Bible Commentary Corinthians: Early And Remarkable Epistle Of The Apostle Paul

"The First Epistle to the Corinthians, usually referred to as First Corinthians or 1 Corinthians is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle and a co-author named Sosthenes and is addressed to the Christian church in Corinth.

This early and remarkable epistle of the apostle Paul uncovers the many teething troubles which were present in the church which he had recently planted in Corinth. Arrogance had led to discord; sexual sin was being tolerated by the church; civil lawsuits had sprung up between disgruntled believers; the spirit of idolatry which pervaded the city presented some ethical difficulties; the spiritual gifts which God had meant for blessing were being wrongly emphasized and incorrectly used; and false teaching concerning the resurrection threatened to bring down the faith of some. These and many other difficulties are dealt with in this letter."