That is why we must evaluate situations from a biblical perspective and ask the Spirit to guide us.”

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

No but I think it's so kind that in episode seven that officer died to save the kids and it was brutal and awful, but then it turns out he was already betrayed, he was already doomed. And that's terrible itself as well but it just feels so kind of the narrative to take that guilt off their shoulders, to say no, these children carry so much already, they don't also have to carry the guilt for that, the weight of how he would have lived if they had left. He wouldn't have lived. He died saving people. It's a cruelty but it's a kindness for them. Sometimes the narrative (a narrative about death and loss and incompetence and malice and cruelty born of cowardice) can be gentle in its own twisted way.

[jesus-is-lord-and-savior]

No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons.

(1 Corinthians 10:20, ESV)

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[deremerstudios]

DIVISION'S MORAL DECEIT

Face it - we live in divisive times. Join us as we examining how the cultures' moral veneration of division has come home to roost in the Evangelical church... and the devastating consequences it has wrought. What counsel does the Scriptures offer?

Examining how the cultures’ moral veneration of division has come home to roost in the Evangelical church with devastating consequences. But what counsel does the Scriptures offer to help us right the ship before it’s too late? “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all men will know that you are My…

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Daily Prayer for August 27, 2024: Psalm 100

Prayer: Our heavenly Father, You alone are sovereign and mighty, the one true God of heaven and earth. You deserve our complete devotion, praise, and lives committed to Your glory and worship. We thank You for redeeming us and calling us out of the land of Egypt through the blood of the Passover Lamb. We are grateful that You did not leave us to rot in our sin and misery but, instead, determined…

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"THAT CONTAINER IS LYING ABOUT ITS CONTENTS"

Matthew 7:15, “Be on your guard against false prophets; they come to you LOOKING LIKE SHEEP on the OUTSIDE, but on the INSIDE they are really like wild WOLVES.” (GNT) My two favorite seasons are Winter and Fall! Winter, because I love Christmas, snow, carols, decorations and the like. And Fall, because I love the colors, Thanksgiving, the start of the scent of fireplaces, but most of all,…

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God is Faithful

Temptation has not come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, so that you may be able to endure it. — 1 Corinthians 10:13 | Lexham English Bible (LEB) Lexham English Bible 2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software. Cross References: Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 1:9; Hebrews 10:23; 2 Peter 2:9