Tag Archives: Corinthians

NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 3

Posted on August 19, 2023 by ehurst

Hellenism was a man-centered religion. Man was the measure of all things, and the whole goal was to rise to the full potential of what mankind could be from strictly human resources. This breeds the Boastful Pride of Life. And … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 2

Posted on August 12, 2023 by ehurst

The whole Corinthian incident shows that Jews are not always the problem. Most of what was wrong in Corinth was the direct result of pagan Gentile culture following people into the church. Jews were not the problem in Corinth. It … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — 1 Corinthians 1

Posted on August 5, 2023 by ehurst

The balance of Paul’s Letter to the believers in Rome is personal in nature, not doctrinal, so we follow the canonical order into 1 Corinthians. We’ve already taken a look at the back story to his troubles with the church … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Corinth

Posted on April 29, 2023 by ehurst

We insert here an interlude to explain some background. During Paul’s time at Ephesus, he wrote a letter to Corinth that he mentions (1 Corinthians 5:9), but which we do not have today. We guess that whomever was the messenger … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Acts 18

Posted on April 15, 2023 by ehurst

The purpose of Luke’s narrative was not to recount all the details of Paul’s ministry, but to show that he never caused trouble. In the case of Athens, when the audience lost interest in his teaching, he moved on. Corinth … Continue reading →

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StT: 1 Corinthians 14:21

Posted on January 27, 2015 by ehurst

(We continue sampling from Gospel Red Herring: Spiritualizing the Text.) 1 Corinthians 14:21 It would be easy to get a rise out of the Neo-Pentecostals and Charismatics on what they consider their turf here. The Corinthians were excessively hedonistic and … Continue reading →

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