Welcome To The Study Of The Book Of 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians, the First letter to the Corinthians was written from Ephesus about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apostle’s journey there, and when he had formed the purpose to visit Macedonia, and then return to Corinth. The news which had reached him, however, from Corinth frustrated his plan.

He had heard of the abuses and contentions that had arisen among them, first from Apollos, and then from a letter they had written him on the subject, and also from some of the ‘household of Chloe,’ and from Stephanas and his two friends who had visited him.

Paul, therefore, wrote this letter, for the purpose of checking the factious spirit and correcting the erroneous opinions that had sprung up among them, and fixing the many cases of abuse and disorderly practices that prevailed. If this church was in existence today, I’m not sure many would want to be associated with it!