2.4 Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (selected sub themes)

• The meaning of an epistle, and the city and church of Corinth
• Causes of divisions in the church of Corinth: 1 Corinthians 1-4
• How Paul addressed the divisions
• The case of immorality and the lawsuits: 1 Corinthians 5-6
• How Paul addressed the issue of immorality
• Moral challenges facing the youth today and possible solutions

• describe the causes of divisions in the church of Corinth
• discuss how Paul addressed divisions in the church of Corinth
• identify moral challenges facing the youth and suggest possible solutions
• analyse how Paul addressed the issue of immorality in the church of Corinth
• model good morals as guided by the teachings of Apostle Paul

“Why is Paul's first letter to the Corinthians important to Christians today?”

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1. Divisions in the church of Corinth, and how Paul addressed them
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   The city, the letter, the factions in the church, and the way Paul answered them.
2. Immorality at Corinth, and moral challenges facing the youth
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   The case Paul confronted, the lawsuits, his teaching on the body, and the moral pressures on young people today.
3. Corinth, and what an epistle is
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   The city Paul wrote to, what kind of writing a letter is, and why knowing both changes how you read it.
4. The causes of division in Corinth
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   Four causes Paul identifies, none of them about doctrine, and why the same four still divide people today.
5. How Paul addressed the divisions
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   Four arguments Paul uses, and the striking thing he refuses to do.
6. The case of immorality
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   What was happening in 1 Corinthians 5, why Paul was angrier about the boasting than the sin, and what he actually asked for.
7. Lawsuits among believers
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   Why Christians in Corinth were suing each other, Paul's three arguments, and what he is not saying.
8. Moral challenges facing young people
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   The pressures young people actually face, what helps, and how Paul's method applies now.