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1 Corinthians 1 – Christ the Wisdom and Power of God
Corinth – Temple of Apollo As he did in his letters to the Romans, Colossians, Galatians and Ephesians, Paul opens the letter in his greeting with the declaration of his apostleship being given by the...
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1 Corinthians 5 – Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
In chapter 5, Paul begins addressing the reports of sexual immorality among the church members at Corinth. Paul tells them in verse 1 that word has reached him of one among them who is engaged in...
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1 Corinthians 10 – Do All to the Glory of God
Though most of the Corinthians were Gentiles, Paul refers to the Israelites led by Moses as “our fathers”, because all Christians share the same spiritual ancestry (Galatians 3:7-8, 29). The word...
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Week 43 summary posted
Cenchrea, Greece. Eastern harbor of Corinth Before continuing to wind up the book of Acts, we continue this week with the Corinthian letters. We’ll be in 2 Corinthians in the latter part of the week....
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1 Corinthians 11 – The Lord’s Supper
The first 16 verses of this chapter are notoriously difficult; and many honest and well-intentioned people have interpreted parts of them differently. Unfortunately, they have also been misused and,...
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1 Corinthians 13 – The Way of Love
The words of this chapter about love are famous, and are often used, appropriately enough, in wedding ceremonies (including that of this blogger). While they certainly do apply to love in the context...
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1 Corinthians 15 – The Resurrection of the Dead
In chapter 15, Paul now moves to the subject of the Resurrection of the dead; and he has much to say to them on the subject, making this the longest chapter of all his epistles. There were some at...
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Divisions At Corinth – 1 Cor 3-4
In chapters three and four, Paul speaks to the division that has occurred with the Christians at Corinth. On the one hand, some were apparently claiming to be “followers” of Paul, and others of...
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Paul Warns Against Sexual Immorality – 1 Cor 5-6
In chapter 5, Paul addresses reports of sexual immorality among the church members at Corinth. Paul tells them in verse 1 that word has reached him of one among them who is engaged in incest with what...
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Paul on Marriage – 1 Cor 7
Chapter 7 can be a difficult chapter to understand. One thing that should be remembered is that the people Paul was addressing directly in this letter were already living under persecution; and it was...
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Paul Speaks About Caring for the Souls of Others – 1 Cor 8-9
Chapter 8 has Paul dealing with the subject of meat that has been offered to idols. This would have been a common practice in Corinth at that time. Paul makes a point to emphasize that they, as...
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Paul Warns and Rebukes the Corinthians – 1 Cor 10-11
Though most of the Corinthians were Gentiles, Paul refers to the Israelites led by Moses as “our fathers”, because all Christians share the same spiritual ancestry (Galatians 3:7-8, 29). The word...
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Paul Speaks About Spiritual Gifts – 1 Cor 12
At first reading of chapter 12, one might be inclined to see little application for us today. Paul is speaking to the Corinthians about “spiritual gifts” – the likes of which ended with the age of the...
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Worship Must have Meaning – 1 Cor 13-14
In chapter 12, Paul wrote to the Corinthians in part concerning the envy among them that arose from jealousy of some for the spiritual gifts that others had been given. These feeling were contributing...
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On the Resurrection and Giving – 1 Cor 15-16
In chapter 15, Paul now moves to the subject of the Resurrection of the dead; and he has much to say to them on the subject, making this the longest chapter of all his epistles. There were some at...
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