Corinthian Controversies – Paul’s Mission
There is a strange twist in Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. In both letters, Paul defends his way of ministry to them. It seems the Corinthians were offended that Paul…
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Corinthian Controversies: Matters of Conscience
How we handle matters of conscience is our next Corinthian Controversy. Believers have struggled with this problem since the earliest days of the church. While there have been church splits…
Corinthian Controversies: Singles and Married
Our next Corinthian Controversy begins with a bit of a mystery. The Corinthian church had sent some questions to Paul. While we have Paul’s answer, we do not know the…
Corinthian Controversies: Fleeing Sexual Sin
There are times when it is good to read the Bible backward. By that, I mean that we begin at the conclusion and work towards the beginning of the section.…
Corinthian Controversies – Inherit the Kingdom
In 1 Corinthians 6:9, Paul uses a perplexing phrase. “Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?” (1 Corinthians 6:9a, NASB 2020) What…
Corinthian Controversies – One Hot Mess
Talk about controversy. The next few verses are a hot mess of controversy. People have been arrested for reading them out loud. Folks have had their social media accounts banned…
Corinthian Controversy – Lawsuits
In the first part of this Corinthian Controversy, Paul dealt with believers judging those in the world and those in the church. He next turns his attention to believers who…
Corinthian Controversies – Paul Clarifies
Everyone has areas of responsibility. Let’s use our workplace as an example. In my job, I have certain areas that I am responsible for. Tasks that I need to do,…
Corinthian Controversies – Sincerity and Truth
In the first few chapters of 1st Corinthians, Paul calls the readers to unity where there is division. We explored that controversy and Paul’s remedy in the previous articles. And…
Corinthian Controversies – A Common Foundation
Every building has a foundation. My home has a humble concrete footing for a foundation. That footing works well for a single-story home but would fail as the foundation for…
Corinthian Controversies – Common Spirit
There are only a handful of things that are common to every person. We all eat and drink in some way. But we also differ on what, how, when, and…
Corinthian Conflicts – The Wisdom of the Cross
Nothing has perhaps divided believers more than baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Two sacraments meant to underscore the unity of the body divides us from one another. The church has…