WORDS for your PSYCHE - Part I

Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians

“...and no one can say, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:3 / NET)

1 Corinthians

“For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18 / NET)

“…we preach about a crucified Christ, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles. But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.” (1 Corinthians 1:23-25 / NET)

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.” (1 Corinthians 3:16-17 / NET)

“…and no one can say, ’Jesus is Lord,’ except by the Holy Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:3 / NET)

“Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” (1 Corinthians 13: 7-8 / NET)

“Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are different ministries, but the same Lord. And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-7 / NET)

“Love is patient.” (1 Corinthians 13:4 / NET)

“It (Love) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” (1 Corinthians 13: 7-8 / NET)

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13 / NET)

“...for we live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7 / NET)

2 Corinthians

“Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 / NET)

“…we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair; we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed, always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our body.” (2 Corinthians 4:7-10 / NET)

“…for we live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7 / NET)

“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” (2 Corinthians 5:17 / NLT)

“It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you were not harmed by us in any way. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.” (2 Corinthians 7:9-10 / NLT)

“Give in proportion to what you have. Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly.” (2 Corinthians 8:11-12 / NLT)

“For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” (2 Corinthians 9:7 / NLT)

“…so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me – so that I would not become arrogant. I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me. But he said to me, ’My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10 / NET)