1 Corinthians
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Jesus Christ our risen Lord is Head of the Body working through His people by the Holy Spirit.
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Corinth was an important and wealthy city. Having ports on two seas, it was a great trading center. Christianity was first introduced there by Paul on his second missionary journey. His continued labors were successful in building up a vigorous church. But on his leaving for other fields of labor, serious evils broke out among the members; some countenanced immorality, idol feasts, lawsuits in heathen courts, and immodesty among women. As tidings of these evils were brought to Paul at Ephesus, he addressed this letter to the Corinthian church “with many tears,” II Corinthians 2:4. The letter was written about 57 A.D. Several features of special interest characterize this Epistle—notably the gospel as the wisdom of God, the supremacy of love, and the doctrine of the resurrection. —Through the Bible Day by Day
The Gospel the Power of God and the Wisdom of God
Salutation, I Corinthians 1:1-3
I. True and False Wisdom, I Corinthians 1-6
1. Thanksgiving for the Grace Given to the Corinthians, I Corinthians 1:4-9
2. The Cause of and Remedy for Divisions in the Church, I Corinthians 1:10-31
3. The Basis of Paul’s Ministry, I Corinthians 2
4. The Function of the Apostles, I Corinthians 3
5. The Labors of the Apostles, I Corinthians 4:1-13
6. Conditions Which Require Paul’s Presence at Corinth, I Corinthians 4:14-5:13
7. Heathen and Christian Life in Contrast, I Corinthians 6
II. Reply to Inquiries from the Corinthians, I Corinthians 7-10
1. Concerning Marriage, I Corinthians 7
2. Concerning Things Sacrificed to Idols, I Corinthians 8, 10
(Apostolic Liberty), I Corinthians 9
III. “A More Excellent Way”, I Corinthians 11-16
1. The Deportment of Women in the Church, I Corinthians 11:1-16
2. The Observance of the Lord’s Supper, I Corinthians 11:17-34
3. Concerning Spiritual Gifts, I Corinthians 12
4. The Greatest Gift, I Corinthians 13
5. Speaking with Tongues, I Corinthians 14
6. The Resurrection, I Corinthians 15
7. The Offering for the Saints, I Corinthians 16:1-8
8. Personal Matters, I Corinthians 16:9-18
Conclusion, I Corinthians 16:19-24 —Through the Bible Day by Day
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