First and second letters of the apostle Paul to Corinthians.
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How can women be forbidden to speak and yet prophesy and speak in tongues?
In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul give forbids women from speaking in church.
1 Corinthians 14 NIV
34 Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to
speak, but must be in ...
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Why don't women cover their heads?
When I first heard about this, I thought, "oh, this must be from the old testament!" However I was wrong.
1 Corinthians 11:6 NIV
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair ...
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What is the significance of the message “every case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses” in 2 Corinthians 13:1?
In 2 Corinthians, Paul mentioned that it was the third time he was going to visit the people there, and he added that "As the scriptures say, the facts of every case must be established by the ...
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Believers will judge the world and also, the angels?
What does it mean when Paul says believers will judge the world and the angels?
1 Corinthians 6:1-4
1 When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask ...
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Are tongues a sign for believers or unbelievers?
1 Corinthians 14:22-25 confuses me. Verse 22 states:
Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
So, tongues is ...