1 Corinthians 12 is written as both an encouragement and a rebuke to believers about spiritual gifts. Although we are quick to make spiritual gifts all about us, God reminds us that it is through these gifts in believers that He makes Himself known. We...

Christian unity is of great importance to Paul, as it has been formed in the very body of Christ (Ephesians 2:14). He urges the Church towards pursuing it (4:3), and he revels in the fact of it (Ephesians 4:4-6). This is a unity that overcomes...