Comments on: Paul’s Corinthian ‘Chauvinism’ http://micahtillman.com/2008/05/18/pauls-corinthian-chauvinism/ Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Etc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:14:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Amanda http://micahtillman.com/2008/05/18/pauls-corinthian-chauvinism/#comment-2335 Amanda Mon, 19 May 2008 14:38:50 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/?p=380#comment-2335 Good articles. It's so important not to just pluck a verse out of Scripture and try to apply it. CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT! I was reading a book that took 1 Cor. 14:14 out of context; the author used it to imply that some teach we shouldn't use our minds because thinking leads to "sin, deception, and error." (Sorry, I used "we.") When read in context, Paul is exhorting people to sing and give thanks with spirit AND mind. :) <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20corinthians%2014:13-16;&version=47;" rel="nofollow">I Cor. 14:13-16</a> Good articles.

It’s so important not to just pluck a verse out of Scripture and try to apply it. CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT!
I was reading a book that took 1 Cor. 14:14 out of context; the author used it to imply that some teach we shouldn’t use our minds because thinking leads to “sin, deception, and error.” (Sorry, I used “we.”) When read in context, Paul is exhorting people to sing and give thanks with spirit AND mind. :)

I Cor. 14:13-16

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