The First Epistle to the Corinthians
1CORINTHIANS - This letter discusses doctrinal and ethical problems that were disturbing the Corinthian church, and presents a picture of the life of a particular local congregation in New Testament times. Writing from Ephesus, where he spent at lead three year, Paul addresses the Corinthian church concerning the significance of the new life in Christ, which should be demonstrated in the fellowship within the Church. He advises them regarding spiritual gifts ( kjv@1Corinthians:12 ), Christian love ( kjv@1Corinthians:13 ), and the meaning of the Resurrection ( kjv@1Corinthians:15 ).
Author: Paul
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
| kjv@1Corinthians:1:1-3 | Introduction |
| kjv@1Corinthians:1:4-9 | Thanksgiving |
| kjv@1Corinthians:1:10-17 | Divisions in the Church |
| kjv@1Corinthians:1:18-2:5 | Christ the Wisdom and Power of God |
| kjv@1Corinthians:2:6-16 | Wisdom From the Spirit |
| kjv@1Corinthians:3 | On Divisions in the Church |
| kjv@1Corinthians:4 | Apostles of Christ |
| kjv@1Corinthians:5 | Expel the Immoral Brother! |
| kjv@1Corinthians:6:1-11 | Lawsuits Among Believers |
| kjv@1Corinthians:6:12-20 | Sexual Immorality |
| kjv@1Corinthians:7 | Marriage |
| kjv@1Corinthians:8 | Food Sacrificed to Idols |
| kjv@1Corinthians:9 | The Rights of an Apostle |
| kjv@1Corinthians:10:1-13 | Warnings From Israel's History |
| kjv@1Corinthians:10:14-22 | Idol Feasts and the Lord's Supper |
| kjv@1Corinthians:10:23-11:1 | The Believer's Freedom |
| kjv@1Corinthians:11:2-16 | Propriety in Worship |
| kjv@1Corinthians:11:17-34 | The Lord's Supper |
| kjv@1Corinthians:12:1-11 | Spiritual Gifts |
| kjv@1Corinthians:12:12-31 | One Body, Many Parts |
| kjv@1Corinthians:13 | Love |
| kjv@1Corinthians:14:1-25 | Gifts of Prophecy and Tongues |
| kjv@1Corinthians:14:26-40 | Orderly Worship |
| kjv@1Corinthians:15:1-11 | The Resurrection of Christ |
| kjv@1Corinthians:15:12-34 | The Resurrection of the Dead |
| kjv@1Corinthians:15:35-58 | The Resurrection Body |
| kjv@1Corinthians:16:1-4 | The Collection for God's People |
| kjv@1Corinthians:16:5-18 | Personal Requests |
| kjv@1Corinthians:16:19-24 | Final Greetings |
(see also: BIBLEBYCHAPTER-1Corinthians )
SUMMARY:
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(1.) The apostle deals with the subject of the lamentable divisions and party strifes that had arisen among them ( kjv@1Corinthians:1-4).
(2.) He next treats of certain cases of immorality that had become notorious among them. They had apparently set at nought the very first principles of morality (5; 6).
(3.) In the third part he discusses various questions of doctrine and of Christian ethics in reply to certain communications they had made to him. He especially rectifies certain flagrant abuses regarding the celebration of the Lord's supper (7-14).
(4.) The concluding part (15; 16) contains an elaborate defense of the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which had been called in question by some among them, followed by some general instructions, intimations, and greetings. This epistle "shows the powerful self-control of the apostle in spite of his physical weakness, his distressed circumstances, his incessant troubles, and his emotional nature. It was written, he tells us, in bitter anguish, 'out of much affliction and pressure of heart...and with streaming eyes' ( kjv@2Corinthians:2:4); yet he restrained the expression of his feelings, and wrote with a dignity and holy calm which he thought most calculated to win back his erring children. It gives a vivid picture of the early church...It entirely dissipates the dream that the apostolic church was in an exceptional condition of holiness of life or purity of doctrine." The apostle in this epistle unfolds and applies great principles fitted to guide the church of all ages in dealing with the same and kindred evils in whatever form they may appear. This is one of the epistles the authenticity of which has never been called in question by critics of any school, so many and so conclusive are the evidences of its Pauline origin. The subscription to this epistle states erroneously in the Authorized Version that it was written at Philippi. This error arose from a mistranslation of kjv@1Corinthians:16:5, "For I do pass through Macedonia," which was interpreted as meaning, "I am passing through Macedonia." In 16:8 he declares his intention of remaining some time longer in Ephesus. After that, his purpose is to "pass through Macedonia."
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