The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Corinthians 5:9-11, “I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people;

10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters; for then you would have to go out of the world.

11 But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he should be an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler– not even to eat with such a one.”

How much do you know about the organization of the Bible? How carefully do you read the Bible? Years ago, when I was a very young lad, our church used to give “credit” for our daily reading of the Bible. And it was then that I learned how to skim through what I was supposed to read quite carefully and get the “credit.” I don’t blame the church for giving an incentive to read the Bible daily; I only blame myself. I don’t read that way today –and haven’t for many, many years. I now read to learn the depths of what our LORD intends for us to know and to live.

We all need to read the Scriptures very carefully. Let me ask you a question. How many letters did Paul write to the Corinthian Church? “Well,” you say, “there is First Corinthians and Second Corinthians –so, I guess he wrote two.” Wrong! I selected the verses above to point out something you just might have missed. Read verse nine very carefully. What did Paul say? “I wrote to you in my letter…” Stop right there!

That’s the past tense he used, isn’t it? “I wrote” is past tense. If he were saying that in Second Corinthians, we could understand him to be refering to First Corinthians. But, he’s writing in First Corinthians; so there has to have been a previous letter –one that we do not have. In fact, he mentions the matters of which he wrote in that previous letter. The Corinthians understood what he meant. It’s important that we understand, also.

Now, attached above is a paper to help you understand how the Bible is organized. Read it carefully – more carefully than you read the verses above. We need to view how the Scriptures are organized, and we need to understand very clearly all it says. Just be thankful I’m not giving a test! However, the LORD is, so study carefully. God bless you abundantly!

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

the attachment as well.

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas 72764

United States of America

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”