Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Book Report~1,11 Corinthians

It feels good to catch up on some book reports. I found it hard to write them.

1&11Corinthians were written by Paul around A.D.55-56.
1 Cor. deals more with doctrine and church issues and 11 Cor. is more about Christ's ministry through our weakness.
Paul established the Corinthian church around A.D.50-51. He spent about 18 months in Corinth on his second missionary journey and continued to write to them and care for them even after he left them. He wrote the first letter to address some problems that he caught wind of.
Corinth was an important city as far as trade goes. It controlled much of the shipping between the East and the West.
A note from my Bible says," The city was infamous for its sensuality and sacred prostitution. Even its name became a notorious proverb: "to Corinthianize" meant to practice prostitution."
The same spirit that was in the city showed up in the church and Paul helped them to establish a better way.
1 Cor.13 contains the "famous" words on love. "Love suffers long, and is kind..."

11 Cor. holds many of the scriptures we quote in Christendom.

"All the promises of God are 'yes' and 'Amen.
"Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph..."
"..where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty."
"Even though the outward man is perishing, the inward man is being renewed day by day."
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ..."
"Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature..."
"Godly sorrow produces repentance..."
"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal.."
"..comparing themselves among themselves are not wise..."
"My grace is sufficient for you..."
"Greet one another with a holy kiss..."( I haven't heard that one for awhile. They used to do that in the church I grew up in. I remember men kissing each other. I'm not sure if they do that anymore. :)

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