Personal Bible Notes: 1st Corinthians

(Refer to my 9/25/18 post about the margin notes in my Bible, and why I decided to share them on this blog.)

1:1:  Paul was directly called by Christ.

1:2b: This letter is applicable to ALL Christians, not just those in Corinth and not just those in the 1st century.

Chapter 2 seems to be referring to Paul and the Apostles.

2:10: Divinely inspired.

2:12 and 13: "we" is the apostles.

2:15: Spiritual person is to judge everything.

3:6: Add nothing to God's Word.

4:17b: Paul teaches the same things in every church.

5:9-13: Discipline for public sin.

5:12: Judge believers, not unbelievers.

6:9: "male prostitutes." actually means the receptors.

6:18: Sexual sins are the only sins that are against the body.

7:17b: Paul's instructions are for ALL the churches, including us.

7:21: Slaves should seek freedom if possible.

7:39: Marry only a Christian.

9:1: Seen Jesus is a qualification to be an Apostle.

9:14: Paid clergy is okay.

10:8: "23,000." Numbers 25:9 says 24,000. 10:8 specifies one day, while Numbers says total; another 1,000 died after the first day.

10:9: "Christ." Numbers 21:5 says it was God; i.e. Christ is God.

10:15: Judge what is said.

11:2-16: Headship order is not cultural! Creative order is given as reason, and that is not culturally bound.

11:23: Paul received the teaching from Jesus.

12:31: "greater gifts" are for church body, not individually.

13:1: Angels always spoke in the language of the listener.

13:7: "bears all things" -- also "covers all things."

14:4: all about self vs the body.

14:13: "pray that he can interpret" is better "that someone"

14:14: "my understanding" is better "other people's understanding of me."

14:37: What Paul writes is God's command.

15:3: Paul was personally taught by Jesus.

15:22-24: Only those in Christ--not universal. This does not hint of two "raptures," --No "pre-trib."

15:29: Paul says "they" vs "you" or "us."

15:39: Speaks against evolution.

15:46: No spiritual pre-existence (e.g. LDS)