Servants and Stewards

Servants and Stewards

Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. (1 Corinthians 4:1–2) The apostle Paul had a complicated relationship with the Christians in Corinth. He founded the church in that city and poured into them for […]

Natural, Spiritual, Carnal

Natural, Spiritual, Carnal

And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:1) Paul wrote to the Christians in Corinth, those part of the congregation Paul founded when he spent a year and a half there (Acts 18:1-11). The Corinthian church had plenty of […]

All I Know

All I Know

And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1 Corinthians 2:1-2) Paul’s arrival to Corinth is described in Acts 18. He came and […]