Chapter seven introduces a new section of this letter in which Paul answered some specific questions from the church – marriage, divorce, and remarriage (ch. 7); Christian freedom (ch. 8-10); spiritual gifts (ch. 12-14); and the resurrection of the dead (ch. 15). Regarding marriage and sexuality, Paul made four specific clarifications. First, sexual relations are […]
Chapter six addresses three more issues that are all particularly relevant for the modern church. First, Paul taught how believers are to handle conflict with each other (1 Corinthians 6:1-8). It seems that the Corinthian believers were dragging each other to court to settle their differences. While this seems natural (especially today), the apostle said
Chapter five contains some of the harshest words from Paul in any of his inspired letters. The reason had to do with a situation he found appalling: a Christian man was having an affair with his step-mother (1 Corinthians 5:1-5). Not only was this something that the surrounding pagan culture would apparently not even consider,
