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Overview
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Corinthians
A. Greetings (1Co 1:1-3)
I.) The believer's position in grace [OR] Greeting [OR] Appeal to Unity [OR] Salutation [OR] After his salutation and thanksgiving (1Co 1:1)
B. Thanksgiving
[OR]
Paul's Prayer for the Corinthians(1Co 1:4-9)
A.) Spiritual Gifts At Corinth [OR] Thanksgiving (1Co 1:4)
C. Divisions
(1Co 1:10-17)
I.) The contrast of the unspiritual state of the Corinthian saints with their exalted standing in Christ [OR] Sectarianism is Sin [OR] Divisions in the Church [OR] Paul exhorts the Corinthians to unity (1Co 1:10)
A.) They Were Following Human Leaders, Thus Dividing The Body Of Christ (1Co 1:11)
1.) And Reproves Their Dissension's (1Co 1:12)
D. The Wisdom of God
[OR]
God's Wisdom Is Better Than the World's Wisdom(1Co 1:18-2:26)
A.) They Were Exulting In Human Wisdom, Which Is Foolishness In The Things Of God [OR] Christ The Power And Wisdom Of God [OR] Christ The Wisdom And The Power Of God [OR] The Wisdom Of God [OR] God Has Made The World's Wisdom Foolish (1Co 1:18)
1.) The Foolishness Of God Is Superior To Men's Wisdom And His Weakness Is Beyond Their Strength (1Co 1:25)
B.) Anyway, The Corinthian Believers Were Not Of The Wise [OR] Glory Only In The Lord [OR] God Has Called But Few Who Are Wise, Powerful, Or Of Noble Birth (1Co 1:26)
C.) They Are Reminded That The Christian Revelation Owes Nothing To Human Wisdom (1Co 2:1)
1.) Paul Did Not Use It [OR] Christ Crucified [OR] Paul's Reliance Upon The Spirit [OR] Proclaiming Christ Crucified [OR] Paul's Preaching Is Of Christ Crucified (1Co 2:1)
(I.) Expressed Not In Philosophical Language, But With Spiritual Power (1Co 2:3)
(II.) Spiritual Wisdom [OR] Wisdom From The Spirit [OR] The True Wisdom Of God [OR] Only To Those Of Mature Faith Can He Impart God's Wisdom (1Co 2:6)
2.) Spiritual Verities Are Not Discoverable By Human Wisdom [OR] Things Revealed Through The Spirit (1Co 2:9)
3.) But God Has Revealed Them To Prepared Men (1Co 2:10)
4.) The Revealed Things Are Taught In Words Given By The Spirit (1Co 2:13)
5.) The Revealed Things Are Spiritually Discerned [OR] Which The Unspiritual Man Cannot Understand (1Co 2:14)
E. You Belong to Christ
[OR] Servants of Christ (1Co 3:1-4:21)
A.) A Carnal State Prevents Spiritual Growth [OR] Sectarianism Is Carnal [OR] On Divisions In The Church [OR] Foundations For Living [OR] On Divisions In The Corinthian Church [OR] The Corinthians Are Not Ready For The Solid Food Of Paul's Teaching (1Co 3:1)
1.) As Is Shown By Their Jealousy And Strife (1Co 3:3)
B.) God Only Is Anything In Christian Service [OR] Watering, Working, Warning [OR] Paul And Apollos, Fellow Workmen For God, Are Nothing Without His Increase (1Co 3:5)
C.) Christian Service And Its Reward (1Co 3:9)
1.) Christ Is The Only True Foundation (1Co 3:10)
2.) The Only Foundation (1Co 3:11)
3.) Two Kinds Of Ministry And Their Result (1Co 3:12)
(I.) Every Man Is The Temple Of God And The Dwelling Place Of His Spirit (1Co 3:16)
(II.) And Must Keep Himself Undefiled (1Co 3:17)
(III.) Avoid Wordly Wisdom [OR] The Worldly Wise Man Must Become A Fool To Become Really Wise (1Co 3:18)
1. The Work of the Apostles (1Co 4:1-21)
1.) Judgment Of Christ's Servants Is Not Committed To Men [OR] Stewards Of The Mysteries Of God [OR] Apostles Of Christ [OR] Servants Of Christ [OR] The Ministry Of The Apostles [OR] All Ministers Are Servants Of Christ (1Co 4:1)
