Monthly Archives: July 2010

Yeast is a term used in the Bible for evil.  In the Passover ritual a devout family will search the whole house to expel any yeast.  It is considered so evil that they won’t touch it.  Sin is like this.  In our … Continue reading →

Doesn’t handing a fellow church member over to Satan because of their private sexual practices sound harsh?  This kind of thing is what has got Christians into hot water for the past decade.  As sexual orientation and practices have been made more … Continue reading →

The chapter contrasts the authority of Paul’s position with the active posture he has taken with the church in Corinth.  He doesn’t come out guns blazing and kicking over tables, he gently lays out how he has put aside authority that is … Continue reading →

Here we have Paul ‘The Velevet Sledgehammer’. I play a computer game which updates a famous phrase by saying, “Talk softly and carry a big gun”.  There is a time to call another person’s bluff.  In the affairs of men … Continue reading →