Paul argues that the message he preaches is in fact wisdom because it is revelation from God. The gospel is not something we would figure out on our own.

Paul argues that when he was in Corinth he didn’t seek to impress them with flashy rhetoric and charisma, rather he taught them wisdom from God, so that their confidence would rest in the power of God

As he discusses this issue of changing the gospel message to make it more attractive to the world, Paul says let’s consider what happened when I first preached the gospel in Corinth. Let’s consider yo

Paul argues that those who live in rebellion to God will see the cross as foolishness. There’s no way to spin the gospel to change that. If you re-package the gospel to make it attractive to rebels,

As part of the deeper issues of why factions are developing in the Corinthian church, Paul tells us he’s grateful that he baptized few people in Corinth. His discussion gives us a window into the plac

1Corinthians 1-4 are one of the best examples of why it's necessary to study an entire letter rather than sets of verses here and there. We won’t accurately understand Paul unless we understand the si

In the greeting of 1 Corinthians, Paul introduces 3 themes of the letter:  1) Paul is an authoritative emissary for Jesus Christ; 2) God chose Paul for this role;  and 3) speech and knowledge are gift

Acts 18 records Paul's first visit to Corinth. Understanding Paul's relationship to the Corinthian church is crucial to understanding his letters to Corinth.

John concludes his letter saying believers can have confidence about three things:  1) that you have eternal life, 2) that your sin cannot jeopardize that life and 3) that this gospel message is true.

John tells us genuine believers will confess that Jesus is the Christ — the Jesus who was confirmed by three witnesses: “water”, “blood” and “the Spirit.”