(I.) Fools For Christ's Sake [OR] And Must Be Honored Equally (1Co 4:6)
(II.) The Corinthians Think Themselves Already Saved, While Christ's Ministers Suffer Persecution (1Co 4:8)
A.) The Apostolic Example Of Humility And Patience (1Co 4:9)
1.) Without Retaliating (1Co 4:12)
2.) Paul's Paternal Care [OR] Fatherly Admonition [OR] Paul Chides The Corinthians As A Loving But Stern Father, And Warns Them To Be Ready For His Inspection (1Co 4:14)
B.) But There Is Such A Thing As Apostolic Authority (1Co 4:18)
F. Problems in the Church (1Co 5:1-6:20)
1. How to Treat Christians Who Live Like Non-Christians (1Co 5:1-13)
I.) Immorality rebuked, discipline enjoined [OR] Immorality Defiles the Church [OR] Expel the Immoral Brother! [OR] Immorality Rebuked [OR] Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church [OR] The incestuous person among them (1Co 5:1)
A.) Indifference To Evil In The Church The Result Of Divisions (1Co 5:2)
1.) Should Cause The Corinthians Shame (1Co 5:6)
2.) The Christian Church Must Be Purged Of The Contamination Of Sinners, And Separated From Pagan Influences (1Co 5:7)
3.) Immorality Must Be Judged [OR] Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged (1Co 5:9)
2. Settling Disagreements Between Christians (1Co 6:1-11)
A.) Saints Forbidden To Go To Law With Each Other [OR] Do Not Sue The Brethren [OR] Lawsuits Among Believers [OR] Lawsuits Discouraged [OR] Christians Must Not Go To Law Against Each Other (1Co 6:1)
1.) In Pagan Courts (1Co 6:6)
I.) The sanctity of the body, and marriage (1Co 6:9)
A.) The Body Is Holy (1Co 6:9)
1.) Because Washed And Justified [OR] The Unrighteous Shall Not Inherit The Kingdom Of God (1Co 6:9)
3. Stay Away From Sexual Sins (1Co 6:12-20)
(I.) Glorify God In Body And Spirit [OR] Sexually Immorality [OR] The Body Is The Lord's [OR] Glorify God In Body And Spirit (1Co 6:12)
1.) Because The Body Is The Lord's (1Co 6:13)
(I.) Our Bodies Are The Members Of Christ (1Co 6:15)
(II.) And They Must Not Be Defiled (1Co 6:16)
2.) Because The Body Is A Temple [OR] For They Are Temples Of The Holy Spirit (1Co 6:19)
4. Advice About Marriage (1Co 7:1-40)
G. Questions From the Church (1Co 7:1-14:40)
1.) Because God Has Established Marriage [OR] Principles Of Marriage [OR] Marriage [OR] Advice On Marriage [OR] Directions Concerning Marriage [OR] Paul Discusses Marriage (1Co 7:1)
A.) The Regulation Of Marriage Among Gentile Believers [OR] Keep Your Marriage Vows [OR] Marriage Vows Are To Be Taken Seriously (1Co 7:10)
1.) Live As You Are Called [OR] The Life That The Lord Has Assigned (1Co 7:17)
2.) Every Man Must Be Content With His Vocation (1Co 7:20)
3.) To The Unmarried And Widows [OR] The Unmarried And The Widows [OR] Reasons For Marrying Or Remaining Single (1Co 7:25)
1. Advice About Food Offered to False Gods (1Co 8:1-13)
I.) Meats and the limitations of Christian liberty [OR] Be Sensitive to Conscience [OR] Food Sacrificed to Idols [OR] Take Care with Your Liberty [OR] Food Offered to Idols [OR] The mature Christian knows that idols have no power (1Co 8:1)
A.) But, Because His Example May Mislead A New Convert Long Accustomed To Idols (1Co 8:7)
B.) He Must Abstain From Eating Meat Which Has Been Offered To Them, For His Weaker Brother's Sake (1Co 8:13)
2. Paul's Right to Be Paid for His Work as an Apostle (1Co 9:1-18)
