A material man will not accept what the Spirit of God offers. It seems mere folly to him, and he cannot understand it, because it takes spiritual insight to see its true value.

I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people??10 not that you are to have nothing whatever to do with the immoral people of the world, any more than with its greedy and grasping people or idolaters, for then you would have to leave the world altogether.

Though I am free from anyone's control, I have made myself everyone's slave, so as to win over all the more.

But while I am on this subject, I cannot approve of your meetings, because they are doing you more harm than good.

I want you all to speak ecstatically, but I especially want you to be inspired to preach. The man who is inspired to preach is more useful than the one who speaks ecstatically??nless he can explain what he says so that it may do the church some good.

Thank God, I speak in ecstasy more than any of you.

After that he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have fallen asleep.