First Corinthians

by Fisk, Bruce N.

• ISBN13: 9780664500740
• ISBN10: 0664500749
• Edition: Teacher
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Presbyterian Pub Corp

Summary

First Corinthians is a letter Paul wrote to a troubled church at Corinth, a port city in Greece, offering guidance on tissues that were dividing the community. As the church at Corinth wrestled with the tension between reflecting its culture and reflecting its Lord, Paul counsels that the way of love should guide the Corinthians' actions with one another. He urges them to live a life distinct from the ways of others, governed by the law of love and affirming the tenets ot faith.

Author Biography

Bruce N. Fisk is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction	vii
Introduction to First Corinthians	1	(3)
1 Corinthians 1:10--25	4	(9)
No Divisions among You
1 Corinthians 3:5--17	13	(10)
God's Field and God's Temple
1 Corinthians 5:1--13	23	(10)
Hand Over to Satan
1 Corinthians 7:1--40	33	(11)
Marriage and Divorce
1 Corinthians 8:1--13	44	(10)
Not Causing Others to Stumble
1 Corinthians 9:14--27	54	(9)
All for the Sake of the Gospel
1 Corinthians 11:17--34	63	(11)
This Is My Body
1 Corinthians 12:1--31	74	(10)
Concerning Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 13:1--13	84	(9)
Love Never Ends
1 Corinthians 14:26--40	93	(10)
All Things Done Decently and in Order
Bibliography	103	(2)
Leader's Guide	105