A.) Paul Vindicates His Apostleship [OR] A Pattern Of Self-Denial [OR] The Rights Of An Apostle [OR] Paul's Use Of Liberty [OR] Paul Asserts His Rights (1Co 9:1)
B.) They Who Preach The Gospel Are To Live Of The Gospel [OR] Including A Living From His Preaching (1Co 9:7)
1.) Yet He Has Never Availed Himself Of His Rights (1Co 9:15)
3. Paul's Work as an Apostle (1Co 9:19-27)
A.) The Method And Reward Of True Ministry [OR] Serving All Men [OR] Making Himself, Rather, The Servant Of All (1Co 9:19)
1.) For The Sake Of The Gospel (1Co 9:22)
2.) Striving For A Crown [OR] Our Life Is Like A Contest For A Prize (1Co 9:24)
4. Learn From What Happened in the Time of Moses (1Co 10:1-13)
A.) Israel In The Wilderness A Warning Example [OR] Old Testament Examples [OR] Warnings From Israel's History [OR] Avoid Israel's Mistakes [OR] All Israelites Partook Of Divine Favor In The Wilderness (1Co 10:1)
1.) Yet Most Of Them Were Destroyed (1Co 10:5)
2.) Paul Warns The Corinthians Of A Period Of Testing Like That Of The Israelites' Wandering (1Co 10:6)
5. Stay Away From Worshiping False Gods (1Co 10:14-11:1)
1.) Flee From Idolatry [OR] Idol Feasts And The Lord's Supper [OR] And That They Must Not Participate In Pagan Feasts (1Co 10:14)
A.) Fellowship At The Lord's Table Demands Separation (1Co 10:16)
1.) For In That They Would Become Partners Of Demons (1Co 10:20)
B.) The Law Of Love In Relation To Eating And Drinking [OR] All To The Glory Of God [OR] The Believer's Freedom [OR] Do All To The Glory Of God (1Co 10:23)
1.) We Will Not Be Criticized For Eating That For Which We Have Given Thanks (1Co 10:25)
2.) Christian Order [OR] He Reproves Them, Because In Holy Assemblies (1Co 11:1)
6. Advice About Worship (1Co 11:2-34)
I.) Christian order and the Lord's supper [OR] Head Coverings [OR] Propriety in Worship [OR] Head Coverings (1Co 11:2)
A.) Men Pray With Their Heads Covered (1Co 11:4)
B.) And Women With Their Heads Uncovered (1Co 11:6)
C.) Disorders At The Lord's Table Rebuked [OR] Conduct At The Lord's Supper [OR] The Lord's Supper [OR] Abuses At The Lord's Supper [OR] The Corinthians Are Reproved Because Of Factional Grouping While Eating The Lord's Supper (1Co 11:17)
1.) And For Greedy Practices Which Resulted In The Shame And Embarrassment Of The Poor (1Co 11:21)
D.) The Order And Meaning Of The Lord's Table [OR] Institution Of The Lord's Supper [OR] The Lord's Supper [OR] The Institution Of The Lord's Supper [OR] Paul Recalls To Them How The Supper Was Instituted (1Co 11:23)
1.) Examine Yourself [OR] Partaking Of The Supper Unworthily (1Co 11:27)
7. Spiritual Gifts (1Co 12:1-31)
I.) Spiritual gifts in the body of Christ for ministry and worship [OR] Spiritual Gifts:
Unity in Diversity [OR] Spiritual Gifts [OR] The Use of Spiritual Gifts [OR] Spiritual Gifts [OR] Paul gives the Corinthians a rule wherewith they can recognize the Spirit of God (1Co 12:1)
A.) True Ministry Is The Exercise Of Spiritual Gift [OR] Various Gifts Of The Spirit (1Co 12:4)
1.) Are Given To Each For The Common Good (1Co 12:7)
2.) Nine Gifts Are Enumerated (1Co 12:8)
B.) Every Believer Is A Member Of Christ's Body And As Such Has A Definite Ministry [OR] Unity And Diversity In One Body [OR] One Body, Many Parts [OR] One Body With Many Members [OR] Paul's Parable Of The Body And Its Various Members (1Co 12:12)
1.) Each Of Which Has Its Special Function In Relation To All Other Members (1Co 12:16)
2.) Arranged By God According To His Design, Together To Form A Complete Whole (1Co 12:22)
