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First Corinthians
A collection of in-depth teachings on Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. These lessons trace the flow of the letter, uncovering how its words spoke to the ancient world and how they continue to shape faithful Christian living today.
Teaching Archive: First Corinthians
"Not Bound but Called to Peace" | A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:15–16
In this study we explore Paul’s instruction to believers married to unbelievers, where he clarifies that sanctification extends through covenantal presence, even within a mixed household. Paul assures the church that if the unbelieving partner departs, the believer is “not bound”—yet the greater calling remains peace, witness, and trust in God’s work through marriage. This passage challenges Corinthian anxieties about purity and status by reframing holiness as covenantal influence rather than contamination.
"Holiness through Marriage" | A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:12–14
In this passage Paul addresses believers married to unbelievers, assuring them that their covenantal presence brings sanctification to the household. Rather than impurity spreading from the unbeliever, Paul inverts expectations by declaring that holiness flows outward from the believer to spouse and children. This teaching reframes Corinthian anxieties about defilement and reveals God’s call to remain faithfully present even within divided homes.
Divorce and Remarriage (Part 2): A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:10–11
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?
Divorce and Remarriage (Part 1): A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:8–9
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?
Abstinence within Marriage: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:5–7
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What reasons might there be to abstain from conjugal relations within marriage?
Paul's Teaching on Marital Relations: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:2–5
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Discover Paul's perspective on the sanctity of holy matrimony.
St. Paul and Celibacy: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:1
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Did Paul believe that celibacy was better than marriage?
A Slave to God
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. We seek to determine the implications of Paul's statement that we were "bought for a price".
Paul against the Corinthian "After Party"
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Learn why Paul needed to addresses issues of gluttony, drunkenness, and fornication among the social elite in 1 Corinthians 6:12–20.
Does the Apostle Paul say "Everything is Permitted"?
We continue our study of 1 Corinthians with an overview of 6:12–20. Where did the hedonism of the Corinthian congregation come from, and how does Paul address their self-serving philosophy?
Sexual Perversity in Corinth
The third part of our study of 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 focuses on Paul's attitude towards homosexuality. Does he condemn any expression of homosexuality amidst the congregation or only male prostitution?
"Godly and Ungodly Intimacy" / A study of 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
We return to our study of 1 Corinthians 6 and analyse how verses 9 to 11 establish Paul's ensuing rhetoric regarding immoral relations.
Godly or Ungodly Fellowship? A study of 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
We return to our study of 1 Corinthians 6 by considering what makes for proper relations among the community of Christ.
"A Culture of Litigation." The Historical Context of 1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Our study of 1 Corinthians 6 continues with a study of the litigious culture that was rife in the Graeco-Roman world, and particular in cities like Corinth.
"Corinth and the Judgement of God." An Overview of 1 Corinthians 6
As we begin our study of 1 Corinthians 6 we take some time to provide a theological basis for the judgement of God within Scripture, and trace the flow of Paul's arguments concerning true wisdom, rulership, and judgement.
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