Problems.
Who helps you with your problems? Good friends with whom you talk things over. A mom and dad who listen and give good advice. A youth leader at church. Everyone needs help sometimes to think through difficult issues.
When the church at Corinth had problems, Paul helped. What if little groups of close friends won’t let outsiders in? What do you do about a Christian friend who’s living an immoral life? Why do some people have such strict convictions? Paul answers these and many other practical questions in this practical New Testament book.
Church Ignores Sex Sins
• “Don’t,” says apostle. See 1 Corinthians 5:1–13
Apostle Chooses to Forgo Rights
• Paul sets an example. Report in 1 Corinthians 9:7–23
What Makes You Special?
• Answers in 1 Corinthians 12:1–26
Getting Spiritual?
• Surprising answer given in 1 Corinthians 13
Preview
• Paul writes this letter about 57 A.D. from Ephesus.
• Corinth is a wealthy seaport city where Paul started a church several years earlier.
As the Corinthians struggle with problems, the city of London is founded in Britain. • In Rome the Emperor Nero plots the murder of his mother. • The Roman poet Juvenal is born. • In China the Emperor Zuhang begins a 75-year reign.