1. 1Corinthians
Introduction

4. Acts 18:1-17 1Corinthians 1:1-7 2:1-5 The Conditions at Corinth compare Romans 1:24-32

5. What approach. 1Cor. 2:1-5 1:18 1:23 1:25 Result
What approach? 1Cor. 2:1-5 1:18 1:23 1:25 Result? 1Corinthians 1:2 (&1:6,8,9) cp. 6:9-11 Problems? You Bet! 1:11 3:1 5:1 6:1;5-6 11:17-21

6. Romans – written from Corinth – a pattern for the gospel 1 Corinthians – written from Ephesus – a pattern for the church

7. Excerpts from D.W. Gooding Notes 1: :1-7 11: :1-5 Back to the gospel – in connection to our life and activity in the church of God – that all is consistent with the gospel. 1 Corinthians – Paul diagnoses their mistakes. He then goes about correcting them – not by rules and such – but by appeal – that certain behavior is inconsistent with the gospel! Not to do so is to lose our liberty, lose our joy, and offend the Savior. Chapter 1 Can’t divide into sects – contrary to the cross of Christ – “..was Paul crucified for you?” Chapter 5 Permissiveness – must be stopped! Conflicts with the gospel. “…Christ our Passover is slain for us” “…Let us keep the feast…” Chapter 15 Dangers of theology – can be the first to undermine the gospel. “…If Christ be not raised…”

8. We will notice this also when we come to chapters 9 – 10.

9. Paul shows the new Christians in Corinth that all of life's most complex problems can be seen through the lens of the gospel.

10. The apostle, while addressing the church at Corinth, links with them “all that in every place call on the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours”. There is only one Lord of whom each local assembly can say, in reference to all others, He is both theirs and ours. This is of the deepest importance in an epistle which deals with the practical conduct of the Christian, and the maintenance of discipline and order in the assembly. It clearly shows that the instructions apply to the whole Christian profession for all time. Again and again in the course of the Epistle we shall find passages that refute the attempt to limit the instruction to a local assembly and the apostolic age. (See 1 Cor. 4: 17; 1 Cor. 7: 17; 1 Cor. 11: 16; 1 Cor. 14: 36, 37; 1 Cor. 16: 1.)

11. 1 Corinthians – A Pattern for the Church
A Pattern in what to do – and what not to do!
Survey of truth regarding the church and its practice found in
1 Corinthians.

12. 1. The Gospel – Ch. 1; 5; 10; 11; 15 2. The Name We Take - Ch. Ch
1. The Gospel – Ch. 1; 5; 10; 11; The Name We Take - Ch. Ch. 1 & 3 3. How We Build – Ch. 2&3

13. 4. Church Discipline Ch. 5 5. Liberty and it’s Limits Ch. 8,9,10 6
4. Church Discipline Ch Liberty and it’s Limits Ch. 8,9,10 6. One Body Ch. 10;12

14. 7. Lord’s Supper Ch. 11 8. Men & Women’s Role Ch. 11 9. Headship Ch
7. Lord’s Supper Ch Men & Women’s Role Ch Headship Ch Enabling Of Holy Spirit Ch. 14

15. 11. Spiritual Gifts Ch. 12;14 12. Necessity of Love Ch. 13 13
11. Spiritual Gifts Ch. 12; Necessity of Love Ch Doctrine of Resurrection Ch Financial Giving Ch.16

16. Which of these doesn’t matter. Which of these can we discard
???? Which of these doesn’t matter? Which of these can we discard? Some of these are corrective and some, instructive. Note: Permanency of these things: 1:2; 4:17; 7:17; 11:16; 14:36,37; 16:1