1. Week 5 Powerpoint A

2. Pauline Epistles 1 3. The City of Corinth: Economically, Corinth was PROSPERING Morally, Corinth was PERVERTED Religiously, Corinth was PROSTITUTETemple of Apollo Athletically, Corinth was POPULAR Ancient CorinthThe Church of Corinth: Paul started the Church in Acts 18:1-18 Paul leaves for Jerusalem in Acts 18:19-23 Apollos comes to Corinth in Acts 18:24-28 (cf. 19:1) Paul returns to Ephesus in Acts 19:1 - ff 4. OUTLINE OF 1 CORINTHIANS Dealing with Problems I. PROBLEMS CONCERNING DIVISIONS (1:10-4:21) II. PROBLEMS CONCERNING DISCIPLINE (5:1-13) III. PROBLEMS CONCERNING LAWSUITS (6:1-8) Chloes IV. PROBLEMS CONCERNING SEXUAL PURITY (6:9-20) Problems V. PROBLEMS CONCERNING MARRIAGE (7:1-40) DelegationQuestions VI. PROBLEMS CONCERNING CHRISTIAN LIBERTY (8:1-11:1) VII. PROBLEMS CONCERNING WORSHIP (11:2-34) VIII. PROBLEMS CONCERNING SPIRITUAL GIFTS (12:1-14:40) IX. PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE RESURRECTION (15:1-58) X. PROBLEMS CONCERNING STEWARDSHIP (16:1-24) 5. PAULINE AUTHORSHIP1) Author claims to be Paul (1:1)Internal2) Author claims to have seen resurrected Christ (9:1)Evidencesof Pauline3) Author claims to have started the Corinthianauthorship church (3:10)CORINTHIAN ADDRESSEES (1:2-9)1) The church of God which is at Corinth (2)2) saints positionally3) Spiritually blesseda) In the past (3-7a) a most gifted church was also a carnal churchb) In the future (7b-9) the most carnal will be made blameless 6. I. THE CRISIS OF CHURCH DIVISIONS (1:10-17) A. We should be united in Christ (vs 10) B. We should not be divided over men (11-17) Get your eyes off men Get your eyes on Christ