I Corinthians

Why was this book written?

      I Corinthians was written to help a struggling immature church function like God fearing, neighbor loving Christians. Paul writes this letter to a church he started that had lost its unity and had fallen into sin (6:8). The church had been misusing their spiritual gifts and had become prideful with them (14:12). The church had become chaotic and Paul was written to help bring order to their church. Paul addresses each sinful thing of the church in boldness and with truth. He writes this book to encourage the church but a lot of book is written to correct their sin 1:2-9).

What is the main idea of this book?

      The main idea of I Corinthians is love and to put others above themselves. Much of the sin in the church was because they were putting themselves first. The ones who spoke in tongues spoke out over others and caused chaos (14:6-9). He tells them to respect one another as everyone has different thoughts on what is sin and what is not (8:12-13). Even in their spiritual gifts Paul says they are to bless one another and not to bring glory to themselves (12:7-12). I Corinthians 13 explains that anything we do without love is worth nothing at all. We always aught to do things out of love. Whether it be using our spiritual gifts or if it be doing a work of charity. We should do all things through love. The problem behind their problems is their lack of love for one another and their failure to put others first.