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In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity {i} consider: God also hath appointed the one as well as the other, to the end that man should find {k} nothing after him. (i) Consider why God sends it and what may comfort you.
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Corinth
Corinth was an important city. It was on a very narrow section ofland (called an ‘isthmus’) in the southern part of Greece. 1. It was the capital city of the region called Achaia. 2. It had two harbours. The harbour on the east coast was 4 miles(6 km) from the harbour on the west coast. Today a canal joins the twoharbours. In Paul’s time, people pulled small boats across from one harbour tothe other one. They dragged them on a kind of ship railway. Porters carriedgoods from large boats to the...
Paul’s first visit to Corinth Acts 18:1-17
On his second journey to take people the good news about Jesus,Paul arrived in Corinth from Athens. He had only very little success in Athensand he did not stay there for very long. But he stayed in Corinth for 18months. He spent longer there than in any other city apart from Ephesus. Hestayed with Aquila and Priscilla, who were tent makers like himself. He*preached first in the *synagogue. When the *Jews opposed him, he used the homeof Titius Justus. Titius Justus lived next door to the *syn...
Paul’s letters to Corinth
1. The ‘previous’ letter. Paul said, ‘I wrote you a letter. Inthat letter, I told you to have nothing to do with men with bad character’ (1Corinthians 5:9). This letter is either lost or it may be in 2 Corinthians6:14–7:1. 2. 1 Corinthians. When Paul was in Ephesus, he received newsabout troubles in the church at Corinth. This news came from people who wereliving in Chloe’s house (1 Corinthians 1:11), and from Stephanas, Fortunatusand Achaicus (1 Corinthians 16:17). A letter also came from th...
The Greeting 1:1-3
Verse 1 ‘Christ’ is the Greek word for *Messiah. It means theking that God would send to his people. Paul emphasises that he is an *apostlebecause of God’s plan. He describes himself in this way in other letters. Butit was important for him to state his authority to the Christians at Corinth.Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 9:1-23 show that some Christians at Corinthdoubted whether he was an *apostle. They doubted his right to tell them thetruth and to give them advice. Sosthenes may have been t...
*Thanksgiving 1:4-9
Verses 4-7 Paul thanks God because they have accepted *salvationas God’s gift. And that gift comes by Jesus Christ. Paul speaks about God’s*spiritual gifts to the Christians at Corinth. He mentions how they speak. Andhe mentions how they understand. The letter shows that the Christians atCorinth had become very proud of these gifts. Paul writes about understandingor knowledge in chapter 8 and ‘speech’ in chapter 14. Here, he says that theirgifts show that they have believed the good news abou...
Arguments in the Church 1:10-17
Verses 10-11 Paul uses the word ‘*brothers’ twice. He speaks asone who loves them. They should love each other, because they are Christian*brothers and *sisters. They belong to the same *spiritual family. God is theirfather. ‘In complete agreement’ translates a medical word. It is about away to join bones together that are broken. So, they must mend the broken unityof the church. Then the ‘body’ of the church will be healthy. Chloe may have been a business woman whose servants had travelledfr...
What Paul *preached 2:1-5
Verses 1-2 Paul calls the Christians his ‘*brothers and *sisters’because they are all in God’s family. Paul decided that in Corinth he wouldonly use plain words. His ‘foolish’ message would be about Jesus’ death on the*cross. There may be two reasons for this decision: 1. Paul had come from Athens. There he had explained his messagein a way that used philosophy. And he referred to Greek writers (Acts17:22-34). But only a few people had become Christians. 2. Some people in Corinth were disappo...
The wisdom from God 2:6-9
Verse 6 Those who had become Christians would know the main factsabout the *gospel. These facts were that Jesus died and became alive again. Godforgives those who trust Jesus. But Paul could teach more about God’s wiseplans to those whose *faith was strong. Some people thought that they werewise. But Paul was not talking about their kind of wisdom. Their wisdom wouldhave no results. Verse 7 Paul was speaking about the way that God had planned to*save his people. God planned it, even before th...
The *Holy Spirit understands 2:10-16
Verses 10-12 No one can know what another person is thinking. Noone can know God’s thoughts except God himself. God’s *Spirit knows them. Andhe can lead us to know God. God’s people have received God’s *Spirit. So theycan understand his plan to rescue people by the *crucifixion of Jesus. Verse 13 Paul says that his message comes from the Holy *Spirit.The Holy *Spirit taught Paul what to say. Verse 14 The person who lives only for the things in the*physical world cannot understand *spiritual t...
