Called to Be Saints: An Exposition of I Corinthians
Overview
Corinth was a crossroads for commerce and travel, and a city of wealth and pleasure. It became a cosmopolitan melting pot of tourists, traders, and settlers from far-flung reaches of the empire. Paul worked in Corinth, preached in the synagogue, and was instrumental in the founding of the Corinthian church. Yet the church in Corinth was riddled with problems. In this epistle, Paul was forced to deal not only with the problems facing the church, but also its effects.
Top Highlights
“In a series of three contrasts (4:10), Paul pointed out the differences mentally (‘fools’ vs. ‘wise’), physically (‘weak’ vs. ‘strong’), and socially (‘honourable’ vs. ‘despised’).14 Before the world, Paul viewed himself and the apostles as nothing, yet the Corinthians prided themselves on their acceptance in the world.” (Page 56)
“It changes lives. It makes saints out of sinners (cf. 6:9–11), preachers out of blasphemers (1 Tim. 1:12–13).” (Page 18)
“There are only two groups of people in the world: those ‘that perish’ and those ‘which are saved.’” (Pages 17–18)
“His message contained what men needed, not what they wanted” (Pages 20–21)
“The rightness or wrongness in eating such meat is not found in the meat itself or in the eating of it. Both of these are morally neutral. The question of sin is introduced by the motivation behind the eating and by the consequences produced by the eating.” (Page 102)
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- Title: Called to Be Saints: An Exposition of I Corinthians
- Author: Dr. Robert Gromacki
- Series: The Gromacki Expository Series
- Publisher: Kress Christian Publications
- Publication Date: 2002
- Pages: 232