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Week 49. Day 2. 1 Corinthians 7-11.

Note: in 7:1 Paul begins a section where he speaks of different issues raised by the Corinthians in a letter to him. Each time he addresses a new issue he says ‘now concerning...’ (ESV) 7:1, 25; 8:1; 12:1; 16:1, 12

Ch 7 I once heard a sermon on this chapter which said the summary was ‘The grass isn’t greener on the other side—be content with where you are.’ I found this a helpful summary - what do you think?

1 Cor 8-10 Idolatry and the glory of God

Ch 8-9 What is Paul’s principle that drives his actions here?

Ch 10 What does this chapter tell us about the Old Testament?

How does the end of chapter 10 summarise the heart of Paul’s ethical teaching?

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.