Posts tagged '1 and 2 corinthians'

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 5 (verses 1–13)

    Paul addresses “sexual immorality” in this epistle in chapters 5, 6, and parts of chapter 7.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 4 (verses 15–21)

    This post will focus on the last seven verses of 1 Corinthians chapter 4.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 4 (verses 6–14)

    In this section of his letter to the Corinthians, Paul spoke against the competitive spirit that had caused some of the believers to think that they were greater than others.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 3 (verses 3:18–4:5)

    In this post, we’ll go over the last six verses of 1 Corinthians 3 and continue into the first five verses of chapter 4, which address the same topics.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 3 (verses 10-17)

    Paul makes the point that it is Christ alone upon whom the church must be built. Many might attempt to lay other foundations and to build on them, but they won’t succeed, as all other than Him are foundations of sand.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 3 (verses 1-9)

    In his first letter to the Corinthian church, the apostle Paul found it necessary to include a reprimand, as their disunity, jealousy, and quarreling—especially about their leaders and teachers—showed that they were still babes in Christ.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 2 (verses 9-16)

    Having introduced the role of the Holy Spirit in relation to God’s purposes in verse 4, the work of the Spirit is the focus of his letter until the end of chapter 2.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 2 (verses 1-8)

    Paul continues his letter to the Corinthian church in chapter 2.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 1 (verses 26-31)

    In the last six verses of 1 Corinthians 1, Paul makes the point that God has His own way of doing things.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 1 (verses 17-25)

    Paul wrote, For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • 1 Corinthians: Chapter 1 (verses 4-16)

    Paul appeals for the Corinthians to agree, so that there will be no divisions among them.

    by Peter Amsterdam

  • The Book of 1 Corinthians: Introduction

    The city of Corinth, situated on a narrow land bridge between the Peloponnese region and mainland Greece, was a prosperous city in Paul’s time due to its location and harbors.

    by Peter Amsterdam