1 Corinthians – But First: current events

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Current Events

• Romans 9:1
• Deuteronomy 7:7
• Romans 11
• Matthew 5:17
• John 19:30
• Romans 10:4
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13

I. Introduction

II. Greetings From Paul and Sosthenes (1:1-1:9)

A. Salutation (1:1-3)

1. Who was the co-author with Paul in this letter to the community of believers in Corinth? (v. 1)

B. Thanksgiving (1:4-9)

2. Why does Paul commend the community of believers in Corinth? (v. 7)

III. Divisions in the Congregation (1:10-4:21)

A. The Problem of Divisions (1:10-17)

3. Who told Paul that there was trouble in Corinth? (v. 11)

B. The Cause of Divisions (1:18-2:16)

1. Misunderstanding the Message of the Cross (1:18-2:5)

a) God’s Folly – A Crucified Messiah (1:18-25)

4. How does Paul describe the message of the cross? (v. 18)

b) God’s Folly – The Corinthian Believers (1:26-31)

5. What has God chosen to shame the wise and the strong of this world? (v. 27)

c) God’s Folly – Paul’s Preaching (2:1-5)

6. What was Paul “determined to know” among the community of believers in Corinth? (v. 2)

2. Misunderstanding the Spirit’s Ministry of Revealing (2:6-16)

7. What does Paul say about the wisdom of God? (v. 6)

8. What have the believers rec’d that will help them know the “things freely given by God? (v. 12)