Disputes Between Believers Introduction Faithful Christians are slaves to God’s righteousness (I Cor. 7:22; Rom. 6:19-21). Doing God’s righteousness is our practice (I John 3:7-10). We may not be able to be just in every situation but our practice is righteousness. We desire to be just. It is how we are obedient to our faith. […]
Lesson Four – Hand This Man over To Satan
Hand This Man Over to Satan Introduction The following chart is the other side of the coin of the “in Christ” realm chart in Part III, Lesson Two. The theologies listed in the previous chart were acknowledged in the first chapters of I Corinthians. Paul had taught these doctrines and many others to the church […]
Lesson Three – Do Not Go Beyond What is Written
Do Not Go Beyond What is Written Introduction The eternal theologies about God’s “will” being put into action in time by Jesus was embedded by Paul in his approach to the “wisdom of man” problem in the Corinthian church. Please review the Introduction and the previous lessons in Part III to appreciate why we need […]
Lesson Three – Do Not Go Beyond What is Written
Do Not Go Beyond What is Written Introduction The eternal theologies about God’s “will” being put into action in time by Jesus was embedded by Paul in his approach to the “wisdom of man” problem in the Corinthian church. Please review the Introduction and the previous lessons in Part III to appreciate why we need […]
Lesson Five – Fitting Time into Eternity
Fitting Time into Eternity Introduction From our study of the four previous lessons we should have a clear understanding of why Paul wrote these letters as he did to the church in Corinth. Our hypothesis based on his view of the situation should expose the problem. We have prepared ourselves to hear an apostle’s divine […]
Lesson Two – The Wisdom of God Worked Out in Christ Jesus
The Wisdom of God Worked Out In Christ Introduction Lesson Aim: To understand the awesome significance of the term “in Christ.” In this lesson we want to understand how all the great things we learned about God in the previous lesson relates to each member of the church of God “in Christ.” We want a […]
Lesson One – The Wisdom of God
The Wisdom of God Introduction Parts I and II were dedicated to what was happening in the church in Corinth and what Paul said to their problem of division. The fact is we do not need to be concerned with a problem that happened two thousand years ago. So then, why did we do the […]
Part III Introduction – The Meaning of the Corinthian Scriptures
The Meaning of the Corinthian Scriptures We are now ready to determine what the Corinthian letters mean to us – the modern day Bible students. These scriptures are relevant for the lives of all people in every generation. They are the truth about life for every society in all different cultures of the world. This […]
Lesson Four – The Major Thought Movement in I Corinthians
The Major Thought Movement in I Corinthians Introduction Our personal preparation for reading a New Testament letter will be our greatest challenge for our study. The original recipients were fully prepared to read Paul’s letters. Their daily lives had been lived in what we learned about their situation in our historical analysis. Paul had taught […]
Lesson Two – Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord
Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord Introduction From our previous lesson we understood how the word of God speaks to the mind, heart and conscience of our “self.” Each person’s spirit came from God and it possesses a likeness of His Spirit (Heb. 12:9; Jas. 3:9). God has a mind, heart and conscience […]
