1 Corinthians
Pastoral correction for a gifted, divided church in a difficult city.
About 1 Corinthians
First Corinthians answers reports and questions from a congregation fractured by personality cults, lawsuits, sexual immorality and disputes over food, worship and spiritual gifts. Paul’s reasoning returns repeatedly to the cross, which overturns the city’s categories of wisdom and status. Chapter thirteen’s description of love sits deliberately in the middle of the argument about gifts, and chapter fifteen gives the New Testament’s fullest treatment of resurrection.
- Unity
- The cross
- Love
- Resurrection
Key verses in 1 Corinthians
All 16 chapters of 1 Corinthians
Verses to memorize from 1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 — Every temptation we face is one others have faced too, and God is faithful: he will not let it be more than we can bear, and he will provide a way through.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — Paul describes love as patient and kind, free of envy, pride and resentment, and as something that never stops bearing, believing, hoping and enduring.
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