The saying “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” was first used by Alexander Pope in his An Essay on Criticism, 1709. I thought of that saying as I contemplated this next Gem, working my way through 1 Cor 11 and 12; two chapters …
Difficult Passage Gems
Bible Gem 404 – Talking to Sensible / Reasonable People (1 Cor 10:14-17)
And so, my dear friends, keep on running away from idolatry. I am talking to sensible people. Decide for yourselves what I am saying. The cup of blessing that we bless is a sign of our sharing in the blood of Christ, isn’t it? The …
Bible Gem 400 – Clouds, Sea, Spiritual Food and Spiritual Rocks (1 Cor 10:1-5)
guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. All of them ate the same spiritual food, all of them drank the …