Synopses & Reviews
HOW CAN YOU LIVE FOR CHRIST IN THIS SINFUL WORLD?
The Church at Corinth was far from the ideal model of a first-century apostolic church. It had been planted in one of the most difficult and challenging cities in the Roman World. (The Greek word korinthiazomai) (literally, "to act the Corinthian") in fact came to mean "to commit fornication.") it was to this burgeoning young church, with all of its potential and all of its problems, that Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians.
The fundamental question Paul confronted wherever he carried the gospel was this: "How can those who have been called to belong to Christ be faithful to their new Lord while they must still belong, in so many ways, to this present age? What church of any age has not struggled with this question?
The challenges facing the new community of believers in Corinth are not unlike the challenges facing the twenty-first century church,. The issues of church unity, sexual immorality, marriage, divorce, litigiousness, modesty, authority, spiritual gifts, and hope are issues every church deals with while confronting the day-to-day problems of modern-day Christians who still struggle to live clean in Corinth. As the great apostle speaks to them regarding matters of Christian faith, life, and ministry, so he speaks clearly and loudly to us with them. Thus he would challenge our generation to be "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord" (15:18
Synopsis
Whether it is through reproof, correction, instruction in righteousness, or doctrine, Dan Mitchell's commentary on First Corinthians answers the question of what it means--individually and corporately--to be a saint in a sinful world. The moral depravity evident throughout Corinth most vividly reflected the spiritual need of that city. The debauchery of the city was so well known in ancient times that "to act the Corinthian" became synonymous with committing fornication. It was within the context of such ungodliness that Paul challenged the believers at Corinth to live as saints. While the church today faces some new challenges, the issues of church unity, sexual morality, marriage, divorce, modesty, authority, spiritual gifts, and hope are still day-to-day problems for Christians who struggle to live clean in Corinth. Dr. Mitchell's commentary will provide guidance in overcoming these obstacles and live for Christ in a culture that is hostile to Jesus and all He represents.
Synopsis
The moral depravity evident throughout Corinth most vividly reflected the spiritual need of that city. The debauchery of the city was so well known in ancient times that "to act the Corinthian" became synonymous with committing fornication. It was within the context of such ungodliness that Paul challenged the believers at Corinth to live as saints
About the Author
DR. DANIEL R. MITCHELL is academic dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and professor of theological studies. Dan has been in full-time ministry since 1964, serving as a chaplain, pastor, and seminary professor. he has been with Liberty since 1976. he is graduate of Washington Bible College (B.A), Capital Bible seminary (Th.M), and dallas Theological Seminary (S.T.M; Th.D.). He was general director of the King James Study Bible (Nelson) and consulting editor of the recently published KJV Study Bibe (Zondervan) He has pastored two churches in Virginia, during which time he preached through 1Corinthians in anticipation of writing the present volume. In addition to Liberty, he has taugh at Western Seminary, Tyndale Theological Seminary (Amsterdam, Holland), and the Associacao Brasileira de Ensino Cultura, Assistecia E.Religiao (ABECAR) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dan lives with wife, Nancy, in Forest, Virginia. They have four grown children and ten grandchildren.
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
1. Background of First Corinthians 1
I Reproof: I Exhort you, Brethren
2.- To the Church of God at Corinth 15
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
3.- Dealing with Division 23
1 Corinthians 1 10-31
4. Developing True Spirituality 35
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
5. Developing Maturity 47
1 Corinthians 3:1-23
6. Defending Servant Leadership 61
1 Corinthians 4:1-21
II Correction: You Have Become Arrogant
7. Dealing with Immorality 75
1 Corinthians 65:1-13
8. Taking a Believer to Court 87
1 Corinthians 6:1-11
9. Are All things Lawful? 95
1 Corinthians 6:12-20
III Instruction: I do not Want You to be Ignorant
10. Concerning Marriage 107
1 Corinthians 7:1-40
11. Concerning Christian Liberty : The Principle 119
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
12. Concerning Christian Liberty: The Portrait 129
1 Corinthians 9-1-27
13. Concerning Christian Liberty: The Practice 141
1 Corinthians 10:1 11:1
14. Concerning Worship 153
1 Corinthians 11:2-34
15. Concerning Spiritual Gifts 171
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
16. Gifts Are for Loving the Body 187
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
17. Gifts are for Ministering to the Body 193
1 Corinthians 14:1-40
IV Teaching: Behold, I Tell you a Mystery
18. The Resurrection 207
1 Corinthians 15:1-58
19. A Great Door is Opened 227
1 Corinthians 16:1-24
Bibliography 235
Notes 237
Abbreviations 273