A Heretic's notes from Paul's first letter to Corinth:

God Is Black, And SHE Is Emptiness:

1.2.6-8
 Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature, Wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are being abolished.

But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom which has been hidden, which God predestined before the ages to our glory,

which none of the rulers of this age has understood;

1.2.11
For who among humanity knows the depths of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the depths of God no one knows except the Breath of God.

1.2.13-15
Of which depths we also speak,
not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by The Breath,
combining spiritual depths with spiritual words.
 But a natural man does not accept the depths of the Breath of God, for they are foolishness to him,
 and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually examined.
 But one who is spiritual examines all things, yet oneself is examined by no one.

1.3.6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.

1.3.7-10
So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. Now one who plants and one who waters are one, but each will receive their own reward according to their own labor. For we are God’s fellow workers;
 you are God’s field,

God’s building.
According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one must be careful how they build on it.

1.3.12-16
Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become evident, for the day will indicate it because it is revealed with fire,
and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work.

If any one’s work which they have built on it remains, they will receive a reward.

If any one’s work is burned up, they will suffer loss,
but they themselves will be saved, yet so as through fire.
Do you not know that you are a sanctuary of God and that the Breath of God dwells in you?

1.3.18-22
 Let no one deceive themselves. If any one among you thinks that they are wise in this age,
they must become foolish, so that they may become wise.
 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God.
For it is written, “She is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; and again,
 "The God Imago knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.”
 So then let no one boast in anyone.
For all things belong to you, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas,
 or the world or life or death or things present or things to come;
all things belong to you

1.4.XX
 Let one consider us in this manner, as servants and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Now these things, I have applied to myself and Apollos for your sakes,

so that no one of you will become puffed up on behalf of one against the other.

For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive?

And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

To this present hour we hunger and thirst, and are poorly clothed, and roughly treated, and homeless;

and we labor,

working with our own hands;

when we are reviled,

we bless;
when we are persecuted,

we endure;
 when we are slandered,
we try to plead;

We have become as the scum of the world, the grime of all things, even until now.

1.5.xx
Therefore let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Remove the wicked one from among yourselves.

1.6.XX
 If the world is judged by you, are you not worthy to constitute the smallest law courts?

All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Breath who is in you,
whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

For you were bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

1.7.XX

However, each one has their own gift from God, one this way, and another that.

You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.

1.8.XX
...We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If anyone thinks that they have known anything, they have not yet known as they ought to know;

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again—ever,

so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

1.9.XX
 Who plants a vineyard and does not consume the fruit of it?

Or who shepherds a flock and does not consume the milk of the flock?

For it is written in the Law of Moses,

“You shall not muzzle the ox while it is threshing.”

Is God merely concerned about oxen? Or is She speaking altogether for our sake?

Yes, for our sake it was written, because the one who plows ought to plow in hope,

and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
 And to the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews.

To those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law,

so that I might win those who are under the Law.

To those who are without law, as without law, so that I might win those who are without law.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak.

I have become all things to all individuals, so that I may by all means save some.

But I discipline my body and make it my slave,
so that, after I have preached to others,

I myself will not be disqualified.

1.10.XX
 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to one, but God is faithful,
 who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able,
but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also,
so that you will be able to endure it.

All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things build up.

Let no one seek his own good, but that of the other person.

Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake.

If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go,

eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake.

But if anyone says to you, “This is meat consecrated to idols,”

do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake.

I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s.

For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

If I partake with gratefulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;

just as I also please all, in all things,

not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many,

so that they may be saved.

1.11.XX
 The woman is the glory of man.

Neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman.

For one who eats and drinks,
eats and drinks judgment to themselves if one does not judge the body rightly.

For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.

So then, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

1.12.XX

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Breath.

And there are varieties of workings, but the same God who works everything in everyone.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Breath for what is profitable.

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Breath,

and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Breath;

to someone else faith by the same Breath, and to another gifts of healing by the One Breath,

and to another the workings of miracles, and to another prophecy,

and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to someone else various kinds of tongues,

and to another the translation of tongues.

But one and the same Breath works all these things, For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body.

For also the body is not one member, but many.

If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,”

it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.

And if the ear says, “Because I am not an eye, I am not a part of the body,”

it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be?

If the whole were hearing, where would the sense of smell be?

And if they were all one member, where would the body be?

But now there are many members, but one body.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”;

or again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same care for one another.

But you who earnestly desire the greater gifts,

I will yet show you a more excellent way.

1.13.XX
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love,

I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge;

and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains,

but do not have love,

I am nothing.

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor,

and if I surrender my body to be burned,

but do not have love,

it profits me nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind, is not jealous, does not brag, is not puffed up;

it does not act unbecomingly, does not seek its own,

is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered;

it does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

it bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

But now abide faith, hope, love—these three;
but the greatest of these is love.

1.14.XX

Pursue love, yet earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands,

but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

There are, perhaps, a great many kinds of sounds in the world, and none is without meaning.

I will sing with the breath and I will sing with the mind also.

prophecy is for a sign not to unbelievers but to those who believe.

the secrets of one's heart are disclosed;

What is the outcome then?
 When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching,

has a revelation, has a tongue, has a translation.

Let all things be done for edification.

Therefore, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak in tongues.

But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner.

1.15.XX

That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies;

it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

The first self is from the earth, earthy; the second self is from heaven.

And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we will also bear the image of the heavenly.

Behold, I tell you a mystery:
we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed.

1.16.XX

For a wide and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Let all that you do be done in love.

Now I exhort you,

that you also be in subjection to everyone who helps in the work and labors.

Greet one another with a holy kiss.