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Greetings and Thanksgiving
Paul wrote this letter to the Church in Corinth, while visiting Ephesus during his third missionary journey (Acts 19:1-20:1). While in Ephesus he had heard about problems in Corinth. He knew the Corinthian Church well because he had spent 18 months in Corinth during his sec …

Divisions in the Church
Division in the Corinthian church was the first problem addressed by Paul. He introduces the thoughts of this passage with an appeal for unity. Paul is emphasizing that as Christians we are a part of God’s family and share a unity that runs deeper than that of blood brothers an …

The Message of the Cross
It is interesting to see how Paul approached this problem of division in the church. First, he pointed to the unity of Christ: there is one Saviour and one body. Then he reminded them of their baptism, a picture of their spiritual baptism into Christ’s body (v. 17). The true co …

Glory Only in the Lord
It was Abraham Lincoln who said, “God must have loved the common people, since He made so many of them.” I would modify that to say, “God must have loved the common people, since He made the way of salvation plain enough to be grasped by all.” From the human v …