God’s workers 3:1-9
Verses 1-2 The Christians at Corinth were not behaving as if the*Holy Spirit was guiding them. They were acting in the same ways as people whothought only about their *physical nature. Paul could not give them the kind ofteaching that was like solid food. They were still behaving like babies. Verses 3-4 The Christians at Corinth were acting as if they wereno different from non-Christians (people who were not Christians). Some werejealous. Perhaps they were jealous of the wealth or social posi...
God’s building 3:10-15
Verse 10 Paul worked for 18 months in Corinth (Acts 18:11). Hespent three years in Ephesus (Acts 20:31). Usually he stayed in a city for amuch shorter time. But wherever he went, he laid the same *foundation. He toldthe facts about Jesus Christ. He let other people continue God’s work and helpthe church to grow. Verses 11-12 Jesus Christ alone is the *foundation of a Christianchurch. Those who help it to grow must make sure that their work will last.Then it will be as valuable as precious met...
God’s *temple 3:16-23
Verses 16-17 Paul uses the words ‘You should know’ ten times inthis letter, and only once in other letters (Romans 6:16). The Christians atCorinth were very proud about their ‘knowledge’. But they had not reallyunderstood the nature of the Christian church. There were many *temples in Corinth. They all had *idols but noneof them contained a real god. The Christians in Corinth had God among them bymeans of his *Holy Spirit. Therefore they were like a *temple. Because there isonly one God, ther...
Paul the servant 4:1-5
Verse 1 Paul uses two words to describe how the Christians atCorinth ought to think about him and his friends. The words are ‘servants’ and‘*stewards’. 1. The word in this verse for ‘servants’ meant slaves who had towork very hard in a *Roman ship. Paul was like a slave. He wanted to work hardto please his owner. 2. A *steward was responsible to the owner of a big house. He wasresponsible for his affairs. He ordered supplies. And he told the slaves what todo. But he himself was responsible to...
The need to be humble 4:6-13
Verse 6 Paul and Apollos were humble. They knew that they wereGod’s servants. God would judge them. In the same way, the Christians atCorinth must be humble. God’s word makes it clear that false pride is wrong.They should not go beyond God’s word. They should not *boast about who wastheir leader. Verse 7 It was God’s love that had *saved the Christians atCorinth. They had forgotten that. Any gifts that they had came from God. Theywere no different from anyone else whom God had blessed. They w...
Paul’s love as a *spiritual father 4:14-21
Verses 14-16 Paul was writing like a father. A father wants hisson to do what is right. Paul described other Christians who taught them. Theywere like the slave who looked after a child. He took the child to school. Hetaught him how to behave. A child might have more than one of these slaves tolook after him. But he could have only one father. Paul was like a father wholoved his child. He had become the *spiritual father of the Christians inCorinth. He had helped them to trust in Jesus Christ...
The problem of a serious *sexual *sin 5:1-5
Verse 1 The law does not allow sex between two people who arevery close relatives of each other. In the church at Corinth, a man was havingsex with his father’s second wife. It was against *Jewish law (Leviticus 18:8).Even *pagans thought that it was a terrible *sin. It was against *Roman law aswell. Verse 2 Paul felt disgusted that the members of the churchallowed the situation. They even seemed to have been slightly proud of theman’s action. They may have said that Christians had freedom fr...
The effects of this *sin if it continues 5:6-8
Verse 6 Paul uses a picture from *Jewish practice. It shows whythe man should not stay in the church. *Yeast is a tiny substance. People putit in *dough to make bread grow bigger. It affects the whole lump of *dough.The *Jews thought that *yeast was a picture of an evil *influence. *Yeastspreads through *dough. In a similar way, the man’s *sin would affect the wholechurch. It is possible that Paul was writing his letter near *Passovertime. The *Jews used to remove every tiny bit of *yeast fro...
The church and the world 5:9-13
Verses 9-10 The Christians in Corinth had misunderstood Paul’sadvice. Perhaps they wanted to say that Paul’s advice was stupid. It isimpossible to stay away from everyone who *sins. This was especially true in acity like Corinth. It was well-known for *sexual *sins. Verses 11-12 Paul explains that he was talking about people whocalled themselves Christians. He meant Christians who continued to *sin. Hespoke about: 1. *sexual *sins. These were *sins against a person’s realnature. They made peo...
Christians and the law courts 6:1-8
Verse 1 The Greeks very much liked to go to the law courts. Itwas like entertainment for them. Some of the Greeks had brought this habit intothe Christian church. Paul heard that a Christian in Corinth was taking anotherChristian to a *pagan law court. Paul was disgusted. The *Jews usually settledthings in front of the important men in their village. Or they took the problemto the important men in a *synagogue. They thought that it was wrong to go to a*pagan law court. As a *Jew, and even mor...
