Table of Contents

Foreword

Abbreviations

Introduction

   §1   Salutation (1 Cor. 1:1–3)

   §2   Thanksgiving (1 Cor. 1:4–9)

   §3   Factions in the Congregation (1 Cor. 1:10–17)

   §4   God’s Peculiar, Powerful Way (1 Cor. 1:18–25)

   §5   Before and After God’s Call (1 Cor. 1:26–31)

   §6   Paul’s Apostolic Ministry and Message (1 Cor. 2:1–5)

   §7   Insights on the Operation of Revelation (1 Cor. 2:6–16)

   §8   Working toward Unity and Edification (1 Cor. 3:1–17)

   §9   Evaluating by God’s Standards (1 Cor. 3:18–23)

 §10   God as the Only Real Judge (1 Cor. 4:1–5)

 §11   Exposing Inappropriate Boasting (1 Cor. 4:6–13)

 §12   A Paternal Appeal and Admonition (1 Cor. 4:14–21)

 §13   Shocking Sexual Immorality (1 Cor. 5:1–13)

 §14   Going to Judgment before Non-Christians (1 Cor. 6:1–11)

 §15   The Character of Christian Freedom (1 Cor. 6:12–20)

 §16   General Remarks on Marriage (1 Cor. 7:1–7)

 §17   Directions to the Unmarried (1 Cor. 7:8–9)

 §18   Directions to the Married (1 Cor. 7:10–11)

 §19   Regarding “Mixed” Marriages (1 Cor. 7:12–16)

 §20   God’s Gifts and the Corinthians’ Calling (1 Cor. 7:17–24)

 §21   Issues and Eschatology (1 Cor. 7:25–40)

 §22   Contrasting Knowledge and Love (1 Cor. 8:1–6)

 §23   Valid Christian Relations (1 Cor. 8:7–13)

 §24   The Rights of an Apostle, Their Basis, and Paul’s Practice (1 Cor. 9:1–18)

 §25   Paul’s Style of Ministry and Its Motivation (1 Cor. 9:19–23)

 §26   The Need for Discipline in Ministry (1 Cor. 9:24–27)

 §27   Pauline Preaching: Relating the Exodus to Christian Life (1 Cor. 10:1–13)

 §28   Directions against Idolatry (1 Cor. 10:14–22)

 §29   The Goal of Christian Life (1 Cor. 10:23–11:1)

 §30   Keeping Church Customs (1 Cor. 11:2–16)

 §31   Problems in the Assembling (1 Cor. 11:17–22)

 §32   Recalling the Origins of the Lord’s Supper (1 Cor. 11:23–26)

 §33   Proper and Improper Attitudes at the Supper (1 Cor. 11:27–34)

 §34   The Nature of Enthusiasm (1 Cor. 12:1–3)

 §35   Unity and Diversity of Gifts (1 Cor. 12:4–11)

 §36   The Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12–31a)

 §37   The Superlative Way of Love (1 Cor. 12:31b–13:13)

 §38   The Practice of Prophecy (1 Cor. 14:1–5)

 §39   The Advantage of Intelligibility (1 Cor. 14:6–12)

 §40   The Desirability of Intelligibility (1 Cor. 14:13–19)

 §41   The Effect of Intelligibility (1 Cor. 14:20–25)

 §42   Protocol for Practicing Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. 14:26–33a)

 §43   Women and Order at Worship (1 Cor. 14:33b–36)

 §44   Confrontation and Advice (1 Cor. 14:37–40)

 §45   Back to the Basics (1 Cor. 15:1–11)

 §46   Controversy in Corinth (1 Cor. 15:12–19)

 §47   Christ, the Resurrection, and the End (1 Cor. 15:20–28)

 §48   Arguments against Misunderstandings (1 Cor. 15:29–34)

 §49   Comparing Bodies and Seeds (1 Cor. 15:35–44)

 §50   The First and Last Adam (1 Cor. 15:45–49)

 §51   Apocalyptic Revelation (1 Cor. 15:50–58)

 §52   Two More Replies (1 Cor. 16:1–12)

 §53   Some Practical Matters (1 Cor. 16:13–18)

 §54   Final Remarks (1 Cor. 16:19–24)

For Further Reading

Subject Index

Scripture Index