1 Corinthians 10:1-17.
1 Corinthians 10.1-17
Don't Worship Idols
"Friends, I want to remind you that all of our ancestors walked under
the cloud and went through the sea. This was like being baptized and
becoming followers of Moses. All of them also ate the same spiritual
food and drank the same spiritual drink, which flowed from the
spiritual rock that followed them. That rock was Christ. But most of
them did not please God. So they died, and their bodies were scattered
all over the desert.
What happened to them is a warning to keep us from wanting to do the
same evil things. They worshiped idols, just as the Scriptures say,
"The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance
around." So don't worship idols. Some of those people did shameful
things, and in a single day about twenty-three thousand of them died.
Don't do shameful things as they did. And don't try to test Christ,
as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes. Don't
even grumble, as some of them did and were killed by the destroying
angel. These things happened to them as a warning to us. All this was
written in the Scriptures to teach us who live in these last days.
Even if you think you can stand up to temptation, be careful not to
fall. You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted.
But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will
show you how to escape from your temptations.
My friends, you must keep away from idols. I am speaking to you as
people who have enough sense to know what I am talking about. When we
drink from the cup that we ask God to bless, isn't that sharing in the
blood of Christ? When we eat the bread that we break, isn't that
sharing in the body of Christ? By sharing in the same loaf of bread,
we become one body, even though there are many of us."
Please say this prayer:
Father God, forgive mu sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
Don't Worship Idols
"Friends, I want to remind you that all of our ancestors walked under
the cloud and went through the sea. This was like being baptized and
becoming followers of Moses. All of them also ate the same spiritual
food and drank the same spiritual drink, which flowed from the
spiritual rock that followed them. That rock was Christ. But most of
them did not please God. So they died, and their bodies were scattered
all over the desert.
What happened to them is a warning to keep us from wanting to do the
same evil things. They worshiped idols, just as the Scriptures say,
"The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to dance
around." So don't worship idols. Some of those people did shameful
things, and in a single day about twenty-three thousand of them died.
Don't do shameful things as they did. And don't try to test Christ,
as some of them did and were later bitten by poisonous snakes. Don't
even grumble, as some of them did and were killed by the destroying
angel. These things happened to them as a warning to us. All this was
written in the Scriptures to teach us who live in these last days.
Even if you think you can stand up to temptation, be careful not to
fall. You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted.
But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will
show you how to escape from your temptations.
My friends, you must keep away from idols. I am speaking to you as
people who have enough sense to know what I am talking about. When we
drink from the cup that we ask God to bless, isn't that sharing in the
blood of Christ? When we eat the bread that we break, isn't that
sharing in the body of Christ? By sharing in the same loaf of bread,
we become one body, even though there are many of us."
Please say this prayer:
Father God, forgive mu sins. Thank you for sending Jesus Christ down
to die on the cross and for shedding his blood for me. Three days
later you resurrected him. I accept that. I invite Jesus Christ into
my heart as my Lord and savior. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
God bless you.
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