A list of *sins 6:9-11
There are other lists of wrong acts in other letters. They allshow the kind of society in which Paul lived. They show what some people arelike. People are like this when they do not accept God and his laws. Verse 9 Paul warns the Christians in Corinth about theirbehaviour. If they continue to *sin, they are in danger of judgement. God willjudge them in the same way as he will judge non-Christians. God will refuse tokeep them in his *kingdom. In Corinth, people *worshipped Aphrodite, the femal...
Wrong *sexual behaviour 6:12-20
Verses 12-13 The Greeks taught that the *spirit alone mattered.The body was not important. So they could act in any way at all and it wouldnot hurt their *spirit. It was natural to eat. And it was natural to satisfytheir *sexual desires. Paul had also taught that Christians are free from thelaw’s demands. So some Christians were continuing to visit *prostitutes after*baptism. Corinth was a city so well-known for *sexual *sin that a ‘girl fromCorinth’ meant a *prostitute. So it was very easy f...
Advice about whether to marry 7:1-2
Verse 1 Some Christians believed that their body was *sinful. Sothey thought that their natural desires were wrong. They believed that theyshould not marry at all. Verse 2 Paul was honest and practical. He knew that there wasmuch *temptation in Corinth. It would be better for a man to marry than to givein to his natural desires in wrong ways.
Advice about *sexual relations between husbands and wives 7:3-7
Verses 3-4 Some Christians in Corinth thought that it was more‘*spiritual to live as married people without sex. Paul said that sex was aduty of both man and wife to each other. In a Christian marriage, the husbandand wife belong to each other. The *sexual act is a special part of their lifetogether. Verses 5-6 Both husband and wife may agree to stop their *sexualrelations. But this must be for a short time only so that they can spend moretime in prayer. Then they should come together again....
Single people and widows 7:8-9
Verses 8-9 Paul thought that there was only a short time leftbefore Jesus returned. So, it would be sensible to remain single. But Paulwarns them not to stay in a situation where they would find it easy to *sin. Itall depended on the character of the person. If they had very strong desires,they should marry.
The problem 8:1-13
Verse 1 The Christians at Corinth had asked Paul about thisproblem. Meat was expensive. But it became available when *Jews or *pagansoffered *sacrifices. The priests burnt a small part of the meat on the *altar.Then the priests kept some. They gave the rest back to the person who offered it.He would often make a *feast for his friends. This would be a pleasant socialoccasion. Sometimes it was a public *sacrifice by the state. Then they sold therest of the meat cheaply in the market. So it was...
Paul is a real *apostle 9:1-2
Verse 1 Paul continued to speak about his own freedom. SomeChristians at Corinth denied that he was a real *apostle. This was because hedid not expect to receive pay for his work. So Paul mentioned two facts. Theyshowed that he was an *apostle. 1. He had seen Jesus. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascuswas an appearance of Jesus after his *resurrection. ‘Last of all, he appearedto me also’ (1 Corinthians 15:8). 2. The Christians at Corinth themselves showed that Paul was an*apostle. Paul...
Paul compares himself with other people 9:3-6
Verse 5 Paul does not say who he means by the ‘other *apostles’.The ‘*Lord’s brothers’ were James, Joseph (also called Joses), Judas (or Jude)and Simon (Mark 6:3). They were sons of Joseph and Mary after Jesus was born.(However, some people think that they were Jesus’ cousins, or sons from aprevious marriage of Joseph.) James and the other brothers did not believe in Jesus until afterhis *resurrection. Jesus made a special appearance to James (1 Corinthians15:7). Later, James became a leader...
Examples from ordinary life 9:7-12a
Verses 7-8 The example in verses 1-6 could mean that his right toreceive help was because of his position in the church. Paul mentions important*apostles. He makes it clear that their right to receive help was because theyspread the *gospel. So he had the same right. A person deserves a reward forhis work. He used the examples of a soldier, a farmer and a person who looksafter sheep. They all expected a reward for their work. Paul was Christ’ssoldier in the war against *Satan. He was like a f...
Benson Commentary. 1 Corinthians 16:2-4. Upon the first day of the week — So κατα μιαν σαββατων. here signifies, the Hebrews using the numeral for the ordinal numbers, as Genesis 1:5, The evening and the morning were one day; that is, the first day; and also using the word sabbath to denote the week, as Luke 18:12.
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