Do Not Go Beyond What is Written Introduction The eternal theologies about God’s “will” being put into action in time by Jesus was embedded by Paul in his approach to the “wisdom of man” problem in the Corinthian church. Please review the Introduction and the previous lessons in Part III to appreciate why we need […]
Lesson Five – Fitting Time into Eternity
Fitting Time into Eternity Introduction From our study of the four previous lessons we should have a clear understanding of why Paul wrote these letters as he did to the church in Corinth. Our hypothesis based on his view of the situation should expose the problem. We have prepared ourselves to hear an apostle’s divine […]
Lesson Two – The Wisdom of God Worked Out in Christ Jesus
The Wisdom of God Worked Out In Christ Introduction Lesson Aim: To understand the awesome significance of the term “in Christ.” In this lesson we want to understand how all the great things we learned about God in the previous lesson relates to each member of the church of God “in Christ.” We want a […]
Lesson One – The Wisdom of God
The Wisdom of God Introduction Parts I and II were dedicated to what was happening in the church in Corinth and what Paul said to their problem of division. The fact is we do not need to be concerned with a problem that happened two thousand years ago. So then, why did we do the […]
Part III Introduction – The Meaning of the Corinthian Scriptures
The Meaning of the Corinthian Scriptures We are now ready to determine what the Corinthian letters mean to us – the modern day Bible students. These scriptures are relevant for the lives of all people in every generation. They are the truth about life for every society in all different cultures of the world. This […]
Lesson Four – The Major Thought Movement in I Corinthians
The Major Thought Movement in I Corinthians Introduction Our personal preparation for reading a New Testament letter will be our greatest challenge for our study. The original recipients were fully prepared to read Paul’s letters. Their daily lives had been lived in what we learned about their situation in our historical analysis. Paul had taught […]
Lesson Two – Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord
Let Him Who Boasts Boast in the Lord Introduction From our previous lesson we understood how the word of God speaks to the mind, heart and conscience of our “self.” Each person’s spirit came from God and it possesses a likeness of His Spirit (Heb. 12:9; Jas. 3:9). God has a mind, heart and conscience […]
Lesson One – A Living Being
A Living Being Introduction The aim of this lesson is to help us keep aware of what the Apostle Paul wanted each church member to be aware of about their “self.” He wrote “so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.” I Cor. […]
Lesson Five – Paul’s Literary Style in II Corinthians
Paul’s Literary Style in II Corinthians Introduction II Corinthians is the last letter Paul wrote to the church at Corinth. We know about four letters he wrote between the first time he left Corinth and the time he returned to pick up their gifts for the saints in Jerusalem (Acts 18:1-17; 20:2-6; 24:17; I Cor.3:10). […]
Lesson Three – Boasting in II Corinthians
Boasting in II Corinthians Introduction We learned about the Corinthian church’s problems and the possible source of their division in our historical analysis in Part I. Now we are attempting to know and understand God’s divine answer to this problem from our study of Paul’s letters. His answer will be the divine principle we take […]