From chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians.
1 Corinthians is a "monograph on problems", because in his letters, Paul dealt with all kinds of problems encountered by the church in Corinth, Sin City. What happened in the Corinthian church in the past is also a common problem in churches everywhere today;
Such as: supporting different spiritual leaders, tolerating corrupt behavior of believers (for example, tolerating homosexuality), singing down individual liberalism, generally increasing divorce rate among believers, invading the church with feminist ideas, ignoring the Lord's supper, blindly pursuing spiritual grace (for example, pursuing speaking in dialects and offering sacrifices to imperial doctors), and modern beliefs (for example, denying or distorting some deeds in the Bible).
At present, the spiritual level of the church is quite low, and believers listen to the word but do not do it. They regard joining the church and participating in various church activities as an after-school plan. The apostle Paul gave us a very incisive view on the above problems and phenomena. So this letter is just the answer the church needs when it is in trouble at home and abroad.
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The historical background of writing 1 Corinthians;
Around 5 1 year (equivalent to the time when Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty revived the Han Dynasty and pacified the western regions), Paul came to Corindo New Town, which was established less than 100 years ago, and established a new church in Corindo, an eastern European commercial city that worships material, sexual desire and idols (the city is famous in the western world for prostitutes who love temples, with more than 1,000).
The believers in the church are simple, weak, humble, despised and slaves who have suffered a lot. There are not many noble and powerful people, but all of them have become new creatures in Christ, and they call each other brothers.
The church is in an era of alternation between the old and the new. Regardless of race, the new moral code of forgiving instead of hating and advocating holiness conflicts with the old behavior pattern of paying attention to class and indulging the body. There are many disputes between the tradition of Jewish law-abiding and the new freedom enjoyed by Christians.
Greek secular culture and a spiritual enthusiasm of "speaking in dialect" stirred up in the church at the same time. Shortly after Paul left Corinth, he heard that there was something wrong with the church. Nearly two thousand years later, many of these problems still appear in the church. Paul's letter to this blessed young church is the longest of all his letters, and this church is still in the stage of "nursing".
In Corinth, Paul wrote the famous Romans. At the beginning of the letter, he sadly pointed out the depravity of the local people. Paul usually stayed here with Aquila and Priscilla from devout city, pitched tents together and preached in the synagogue on the Sabbath, persuading Jews and Greeks.
Paul preached in Corinth 18 months and achieved remarkable results. The gospel spread around Corinth to other parts of Achaia province. Shortly after Paul left, Apollos took over his Ministry. After that, Paul visited Corinth twice.
The first chapter of 1 Corinthians *** 16 was written by Paul when he preached at Ephesus. In view of the factional struggle and incest in 1 Corinthians at that time, Paul denounced the improper factional struggle and the crime of incest, and expounded the issues of marriage, eating sacrifices, resurrection of the dead, love and worship norms.
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