FOTB 1 Corinthians: Holiness and Hope of a Rescued People

First Corinthians is Paul’s masterly pastoral letter to a church, which he founded five years earlier, but which in the meantime has lost its way. In Ephesus, Paul was visited by various groups from Corinth bringing disturbing reports of recent developments, but also a list of questions.

Paul discerned in the problems and the questions five underlying issues. He has arranged his letter as a series of sermons – True Wisdom (1-4), Sexual Holiness (5-7), Temple Attendance (8-10), Behaviour at Church Meetings (11-14) and Resurrection Hope (15).

This letter is both timely and timeless. It was, doubtless, piercingly relevant for the Corinthians, and it will also challenge readers today as they apply its principles to life in an increasingly unstable and hostile world.

“A scholar’s eye for background detail, a preacher’s careful attention to meaning, a pastor’s application to the challenges of our contemporary context. All three combine in this clear-minded and warm-hearted exposition of 1st Corinthians, to make Paul’s great letter come alive with sparkling insights and pressing relevance.”
– David Jackman, Proclamation Trust, London