Intro and Division in the Church (1 Corinthians 1:1-13)

What this episode covers

We begin this series by considering the background of the church in Corinth, and why Paul wrote this letter. The more we understand the culture of ancient Corinth, the better we can appreciate how counter-cultural Paul's admonitions were! In this message we also tackle the first problem addressed by Paul in this letter: disunity in the church. Although Jesus prayed specifically that His future followers would be unified, this remains one of the greatest challenges before us today.

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