1 Corinthians was written by Paul around AD 53-55 when he was near the end of his three-year ministry in Ephesus. He was writing because he'd received reports of a church struggling with immorality, division, idolatry and doctrinal confusion.
The Setting -
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians during his third missionary journey, near the end of his three-year ministry in Ephesus (Acts 19:21–22). Both Corinth and Ephesus were wealthy port cities steeped in pagan idolatry and philosophy. Corinth benefited both militarily and economically from its strategic location at one end of the isthmus that connected the southern Greek peninsula to the mainland.
Primary Themes -
1. The folly of human wisdom
2. The power of the Spirit
3. The body of Christ
I'm excited to read 1Corinthians. Join me in reading this introduction of 1Corinthians from the ESV Study Bible and let's prepare to hear what God wants us to learn!
