1 Corinthians
Overview
Theme: Church Order Body 44 times; Spirit 41 times; Wisdom 31 times; Tongue 22 times Key Scripture: 13 Love is the solvent for order Time of Writing: 55 A.D.
Chapters 1-8: Dealing with Carnality (sin in the Church) Chapters 9-16: Dealing with Spirituality
Purposes:
- To answer the questions that the Corinthians had concerning problems in the church
- To reprove and correct abuses in the mental, moral, social, and spiritual life of the Corinthian church
Message:
- Recognition of the Lordship of Jesus is the solution to division in the body of Christ.
- God’s Church must be built by God’s wisdom and power rather than by man’s.
- To have order in the Church, we must conform to God’s order.
- The thing that builds the Church is sound doctrine. The thing that motivates the Church is God’s love.