1 Corinthians: Correction for a misguided church

A. Response to Chloe’s Report, ch. 1-6

• Concerning divisions, 1-4
  • Inconsistent with the message of the Cross, 1:10-2:5
  • Inconsistent with true spirituality, 2:6-3:4
  • Inconsistent with the judgement seat of Christ, 3:5-23
  • Inconsistent with Paul’s example, 4:1-21
• Concerning discipline, 5-6
  • The authority for discipline in the church, 5:1-5
  • The reason for discipline in the church, 5:6-13
  • The wisdom for discipline in the church, 6:1-8
  • The goal of discipline in the church: purity, 6:9-20 

B. Response to Corinthian’s Requests, ch. 7-16

• Concerning marriage, 7:1-24
  • The sexual obligations within marriage, 7:2-6
  • The value of celibacy, 7:7-8
  • The permission to marry, 7:9
  • The permanence of marriage, 7:10-11
  • The problem of a mixed marriage, 7:12-24
• Concerning virgins, 7:25-40
  • The encouragement to celibacy, 7:25-31
  • The value of celibacy, 7:32-35
  • The acceptability of marriage, 7:36-38
  • The acceptability of remarriage for widows, 7:39-40
• Concerning things offered to idols, 8-10
  • Principle #1: The supremacy of love over knowledge, 8:1-3
    • The relationship of knowledge and conscience, 8:4-13
    • Paul’s example of self-denial, 9:1-27
    • Old Testament examples of temptation, 10:1-13
    • Do not have fellowship with demons, 10:14-22
  • Principle #2: Do all to the glory of God, 10:23-33
• Concerning worship, 11
  • Head coverings, 11:2-16
  • The Lord’s Supper, 11:17-34
• Concerning spiritual gifts, 12-14
  • The source of spiritual gifts, 12:1-6
  • The diversity of spiritual gifts, 12:7-11
  • The illustration of the body, 12:12-27
  • The order of spiritual gifts, 12:28-30
  • The primacy of love, 12:31-13:13
  • The priority of prophecy, 14:1-5
  • The problem of tongues, 14:6-19
  • The purpose of tongues, 14:20-25
  • The problem of order, 14:26-40
• Concerning the resurrection, 15
  • The necessity of the resurrection of Christ, 15:1-34
  • The nature of the resurrection, 15:35-58
• Concerning the collection for the saints, 16:1-4
  • Paul’s command for the collection
  • Paul’s instruction for the delivery
• Conclusion, 16:5-24