1 Corinthians – Course Book (Print)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

I. Introduction and the Sin of Division (Acts 18 & 1 Corinthians 1:1-17). . . . . . . 1
II. God’s Wisdom for Redeeming Man (1:18 – 2:13) . . . . . . 12
III. Understanding About Preachers (2:14 – 4:1) . . . . . . . . . . 28
IV. Pride and Sexual Sin (4:2 – 5:6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
V. The Church and its Discipline (5:7 – 6:11) . . . . . . . . . . . 53
VI. Lawsuits, Living and Liberty (6:1-15) . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
VII. Dealing With Sexual Desire (6:16 – 7:9) . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
VIII. God’s Plan For Marriage (7:10 – 35) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
IX. The Conscience and the Christian (7:36 – 8:13) . . . . . . . . 101
X. Freedom Brings Slavery (9:1 – 23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
XI. Spiritual Conditioning &a History Lesson (9:24 – 10:14) ... 124
XII. Eating Meat and Wearing Veils (10:15 – 11:7). . . . . . . . . . 134
XIII. Authority and the Love Feast (11:8 – 22) . . . . . . . . . . . 145
XIV. The Lord’s Supper and Spiritual Gifts (11:23 – 12:11) . . . . . 155
XV. Being of One Mind Motivated by Love (12:12 – 13:3) . . . . 167
XVI. God-like Love (13:4 – 10)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
XVII. Spiritual Maturity and Speaking in Love (13:9 – 14:19) . . . 188
XVIII. Keys to an Orderly Assembly (14:20 – 40) . . . . . . . . . . . 199
XIX. Evidence Supporting the Gospel Message (15:1 – 28) . . . 212
XX. The End Comes and the Resurrection (15:24 – 55) . . . . . 226
XXI. Victory and Giving (15:56 – 16:15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
XXII. Closing Remarks (16:15 – 24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

INTRODUCTION
Paul in Corinth Welcome to the study of the book of 1 Corinthians, one of the greatest epistles in the New Testament. Introductory and background information about this epistle come from Luke’s inspired account of Paul coming to Corinth and preaching in that great city (cf. Acts 18:1–19:1). Paul arrived in Corinth about 50 A.D. and stayed and worked with Aquila and Priscilla. Luke said that Paul spent every Sabbath in the synagogue reasoning with and trying to persuade the Jews and Greeks: “When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia (and brought support for Paul), Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ” (Acts 18:5). Many of the Corinthians who heard Paul believed and were baptized (cf. Acts 18:8). The Lord used Paul and his co-workers for eighteen months to establish the church of our Lord. Then in 55–56 A.D. the Holy Spirit directed Paul in writing his letter to the Corinthians.