3.) So The Church, Which Is The Body Of Christ, Is Made Up Of Many, Having Different Gifts (1Co 12:27)
4.) Love (1Co 12:31)
8. Love (1Co 13:1-13)
A.) The Ministry Gifts Must Be Governed By Love [OR] The Greatest Gift [OR] The Excellence Of Love [OR] The Gift Of Love [OR] All Gifts, However Excellent (1Co 13:1)
1.) Are Worth Nothing Without Love (1Co 13:2)
2.) The Many Praises Given To Love (1Co 13:4)
3.) And Its Rank Before Hope And Faith (1Co 13:13)
9. Speak in Ways That Can Be Understood (1Co 14:1-25)
A.) Prophecy Is The Greatest Of The Gifts [OR] Prophecy And Tongues [OR] Gifts Of Prophecy And Tongues [OR] Prophecy A Superior Gift [OR] Prophecy Is Commended (1Co 14:1)
1.) And Preferred To Speaking With Tongues (1Co 14:2)
2.) Tongues Must Be Interpreted [OR] Which, If Lift Uninterpreted, Can Lead Only To Confusion (1Co 14:6)
3.) Understanding Is Necessary To Edification (1Co 14:13)
4.) Tongues A Sign To Unbelievers [OR] Instruction For The Church (1Co 14:20)
5.) The Use Of The Gifts Of Tongues And Of Prophecy (1Co 14:22)
B.) The Order Of The Ministry Of Gift In The Local Church (1Co 14:23)
10. Maintain Order in Your Worship Services (1Co 14:26-40)
1.) Order In Church Meetings [OR] Orderly Worship [OR] Let All Things Be Done For Edification (1Co 14:26)
2.) And In Proper Order (1Co 14:27)
3.) Women Are Forbidden To Speak In Church (1Co 14:34)
H. The Resurrection of Christ and the Christian (1Co 15:1-58)
A.) The Fact Of Christ's Resurrection [OR] The Risen Christ, Faith's Reality [OR] The Resurrection Of Christ [OR] The Gospel Of Christ's Resurrection (1Co 15:1)
1. We Will Come Back to Life (1Co 15:12-34)
A.) The Importance Of Christ's Resurrection [OR] The Risen Christ, Our Hope [OR] The Resurrection Of The Dead [OR] Is In Vain If There Is No Resurrection Of The Dead (1Co 15:12)
B.) The Order Of The Resurrections [OR] The Last Enemy Destroyed [OR] The Order Of Resurrection [OR] But Christ Has Been Raised From The Dead (1Co 15:20)
1.) Effects Of Denying The Resurrection (1Co 15:29)
2. We Will Have Bodies That Will Not Decay (1Co 15:35-58)
A.) The Method Of Resurrection [OR] A Glorious Body [OR] The Resurrection Body [OR] And The Dead Shall Be Raised In A Spiritual Body (1Co 15:35)
1.) Our Final Victory [OR] The Mystery Of Resurrection (1Co 15:50)
B.) All Believers Will Not Die [OR] The Christian's Victory Over Death, Through Christ (1Co 15:51)
C.) The Final Victory Over Death (1Co 15:54)
D.) The Ultimate Victory A Motive To Service (1Co 15:58)
I. Final Concluding Matters (1Co 16:1-24)
I.) The Collection for the People in Jerusalem (1Co 16:1-4)
II.) Closing instructions and greetings [OR] Collection for the Saints [OR] The Collection for God's People [OR] Instructions and Greetings [OR] The Collection for the Saints [OR] The apostle commands the Corinthians to provide for the needs of the brethren at Jerusalem (1Co 16:1)
1. Paul's Plans (1Co 16:5-9)
A.) Personal Plans [OR] Personal Requests [OR] Plans For Travel (1Co 16:5)
2. News About Timothy, Apollos, and Others (1Co 16:10-18)
A.) Commends Timothy (1Co 16:10)
B.) Final Exhortations [OR] Final Messages And Greetings [OR] And After Friendly Admonitions (1Co 16:13)
C.) Closes His Epistle With Various Salutations (1Co 16:16)
3. Greetings (1Co 16:19-24)
A.) Greetings And A Solemn Fairwell [OR] Final Greetings (1Co 16:19)
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