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Paul wrote the book of 1st Corinthians to the church at Corinth around the year 56. The city of Corinth is located on the isthmus between the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. Corinth was a wealthy commercial port city. The city of Corinth had an outdoor arena/theater that held 20,000 people. The Olympics only, surpassed athletic feats held in Corinth. The city of Corinth boasted a population that consisted of Romans, Greeks and Orientals. Corinth was also famous for its great temple of Aphrodite, which was home to some 1,000 prostitutes. The city of Corinth also boasted an immoral state given the Greek name, Korinthiazomai, which means, “to act the Corinthian” which came to mean, “to practice fornication.” Corinth was noted for many drinking taverns and everything dealing with a sinful life.

The Corinthian church had more Gentiles than Jews. The apostle Paul competed with the superstitions of the one sect, and the sinful behaviors of the other. The church of Corinth was plagued with false teachers undermining the authority of the apostle Paul. Paul wrote this letter to deal with the accusations made against him by the Jewish people. The theme of this letter is twofold:

· To employ appropriate solutions to the mayhem and exploitations that was overtaking them

· To provide acceptable resolutions for the arguments upon which Paul’s counsel was wanted

Paul’s remarkable writing on the truths of the errors of the Jewish people and the sinfulness of the Gentiles is handled in a very firm manner yet with a very compassionate and Christ like manner. Paul affirms the truth and will of God pertaining to the matters at hand. Some of the matters at hand consisted of:

• Divisions in the church
• An exhortation to brotherly love
• Immorality
• Questions about food, worship
• marriage and the resurrection
• Uncharacteristic beliefs and practices within the church