Chapter thirteen is the famous “love chapter,” a part of which is often used in weddings and such to demonstrate the greatness of selfless love. What is often overlooked is that this is right in the middle of Paul’s teaching on spiritual gifts, and love was the comparison Paul used to show which gifts were […]
Chapters twelve through fourteen comprise the longest section in the entire Bible on spiritual gifts. The Corinthians had no lack of these gifts (1 Corinthians 1:5-7), yet they apparently misused them because they were “ignorant” about them, which Paul intended to correct (1 Corinthians 12:1-3). In 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 Paul set out an initial discussion
Chapter eleven contains two sections which do not necessarily relate to one another but seem to continue either the list of questions that Paul was answering or some issues that needed clarification and instruction. The first section deals with the propriety of women in church gatherings (1 Corinthians 11:2-16), something Paul could “praise” them for.
