SERIES INTRODUCTION

Lessons from Corinth for the Church Today

The First Epistle to the Corinthians is one of the most searching and pastoral letters in the New Testament. Written to a young and troubled congregation in one of the most morally complex cities of the ancient world, it reveals both the frailty of God’s people and the faithfulness of God’s grace.

The church at Corinth was richly gifted, yet deeply divided; called to holiness, yet frequently entangled with the spirit of the age. Within its walls were problems of pride, immorality, disorder in worship, doctrinal confusion, and strained relationships between believers. Yet despite all this, Paul never denies their identity as the church of God, sanctified in Christ Jesus and sustained by divine grace.

This series seeks to draw lessons from Corinth for the Church in our own generation. Though centuries removed, the challenges faced by the Corinthians are strikingly familiar. Questions of unity, moral purity, Christian liberty, worship, spiritual gifts, love, and perseverance remain pressing matters for Christ’s people today.

Each study will consider how the gospel of Christ speaks into these areas—not merely to correct error, but to shape a church that is humble, loving, ordered, and steadfast. Above all, this series will remind us that the Church is not made perfect by human wisdom or discipline alone, but by the grace of God in Jesus Christ, who calls, keeps, and completes His people.

May the Lord use these studies to deepen our love for Christ, strengthen our unity, and equip us to live faithfully in a Corinthian world.