The Word of Life

1 Now let us tell you something about the one who existed from the beginning. We have heard it and seen it with our own eyes. We have touched it with our hands. We tell you about the word that gives life.
1 John 1: 1

2 The life that was shown to us. We saw it, we witnessed it. Now we tell you about this life. This life is eternal. This life was with God the Father. God showed us this life.
1 John 1: 2

3 Now we tell you what we saw and heard. Why? Because we want you to join us in the Sangat. The fellowship we have is with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ.
1 John 1: 3

4 We are writing these things to fulfill your joy with us.
1 John 1: 4

Definite life to the Lord

7 I want everyone to be like me. But everyone has his own gift from God. One person has received one gift, another another.
1 Corinthians 7: 7

8 This is what I want to say to those who are single and to widows; It is better for them to be alone than I am.
1 Corinthians 7: 8

9 But if they can’t control their desires, let them get married. Better a poor horse than no horse at all.
1 Corinthians 7: 9

10 Now I command those who are married. This command is not from me, it is from the Lord. A wife should not leave her husband.
1 Corinthians 7:10

11 But if a woman leaves her husband, she must not remarry. Or she should go back to her husband. Also, a husband should not divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:11

12 For all that I say, I speak, and not the Lord. A Christian can have a wife who is not a believer. And if she wants to live with him, the man should not divorce her.
1 Corinthians 7:12

13 And a woman may marry a man who is not a believer. And if he wants to live with her, then the woman should not divorce him.
1 Corinthians 7:13

14 A husband who is not a believer is sanctified by his wife. And a wife who is not a believer is made holy by her husband. If this were not true, then your children would be unclean. But now your children are clean.
1 Corinthians 7:14

15 But if a man or woman who is not a believer decides to separate, let the man or woman go. If this happens, then one brother or sister in Christ is free. God called us to live in peace.
1 Corinthians 7:15

16 Wives, perhaps you will save your husbands, and husbands, perhaps you will save your wives. Even if you don’t know what will happen next.
1 Corinthians 7:16

17 But every man must live according to the conditions which God has ordained for him. This means that he must live in the condition in which God called him. This is the principle I have made in all the churches.
1 Corinthians 7:17

18 If a man was not circumcised when God called him, he must not be circumcised. If a person is not circumcised at the time of calling, he should not be circumcised.
1 Corinthians 7:18

19 It doesn’t matter if a person is circumcised or not. The important thing is to obey God’s commands.
1 Corinthians 7:19

20 Let every man abide in the calling of God.
1 Corinthians 7:20

21 If you were a slave when the Lord called you, don’t worry about it, but if you can be free, be free.
1 Corinthians 7:21

22 The man who was a slave when the Lord called him is now free in the Lord. In the same way, the man who was free when God called him is now a slave of Christ.
1 Corinthians 7:22

23 You people were bought at a high price. So do not become slaves of men.
1 Corinthians 7:23

24 Brothers and sisters, live your new life with God in the way you were living when God called you.
1 Corinthians 7:24

Food offered to idols

1 Now I will write about the meat of the sacrifice which is offered to idols. We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge fills you with pride. But love helps you to be stronger than others.
1 Corinthians 8: 1

2 A person who thinks he knows something does not know what he should know.
1 Corinthians 8: 2

3 But he that loveth God knoweth him;
1 Corinthians 8: 3

4 Wherefore I say unto the idols, This is the way of eating flesh: for we know that idolatry is nothing in the world. We also know that there is only one God.
1 Corinthians 8: 4

5 It doesn’t really matter that some things on earth and in the sky are called gods. Many people call such things “gods” or “lords.”
1 Corinthians 8: 5

6 But we have only one God. He is our Father. Everything has come from Him and we live for Him alone. There is only one Lord. He is Jesus Christ. All things are created through him, and we also live through him.
1 Corinthians 8: 6

7 But not all people know this. Some people are still in the habit of worshiping idols. So when they eat this meat, they feel like it belongs to an idol. They do not know whether it is proper to eat this meat or not. So when they eat this meat, they think they are doing something wrong.
1 Corinthians 8: 7

8 But food does not bring us closer to God. By not eating meat, we do not lose anything or by eating, we do not gain anything.
1 Corinthians 8: 8

9 But beware of your freedom. Your own faith can make weak people sin.
1 Corinthians 8: 9

10 You have understanding, so you feel free to eat in the temple of idols. A person with weak faith may see you eating there. This will also encourage him to eat the meat offered to the idols. But he actually misunderstands it.
1 Corinthians 8:10

11 So this weak brother can be destroyed because of your knowledge. And Christ was sacrificed for this brother.
1 Corinthians 8:11

12 When you cause your brothers and sisters in Christ to do something they think is wrong, you are sinning against them and hurting them. Then you are also sinning against Christ.
1 Corinthians 8:12

13 Therefore I will never again eat the flesh that I have caused my brother to fall into sin. I will stop eating meat so that I will not let my brother and sister fall into sin.
1 Corinthians 8:13