Introduction Paul has been addressing various problems which had arisen in the church in Corinth, a church which Paul had planted when he went there and preached the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And since the beginning of chapter 8, he's been dealing with one particular issue: should Christians eat food which … Continue reading 1 Cor. 09(24)–10(14) →

Introduction If someone asked you now what today's passage is about, I wonder what would you say? I was listening to another preacher preach on this passage and he preached on rights: when we should insist on our rights and when we should give up our rights. From what he said, it seems that this … Continue reading 1 Cor. 09(01–23) →

Introduction Try to imagine -- if you can -- what it must have been like to live in Corinth in the first century AD. This Greek city had been destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC, but had subsequently been rebuilt and colonized by the Romans so that -- with around 70 to 80 thousand … Continue reading 1 Cor. 08 →

Introduction We've been seeing in previous weeks that the Apostle Paul has been addressing a number of issues and problems which were spoiling the church in Corinth, a church which Paul had planted when he went there and preached the gospel. But since he left, a number of different problems had arisen in the congregation. … Continue reading 1 Cor. 07(25–40) →

Introduction We've seen over the weeks when we've been studying Paul's first letter to the church in Corinth that he's been dealing with a number of different issues which were spoiling things in the congregation. First of all, there were the divisions that existed in that church, with one group exalting themselves over another group. … Continue reading 1 Cor. 07(01–24) →

Introduction Paul has been writing to this church in Corinth, a church which he founded when he went to Corinth and preached God's word in the power of God's Spirit; and people in Corinth heard and believed and a little church was formed. However, since Paul left Corinth, various problems arose in the church and … Continue reading 1 Cor. 06(12–20) →

Introduction Paul has been writing to the church in Corinth; and so far he's addressed two problems which he had heard about in the church. The first was to do with the divisions among them: instead of loving and serving one another, they were quarrelling with one another and they had divided into different groups … Continue reading 1 Cor. 06(01–11) →

Introduction On Sunday afternoons I've been leading a communicants class for some people who want to become full communicant members of the church. And in the first lesson we spent our time thinking about the church. And in the course of the class, I taught them about the four attributes of the church and the … Continue reading 1 Cor. 05 →

Introduction I began last week by mentioning how thorough the Apostle Paul was when writing to the church in Corinth about this problem of divisions in the church. He began to deal with this problem back in verse 10 of chapter 1; and, here we are now, in chapter 4, and he still hasn't finished … Continue reading 1 Cor. 04(06–21) →

Introduction I think we've all met two very different kinds of people. From time to time we meet people who strike us as being very slap-dash and careless and who pay very little attention to detail. Maybe it's someone we've worked with and their work always needed to be double-checked and there was always something … Continue reading 1 Cor. 03(18)–04(05) →