Book Of Corinthians

Forgiveness is what holds and brings relationships together. If you stay angry for long, your heart stubbornly hardens. But if you choose to forgive, you will be filled with the grace of God. We are all sinners and should never carry a

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians speaks of his emphasis on how the proper Christian conduct in the lives of the church at Corinth. In this very practical and straight-forward letter Paul took the responsibility as the founding father, the pastor, and as someone who cares about the Corinthians, to address some of the critical issues that have some direct impacts that will affect the health of the church itself. Out of many ideas that Paul addressed in his writing, the idea of "Church discipline" is one of the important principles that stands out for me in this letter. As a leader, Paul modeled some of the significant examples that highlighted the idea of Church discipline in the letter:

Paul did not become an apostle in the same manner as did the rest of the apostles. He is first encountered as Saul at the stoning of Stephen in Acts 7. Acts 8:3 says, "But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison."

Paul was also concerned how this sin had affected the Corinthian Church. The consequences of our

Paul begins his letter with honesty and speaks of his genuine dealings with the church of Corinth. He goes on to

Paul begins chapter twelve of second Corinthians in a very interesting fashion; he begins to relate an experience of a person that had a vision of heaven and indirectly implies it is himself. Then he seems to think better of going into detail about this vision and transitions into why he must be humble and how the Lord had given him a thorn in the flesh to keep him humble. “Of such a one will I glory yet of myself I will glory not, but in my infirmities” of this verse Gill states “he [Paul] might lawfully glory of such a person so highly exalted and favoured, yet since this was his own case, he chose to forbear, and say no more of it:” Paul seems to be rejoicing at the privilege that was given to him, yet he also seems to understand in

Traditionally, 1 Corinthians is attributed to Paul, as are many of the New Testament letters. Paul was writing to a church in Corinth, a church and town that would have been primarily Gentile. This means the congregation would likely have been familiar with, and influenced by, pagan practices. Paul had since left Corinth and it seems that other Christian leaders had visited after Paul’s departure. Paul writes to correct and address issues that have arisen in the church. It seems the Corinthians have written Paul with a list of questions, but this has been lost. Some of the issues seem to have arisen from poor reports of the church reaching Paul. It is important to read this letter in the context of a church asking for direction regarding specific issues. This letter allows us to eavesdrop on Paul’s side of the conversation, but we not not privy to the other side of the conversation.

I Corinthians offers the reader an insight into the early beginnings of the New Testament church, its structure, methods, and message. I Corinthians is Paul’s answer to a previous letter he has written to the Corinthians regarding the conditions in the Corinthian church. The picture Paul painted of the early church also includes a problematic, non-typical congregation (Utley 18). Paul is not questioning their salvation per say but challenging their sanctification (Wallace). The goal of this paper is to communicate Paul’s dilemma of how a Christian is supposed to conduct himself and live in an appallingly

The apostle Paul was first introduced in Acts 9:1-4 as Saul, a persecutor of the church and Christ. After his conversion, his named was changed to Paul and his role in teaching the gospel was integral to the foundation of the Early Church. Paul’s journey to share the gospel was “fearless” (Acts 9:27) but soon there would be much opposition to his teachings and he would be forced to flee and journey to Ephesus.

Pastor Johann Arnold states that: When we forgive someone for a mistake or a deliberate hurt, we still recognize it as such, but instead of lashing out or biting back, we attempt to see beyond it, so as to restore our relationship with the person responsible for it. Our forgiveness may not take away our pain- -– it may not even be acknowledged or accepted -– yet the act of offering it will keep us from being sucked into the downward spiral of resentment. Forgiveness of one's self by the guilty party allows the guilty party to accept what they have done, deal with it, heal and move on with their partner. Forgiveness does not excuse or minimize the behaviour, forgiveness allows each person to be released from the past and to start living in the present once again. Forgiving is "a point where we are less in touch with the pain of the betrayal and more in touch with the acceptance of the person and the action" (Cordova, 2006, p.

The books of Matthew and 1 Corinthians are mainly focused around love and what that is supposed to look like through Christ. Starting with Matthew, it begins by walking us through the birth of Jesus and all of the events that took place during and after. It also talks about his baptism and specifically that John the baptist was who performed it. After everything about Jesus’ early life is introduced, it jumps straight into his preaching. Chapter four of Matthew is where it really begins to talk about Jesus’ work. Not only does it introduce us to his preaching styles, but it also quickly introduces Satin who seems to follow Jesus around for a while attempting to cause problems.

While Paul was in Ephesus, around the year 54 AD, he wrote two letter to the church to Corinth. He wrote these letter to direct and to bring some correction to the church in Corinth. I am going to look at the first letter he wrote, 1 Corinthians. The people of Corinth had been polytheists, meaning they worshiped more than one god, and they we having a hard time wrapping their minds around the idea of Christianity. There area host of issues that Paul addresses in this letter such as: sexual immorality, women, the abuse of the Lords Supper, division in the church and the abuse of spiritual gifts. It is important to point out the way that Paul addresses these issues not from a condemning standpoint, but from the mindset of fatherly correction.

1st Corinthians 5 speaks of an incestuous relationship between a son or daughter and their

Paul reminds the Corinthian church, in strong language, that not loving Christ is the ultimate sin. I think one thing Paul would encourage the Corinthian church, and even us, to do is think before you speak or act in certain ways. Paul believes that the Christian family of faith discipline should be exercised at times, but in love, just as one would hope it would be in the physical family. In Paul’s eyes some of the Corinthians, while highly gifted, were also notably immature in the way they practiced their faith. Paul gives them a lot of advice about their future course of action.

Sometimes getting hurt and letting it go or forgiving is okay. Therefore, I believed in forgiveness