1 Corinthians Commentary: Partakers of Grace

Do you really want to be a New Testament church? Paul would command you to avoid it. Look Inside the Book Prostitution, incest, drunkenness at the Lord's table, sectarianism, and babble all were problems in Paul's rag-tag startup church in Corinth. Paul's letter was a course-correction for many in the church, bringing people back to the Gospel as the basis for right unity, sexual ethics, observation of the sacraments, and worship. This commentary works through this deep and sometimes confusing letter verse by verse, unpacking the details and making applications. Yes, even on the head coverings. From the Book: "A review of the problems in Corinth can be disconcerting for modern Christians, ranging from ordinary to outlandish. Some of their difficulties could be, as far as we are concerned, something that happened five weeks ago instead of two thousand years ago. Christians still sue fellow believers in unbelieving tribunals, for example, thinking nothing of it, but the practice of cel