Corinthians 1 And 2 Summary

James 1:22, 1 Corinthians

The Corinthians had a way of self-praise and boasting over their superior actions. They would speak in tongues and prophecy in public “not to benefit others who are in attendance but, in Paul’s view, simply to elevate themselves in the eyes of others” (Bart Ehrman, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, p. 228). In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul lists the variety of gifts that various members of the church possess, saying that the Spirit has assigned each gift to each individual. Paul wants the Corinthians to understand that God has given the individuals in the community distinctive roles and gifts that, when used appropriately, better the church as a whole. To emphasize the importance of unity in the church, Paul writes, “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ” (1 Cor 12:12). Paul shows how each member of the church has imperative value, just as each part of the body is essential for it to work properly. The Corinthians’ problem of boasting would fade away as soon as they acknowledge that there is value in the diversity of the members of the church. God placed each person in the role that He intends for them to fill and everyone must recognize His placement. Greater than all other gifts is the gift of love. Love is crucial because it builds up the community and strengthens every believer, regardless of their differences. Paul stresses that the most excellent gift is love, writing “If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing” (1 Cor

Minister Hyunhee Kim led the weekly Sunday bible study by first recapping the most recent message about being made in God’s image.

Sometime after his initial visit to Corinth, probably while he was ministering in Ephesus, Paul wrote a letter to the church, a letter to which he alludes in 1 Cor. 5:9, “I wrote to you in my epistle not to have any company with fornicators.” As D. Guthrie points out (p. 426), the gist of the contents of that previous letter may be inferred from 1 Cor. 5:9-13.

Background Around 51 CE, Paul establishes the church at Corinth. While in Ephesus, around 54 CE, Paul receives word from members of Chloe's household that divisions have arisen within the church. In his first letter to the Church at Corinth Paul responds to and cites questions posed to him in the correspondence he received from the church previously, as well as addresses misconceptions the church has gleaned from Paul's earlier teachings (Bassler, pp.557). Relational Design Of concerning issue to Paul is the manner in which men and women pray and prophesy in worship.

Paul begins his letter with honesty and speaks of his genuine dealings with the church of Corinth. He goes on to

The previous section of the letter is the introduction and Paul’s note of thanks for the Corinthian believers. There is a distinct note of commendation and love in the first section before Paul begins to condemn and exhort the Corinthians for their poor behavior. Much of this behavior is linked to their boasting about their wisdom, or the wisdom of those whom they choose to follow. Therefore, much of Paul’s teaching is in relation to true wisdom, as opposed to worldly wisdom. Paul continues to address the issue of factions in the church by further concentrating on the issue of wisdom, before he begins approaching other issues from the report in chapters 5 and 6. Following this, Paul begins to address the questions posed by the

His love for them and his desire to see the church as a whole restored took precedence over his own personal feelings. He knew that if he came to oversee the resolution of the problem, it might intensify the situation. If he didn’t address the situation and it remained unresolved, there could and would be greater sorrow in the future. Paul knew that writing a letter to the Corinthian Church might bring them pain, but this would be for their good rather than their harm.

We learned that Paul used his letters to point out problems that the congregations may have been facing and he would also write to them solutions on how to solve the issues or better themselves. Paul had a tremendous impact when it comes to how Christianity was spread. His letters remain to be a critical source of theology, pastoral life, and worship in today’s modern day churches. The letter he wrote to the Romans was his longest letter and could have been arguably one of his greatest writings. Paul’s letter to the Romans church helped spread the views of Christianity due to the size and population of the city and church. Romans isn’t the only letter that Paul wrote in which he guides his fellow followers and helps clarify on specific issues. All the letters he wrote gives us a glimpse of who Paul truly is and how much love he has towards his faith and Jesus Christ. In one of the letter he comes to tell us that he was chosen to spread the word of Jesus Christ and to build as many churches he can across the

Church is an important part of being a Christian. It isn’t about the building or what it looks like, but it is about the community and learning about God. When saying we love Jesus, but hate the church we have to understand that saying this is impossible. In 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, talks about how Jesus is the head of the church and we are the body. If we hate the church it is like hating the head of the body. People get so involved in what the church may look, whether it has a modern day feel to it or if the building hasn’t changed since they were kids. After being a part of a church for so many years you get comfortable with the surrounds. I found this project interesting because I got to see how different churches worship Jesus. Especially

In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul starts out by saying that believers ought to desire gifts of the Spirt, but especially prophecy. When someone prophesies, everyone around them can hear and understand the message that God has given through a chosen person. Through prophecy, Paul says that the church can gain knowledge, revaluation, or instruction. Therefore, Paul would rather have people prophesy, than speak in tongues (unless someone can interpret them). Paul say that prophesy is for believers. If an unbeliever comes into a place where prophesy is happening, then they will become convicted by their sin and be led toward repentance. Paul also addresses what should happen if there are many who come to prophecy or share words of encouragement.

Around 51 AD, Paul was in the city of Corinth. This city was made up of many different people with very different ideas concerning God, cults, and moral depravity. While in Corinth, Paul was approached by a woman named Chloe who described to him the misdeeds of dissention, immorality and wrong doing in the city. Dismayed, Paul immediately addressed the issues in his letters to the Corinthians.

As with most other Pauline attributed documents, 1 Corinthians is believed to be a single document that addresses salient topics and rationalizes Paul’s view of faithfulness to Christ with Corinth citizens. The newly founded church of Corinth was in correspondence with Paul requesting his answers to questions they posed on topics ranging from marriage to the resurrection of the dead; the latter being one of the most highlighted in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s assurance of resurrection illustrates a concern for Corinth as he admonishes their disbelief in resurrection of the dead with a series of explanations as to why such doubt would render the faith of Christ “in vain”. Given the context of the time, Paul’s correspondence with Corinth clearly

The books of Matthew and 1 Corinthians are mainly focused around love and what that is supposed to look like through Christ. Starting with Matthew, it begins by walking us through the birth of Jesus and all of the events that took place during and after. It also talks about his baptism and specifically that John the baptist was who performed it. After everything about Jesus’ early life is introduced, it jumps straight into his preaching. Chapter four of Matthew is where it really begins to talk about Jesus’ work. Not only does it introduce us to his preaching styles, but it also quickly introduces Satin who seems to follow Jesus around for a while attempting to cause problems.

The letters Paul writes to the Church in Corinth are prompted by desire to save save their souls, because their actions are defying their claim to being God's children. He's clearly disappointed that they many members have continued practicing sinful behaviors - including, perhaps the most prevalent- sexual sin. Paul cautioned the church that continuing in these sins does not demonstrate that one has become a new creature in Christ Jesus, and that unrepentant, habitual sin will keep them out of heaven (1 Corinthians 6 vs 9-11). He questions how they can judge the church, as unrepentant sinners.