those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

To those free from the law I became like one free from the law (though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,

Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

But a married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife,

Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.

For the one who eats and drinks without careful regard for the body eats and drinks judgment against himself.

But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,

Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?

With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

Now when you come together at the same place, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper.

Do we not have the right to financial support?

Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

In the same way, he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, every time you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly.

Am I saying these things only on the basis of common sense, or does the law not say this as well?