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1 Corinthians 1
1 Corinthians opens with gratitude — but also with grief. Paul writes to a church that is genuinely saved. They are sanctified in Christ. They are gifted. They lack no spiritual ability. God is faithful, and He will sustain them to the end.
1 Corinthians 2
Paul reminds the Corinthians that when he first preached to them, he did not rely on impressive rhetoric or philosophical argument. He centered his message on “Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” His goal was not intellectual admiration but genuine faith grounded in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 3
Paul addresses spiritual immaturity in the Corinthian church. Though they are believers, they are acting like infants in Christ because jealousy and division still mark their behavior.
1 Corinthians 4
Paul continues correcting pride and division. He instructs the Corinthians to view apostles as servants and stewards of God’s revealed mysteries. The essential requirement for a steward is faithfulness, not popularity.
1 Corinthians 5
Paul confronts a serious case of sexual immorality within the Corinthian church — a man living in an ongoing relationship with his father’s wife. Instead of grieving, the church has tolerated the sin.
1 Corinthians 6
Paul addresses two major issues: believers suing one another and sexual immorality. First, he rebukes Christians for taking disputes before secular courts instead of resolving them within the church. Since believers will one day participate in Christ’s reign and judgment, they should be capable of handling minor disputes now. It would be better to suffer wrong than damage the witness of Christ through public conflict.
1 Corinthians 7
Paul responds to questions about marriage, singleness, divorce, and calling. He affirms marriage as honorable and protective. Husbands and wives belong to one another in mutual responsibility and care. Intimacy within marriage is not selfish but covenantal.
1 Corinthians 8
Paul addresses food sacrificed to idols. He affirms that idols are nothing and that there is only one true God and one Lord, Jesus Christ. However, not every believer has the same understanding or spiritual strength. Some who previously worshiped idols still associate such food with their former life. Their conscience is sensitive.
1 Corinthians 9
Paul defends his apostleship and his right to financial support. He explains that apostles, like soldiers, farmers, and shepherds, have a right to benefit from their labor. Even the Law of Moses affirms that workers should share in what they produce.
1 Corinthians 10
Paul uses Israel’s wilderness journey as a warning to the Corinthian church. Though Israel experienced God’s deliverance, provision,
1 Corinthians 11
Paul addresses order and honor within gathered worship, emphasizing that worship should reflect God’s design rather than confusion or selfishness.
1 Corinthians 12
Paul teaches about spiritual gifts and the unity of the church. Every genuine spiritual gift comes from the Holy Spirit and ultimately points to Jesus Christ as Lord.
1 Corinthians 13
Paul explains that love is greater than every spiritual gift. Speaking in tongues, prophecy, knowledge, faith, sacrifice, and generosity are all meaningless if love is absent.
1 Corinthians 14
Paul applies the principle of love to public worship and spiritual gifts. He emphasizes that gifts must strengthen and build up the church.
1 Corinthians 15
Paul reaffirms the core gospel message: Christ died for sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 16
Paul closes the letter with practical instructions, encouragements, and final greetings.
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