Understanding 1 Corinthians 2nd Chapter Study Insights
Explore the historical context and significance of 1 Corinthians 2nd chapter Bible study in PCG Itarsi. Discover how the church in Corinth faced challenges related to wisdom, rhetoric, division, and immorality. Dive into the themes of defending apostleship, church divisions, decadence, difficulties, doctrine of resurrection, and more. Gain insights into the mind, method, mystery, means, and man of preaching as outlined in this chapter.
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1 CORINTHIANS 2NDCHAPTER PCG ITARSI Wednesday Bible Study
1 CORINTHIANS 2NDCHAPTER PCG ITARSI Wednesday Bible Study
CONTEXT/CLIMATE OF CORINTH: 80KM AWAY FROM ATHENS, IT WAS AN ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL CENTER WITH TWO PORTS. WHEN IT COMES TO PLEASURE, IT WAS A LOS VEGAS OF ANCIENT WORLD. PAUL WAS MOCKED FOR THE MESSAGE OF RESURRECTION ACTS 17:32. PLATONISM, STOICISM, CYNICISM (DIOGENES BC 323), OTHER PHILOSOPHIES LIKE, SYNCRETISM SHARED A COMMON VIEW BODY IS EVIL AND SOUL IS GOOD, PURSUIT OF SUPERIOR WISDOM THAN RELIGIONS, IMPORTANCE OF RHETORIC AND ORATORY. GRECO-ROMAN PRIZED BOTH SPEECH AND KNOWLEDGE (1:5). THEY WOULD HOLD DEBATE COMPETITION AT ISTHMIAN GAMES AND THEIR MAJOR EDUCATION WAS ON PHILOSOPHY AND RHETORIC. CAUSE OF DIVISION-RHETORICAL PROWESS (KEENER)
CONTEXT/CLIMATE OF CORINTH: CONSEQUENTLY, CHURCH WAS ATTRACTED TO AND DIVIDED OVER SUPERIOR WISDOM, RHETORIC AND SPEECH, AND IMMORALITY (DISUNITY). SECOND LINE LEADERSHIP YOUNG ALEXANDRIAN APOLLOS (ELOQUENT AND MIGHTY IN SCRIPTURE) ACTS 18:24. IN WHOSE LIGHT PAUL WAS SEEN CONTEMPTIBLE 2 COR. 10:10. THEREFORE, PAUL WAS NOT PROVIDING A CHEAP ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM BUT ASKING US TO EVALUATE OUR INTELLECTUALISM IN THE LIGHT OF THE CROSS OF CHRIST. PROVES HIM A GREAT ADMINISTRATOR. CAUSE OF DIVISION-RHETORICAL PROWESS (KEENER)
1. DEFENDING APOSTLESHIP 1:1-9 2. DIVISION IN CHURCH 1:10-4:21 CASE, CAUSE, CURE 3. DECADENCE IN CHURCH 5:1-6:20 DISCIPLINES IMMORALITY, RESOLVING PERSONAL DISPUTES, SEXUAL PURITY 4. DIFFICULTIES IN CHURCH 7:1-14:40 MARRIAGE, LIBERTY, WORSHIP 5. DOCTRINE OF RESURRECTION 15:1-58 6. DONATION 16:1-24 FOR JERUSALEM AND GREETINGS 6 PARTS OF THIS LETTER:
FIVE MS 1. MIND OF PREACHING. V.1-3 2. METHOD OF PREACHING. V.4-6 3. MYSTERY OF WISDOM. V.6-9 4. MEANS OF WISDOM. V.10-13 5. MAN OF WISDOM. V.14-16 FIVE POINTS in chp 2:
1. MIND OF PREACHING V.1-3 -CHRIST CRUCIFIED 2. METHOD OF PREACHING V.4-6 -GOD S SPIRIT & POWER 3. MYSTERY OF WISDOM V.6-9 LORD OF GLORY 4. MEANS OF WISDOM V.10-13 -HOLY SPIRIT 5. MAN OF WISDOM V.14-16 -RECEIVES THINGS OF GOD FIVE POINTS EXPLAINED:
WHY WEAKNESS AND TREMBLING? 1. HUMILITY ACTS 14:12; 2 COR. 10:10 2. INTIMIDATED 3. INABILITY 2 COR. 10:10 BIBLIOLOGY 1. REVELATION V.10-12 2. INSPIRATION V.13 3. ILLUMINATION V.14-15
HYPEROCHEN E SOPHIAS AND PEITHOIS LOGOIS MIGHT MEAN AN EXCESSIVE IMPORTANCE TO THEATRICAL EXPRESSIONS, SOPHISM, APPEARANCE, GESTURES, DEEP LINGUISTIC, RHETORICAL APPEAL TO EMOTIONS, NOTATIONS, LOFTY WORDS, GRAMMAR, LITERATURE, ELOQUENCE, HYPERBOLE, PROVERBS, GLITTERING PHRASES, ETC. In verse 1 & 4 we find few Greek words:
1. DONT GET ATTRACTED TO THE CLAIMS OF SUPERIOR WISDOM OR REVELATIONS, OTHER THAN THE CHRIST CRUCIFIED. 2. ACQUIRE THE SKILLS BUT DEPEND AND BOAST ONLY IN THE CHRIST JESUS 3. DON T GET ATTRACTED TO THE COMMUNICATOR (RHETORIC) BUT THE CONTENT (CHRIST). 3 Practical LESSONS FOR SPIRITUAL MEN:
