1 Corinthians 9:1-23 - Give Up My Rights?!
How Well Should Pastors Be Paid?
1 Timothy 5:17-18 and 1 Corinthians 9:9-14 make it clear that the pastor must be paid. The question is, how do you decide the stipend of the pastor? This article gives six guidelines the church can consider for the pastor's salary.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 – Paul on Accommodation
This article considers what Paul was really getting at in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 when he spoke of himself as being all things to all people. In what way(s) exactly was he accommodating himself?
Paying the Pastor
At least according to 1 Corinthians 9:7-14, one item that must be on the budget of the church is the salary of the pastor. This is, for the most part, a matter of the attitude, and not of figures.
Of Muzzles and Oxen: Deuteronomy 25:4 and 1 Corinthians 9:9
The apostle Paul refers to Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:9 and 1 Timothy 5:18. He makes the point that a minister of the gospel should be allowed to live from his work. This essay focuses on the meaning of Deuteronomy 25:4 in its literary context to establish if Paul is reading this verse as the author of Deuteronomy intended it.
Run to Win! The Lifelong Pursuits of a Godly Man
Athletes become successful through self-control. It is this image of a race that Paul uses to explain the Christian life in 1 Corinthians 9:25. The article explains how the Christian life is similar to the race.
The Current Crisis in Exegesis and the Apostolic Use of Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:8-10
The author sees a crisis in exegesis. He laments the lack of distinction between meaning and significance in interpretation theory. He examines Paul’s use of the Mosaic civil law from Deuteronomy 25:4 in 1 Corinthians 9:8–10 to determine how Paul used the OT.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 - Sacrificing Our Liberty for the Sake of the Gospel
I Am Made All Things to All Men
What exactly did Paul mean when he said, "I have become all things to all people, so that by all possible means I might save some" (1 Corinthians 9:19-22)? This statement does not intimate compromising the gospel or using worldly methods of witnessing. This article looks at Paul's life and preaching in order to rightly understand this statement.
A Servant of All, That I Might Gain the More (2)
What does it mean to be a servant of Christ and His gospel? What did Paul mean when he said, "I became the slave of all...that I might gain the more" (1 Corinthians 9:16-22). This article looks at the topic of serving Christ by preaching the gospel.
A Servant of All, That I Might Gain the More (1)
What does it mean to be a servant of Christ and His gospel? What did Paul mean when he said, "I became the slave of all...that I might gain the more" (1 Corinthians 9:16-22). This article looks at the topic of serving Christ by preaching the gospel.
Woe is Me If I Preach Not the Gospel
Why did Paul carry such a burden to preach the gospel? This article looks at Paul's calling and his obedience to this call as explained in 1 Corinthians 9:16-19. Paul was convinced that preaching was the method provided by God to save sinners.
1 Corinthians 9:1-27 - What About My Needs?
This article is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 9:1-27.
Relevance without Irreverence
This article is about understanding our times to bring the gospel to the man on the street, evangelism and culture, rising above personal preferences and never passing over the line of sinning when bringing the gospel. The author also discusses 1 Corinthians 9:19-23.
Reconstructing a Biblical Model for Giving
In a previous article all relevant references to tithing in Scripture were discussed and it was concluded that the continuation of a tithing requirement can not be adequately supported by the exegesis of individual texts. In the present essay the authors assess the applicability of tithing in light of pertinent systematic issues.