Crisis at Corinth

Have you ever encountered division, factionalism and strife in church? Paul did. In fact, he received just such a disappointing report from the church he had founded at Corinth, Greece. On top of that, an official delegation from the same church had just come by to express all kinds of misunderstandings. Had the Corinthians been listening to anything he said? With the crisis brewing in Corinth, Paul sits down to write a letter thoroughly explaining what they must do, and what he meant. And because Paul deals with problems of Christian conduct in the church, this letter becomes a “gold mine” of principles and practical advice for personal behavior and local church protocol. Problems of divisions, lawsuits, marital difficulties, sexual immorality, customs, sharing the Lord’s Supper and misuse of spiritual gifts confront us in similar ways today.