Has Culture Replaced God’s Design in the Church? | 1 Corinthians 11:13-16
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Roger Oliver from Bishop, GA. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have...
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Why Jesus Had to Die This Way
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
You can’t have a God of mercy without a God of justice—and the cross is where both are satisfied. Summary We want forgiveness, but we resist the idea of judgment—yet God is perfectly just, which means every sin must be dealt with. The cross was not symbolic or optional; it was necessary because someone had to pay for sin. Jesus didn’t die generally—he died specifically, as a substitute, taking the full weight of justice so mercy could be offered. The cross reveals both the seriousness of sin and the depth of God’s provision to deal with it completely. Reflection & Small Group...
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Are Different Roles for Men and Women Still Biblical? | 1 Corinthians 11:7-12
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to David Legget from Somerset, KY. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels....
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What Jesus Actually Endured On The Cross
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We’ve softened the cross into something symbolic, but crucifixion was a brutal, suffocating death that required constant, agonizing effort just to breathe. Jesus didn’t passively endure it—he actively chose every moment of suffering, refusing relief and remaining on the cross when he could have ended it. His death was not an accident or a tragedy; it was a deliberate payment for sin, completed in full. The cross confronts us with a hard truth: this wasn’t just something done to Jesus—it was something our sin required. Reflection & Small Group Discussion Questions 1. How does...
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Are Head Coverings Still Biblical Today? | 1 Corinthians 11:4-6
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Darwyn Sprick from Sioux Falls, SD. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful...
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Is God’s Design for the Church Oppressive to Women? | 1 Corinthians 11:2-3
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Rob Jassey from Double Springs, AL. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. — Paul moves from imitation to instruction. After...
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Is Your Pastor Worth Following? | 1 Corinthians 11:1
The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Joshua Wiley from Memphis, TN. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. — Paul opens one of the most challenging chapters in the letter with a single, clarifying line. Before he talks about authority, order, or worship, he establishes the pattern. Imitation. The word Paul uses here is the Greek mimētēs—the root of our English...
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Don’t Use Freedom to Justify Yourself | 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Jason Wright from Dickinson, TX. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord's, and...
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How Far Is Too Far? | 1 Corinthians 10
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“How far is too far?” sounds wise… until you realize it’s the wrong question. Summary In 1 Corinthians 10, Paul confronts a question believers still ask today: How far is too far? Instead of drawing new boundaries, he takes us back to Israel’s failures to show how proximity, participation, and self-justified freedom slowly redraw moral lines. Paul reframes everything with one governing aim—live every part of life for the glory of God. Reflection & Small Group Discussion Questions Why does the question “How far is too far?” sound wise—but become dangerous? What...
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Participation Declares Allegiance | 1 Corinthians 10:14-22
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Our shout-out today goes to Gary Mueller from Lancaster, PA. Thanks for your partnership in . We cannot do this without donors like you. Our text today is . Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are...
info_outlineYou can’t have a God of mercy without a God of justice—and the cross is where both are satisfied.
Summary
We want forgiveness, but we resist the idea of judgment—yet God is perfectly just, which means every sin must be dealt with. The cross was not symbolic or optional; it was necessary because someone had to pay for sin. Jesus didn’t die generally—he died specifically, as a substitute, taking the full weight of justice so mercy could be offered. The cross reveals both the seriousness of sin and the depth of God’s provision to deal with it completely.
Reflection & Small Group Discussion Questions
1. Why do people tend to prefer the idea of mercy over justice when it comes to God?
2. How does God’s perfect justice challenge the way we think about sin?
3. Why must every sin be paid for rather than ignored?
4. What does it mean that “someone always pays” for sin?
5. How does substitution help us understand what Jesus accomplished on the cross?
6. Why do we often rename sin instead of calling it what it is?
7. What does the cross reveal about how serious sin actually is?
8. How do justice and mercy come together without compromising each other at the cross?
9. Why is “It is finished” such a powerful declaration of what Jesus accomplished?
10. What does it look like practically to stop managing sin and bring it fully to the cross?