St Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians stands as one of the Bible's great masterpieces and one of the greatest contributions to Christian theology. Addressing itself to the basic tenets of Christian faith as well as down-to-earth matters of conduct and standards, it has remained popular since it was first written.
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At the same time his text is both readable and relevant. This is a further significant contribution to Corinthian studies.
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The moral depravity evident throughout Corinth most vividly reflected the spiritual need of that city.
In First Corinthians, Paul writes to a troubled church at Corinth, urging its members to live a life distinct from the ways of others, governed by the law of love, and affirming of the tenets of the faith.
Clement speaks of Christians who surrendered themselves to slavery so that others might be freed with the money which was paid for them (1 Clement 55:2). Did they get the idea from Paul's language here? 138. Homiliae in Epistulam i ad ...
Paul's first letter to the Corinthians was addressed originally to a fledgling mission church in Corinth.
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Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death.