(Acts 20:28; Titus 2:14) The church, therefore, belongs to God and to his Son—not to any man or body of men. Although the church worldwide forms one single church or body of Christ, it is made up of many local churches around the world. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. The words above were written in 1982 in my introduction to a sermon which I preached on this same text in 1 Corinthians 16:1-4. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. [Message] Well, the subject for this evening, as we finish up our study of 1 Corinthians, is Final Personal Words to the Corinthians. It seems best to begin this parenthesis with knowledge puffeth up, and to end it with known of him (1 Corinthians 8:3). James A. Lee II. 1 Corinthians 1 1.1.05 2 Christ Jesus, and through faith in the risen glorified Redeemer. 26:27), as if he would, by this expression, lay in a caveat against the papists’ depriving the laity of the cup. The latter is as plainly a part of this institution as words can make it. Evidently a parenthesis intervenes between the beginning of 1 Corinthians 8:1 and 1 Corinthians 8:4. discussion starters that help participants apply God’s Word to their daily lives. Paul then learned of divisions within the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 1:11) and mentioned receiving a letter from the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 7:1). 1 Corinthians 2:4 Context. One of the commentators in his comments on chapter 16 has said that the very practicalness and ordinariness sheds a vivid light on the day-to-day life of the early church. (14 sessions) The Christians in Corinth faced many of the conflicts that Christians today encounter as they seek to live their faith in a culture that contradicts Christian beliefs and principles. Since then, some … 1 Corinthians 1 – Jesus, the Wisdom of God A. Greeting and giving of thanks. The apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a church struggling with their identity as Christians. Bread and the cup are both made use of, because it is a holy feast. The apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a church struggling with their identity as Christians. Designed to help modern readers understand and apply this biblical letter to their own lives—especially when it comes to fighting sin and interacting with a fallen world—this commentary by pastor Stephen Um explains the biblical text with clarity and insight. (1) Whom the letter is from: Paul, a called apostle. 1. The rest of the letter centers around it. He clearly understood that there were problems in the Corinthian church, and wrote this letter that we know as his First Epistle to the Corinthians … St. Matthew tells us, our Lord bade them all drink of it ch. In the Small Catechism’s presentation of the Sacrament of the Altar one may be a bit surprised at the amount of attention Luther gives to the words of institution. The rest of the letter centers around it. by Rev. Ray Stedman feels that 1 Corinthians 1:9+ is "the key verse of First Corinthians. The words of institution bring to mind the Lord’s death, but the bread and wine also have compelling power to bring to mind the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross. We all have knowledge (πάντες γνῶσιν ἔχομεν) The exact reference of these words must remain uncertain. Designed to help modern readers understand and apply this biblical letter to their own lives—especially when it comes to fighting sin and interacting with a fallen world—this commentary by Pastor Stephen Um explains the biblical text with clarity and insight.