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1 Corinthians Exposition February 26, 2012 Exposition - Discipleship - Leadership – Planting

1 Corinthians Exposition February 26, 2012 Exposition - Discipleship - Leadership – Planting. 10 minute segment. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview Feel like you quickly run thru Corinth today…. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview Feel like you quickly run thru Corinth today…

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1 Corinthians Exposition February 26, 2012 Exposition - Discipleship - Leadership – Planting

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  1. 1 Corinthians Exposition February 26, 2012Exposition - Discipleship - Leadership – Planting

  2. 10 minute segment

  3. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Feel like you quickly run thru Corinth today…

  4. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Feel like you quickly run thru Corinth today… • Then as we read the letters… • Consciously and subconsciously things • will click more readily. • Let’s get out of Weddington… • and go to Corinth.

  5. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Extra Biblical Data • Maps • Book of Acts • City Description • Diverse Church • Paul’s Interactions • Written • Contents • Reports

  6. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Extra Biblical Data • Textual Criticism: comparing all documents, manuscripts, copies, quotes from Church fathers, to try and determine the original text. Humpty Dumpty

  7. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Extra Biblical Data • Textual • Historical

  8. The Run Down 1 Corinthians Overview • Extra Biblical Data • Historical Criticism: investigate the origins of the text to determine the ‘world behind the text’. • Its original meaning in its original context. • Reconstruct the historical situation of the author and his recipients.

  9. Write a Letter to the newly Planted Church of Iowa Farmers

  10. Write a Letter to the newly Planted Church of Las Vegas

  11. Quick look:40-50AD James49-55AD Galatians50AD 1st/2nd Thessalonians53-55AD 1st Corinthians56AD 2nd Corinthians57AD Romans Acts 17-18

  12. Writes to Corinth (again, 3rd mission)

  13. Isthmus of Corinth, Narrow land bridge

  14. Modern Canal thru Isthmus

  15. Modern Day Canal 1893

  16. Corinth, Ancient Corinth, & the AcroCorinth

  17. Acro- means high; Polis- City Acropolis AcroCorinth

  18. AcroCorinth Great Defensive Position

  19. Natural Springs

  20. Ancient Roman Fountain

  21. AcroCorinth Temple of Aphrodite

  22. Temple of Apollo

  23. City Description: -Roman Hellenized colony. -Capital of Achaia Province, Gallio Governor.

  24. City Description: -Roman Hellenized colony. -Capital of Achaia Province, Gallio Governor. -500,000-800,000 population. -Important dual port city.

  25. City Description: -500,000-800,000 population. -Important dual port city. -Controlled flow of goods across land… from Asia (to the East) and Italy (to the West).

  26. City Description: -Controlled flow of goods across land… from Asia (to the East) and Italy (to the West). -Ships dragged across wood rollers the 4.5 miles. -Cult worship: 26 sacred temples of mixed religions and mystery cults.

  27. City Description: -Populated by mostly Roman Freedmen. Just above slave… able to make socioeconomic advancement.

  28. City Description: -Populated by mostly Roman Freedmen. Just above slave… able to make socioeconomic advancement. -Merchants, international trade. -Isthmian games, celebrating the god Poseidon, 2nd only to Olympics.

  29. City Description: -Merchants, international trade. -Isthmian games, celebrating the god Poseidon, 2nd only to Olympics. -Jewish synagogue. -Artisans and slaves made up bulk of the population. -2 Theaters, one able to house 18,000 people.

  30. City Description: -Religious. Sex trade. -Like a Modern Day New York/Las Vegas/Los Angeles.

  31. City Description: -Religious. Sex trade. -Like a Modern Day New York/Las Vegas/Los Angeles. -Ancient historian coined the phrase of the city to act: “korinthiazo” = to act like a Corinthian, to commit fornication. In present day museum, they have clay pieces that were offered to the gods for healing of rampant venereal diseases.

  32. City Description: -Ancient historian coined the phrase of the city to act: “korinthiazo” = to act like a Corinthian, to commit fornication. In present day museum, they have clay pieces that were offered to the gods for healing of rampant venereal diseases. -Thousands of temple prostitutes at the Temple of Aphrodite on the AcroCorinth.

  33. City Description: -A double seaport, with commerce, wealth, a mixture of many peoples, connection between 2 continents, military men, truckers (merchant caravans), women, idolatry, prosperity, sex, and money.

  34. City Description: “What happens in Corinth stays in Corinth.” Really?

  35. A Diverse Church 1 Cor. 12:13, Jews, Greeks, slave, free. Aquila, Priscilla, Crispus Fortunatus, Quartus, Gaius, Titius Justus Stephanas, Achaicus, Erastus

  36. Paved street at largest theater: “Erastus, the commissioner of public works bore the expense of this pavement.” Paul’s fellow worker? Acts 19:22 / Romans 16:23.

  37. A Diverse Church? plurality in creeds…. ? assimilation… ? or unity in diversity?

  38. VI. Paul’s Interactions: He planted the church Stays 1 year 6mths Multiple Correspondences with Corinth.

  39. VI. Paul’s Interactions: 2 Lost Letters to them, 1st and 3rd Letters. 1-2 years after leaving 1 Cor. 5:9-11. And 2 Cor. 2:4, 7:8 w/ many tears and sorrowful letter, a 3rd letter, also lost.

  40. VI. Paul’s Interactions: This letter is Paul’s 3rd interaction. Time been away 3 years. Delegation party from Chloe’s household. 1:11. Things have gone awry since.

  41. VII. Written: One of most certain dates in NT. 9 fragments of a letter from Emperor Claudius in 52AD mentions Proconsul Gallio in Achaia.

  42. Contents: • Multiple correspondences. • Paul writes confrontationally. • Contest His authority. I Cor. 14:37-38.

  43. Contents: • Residual Culture in the Local Church. Sex, Idolatry, Spirituality. • Major conflict Church and its founder.

  44. Residual Culture in the Local Church. Sex, Idolatry, Spirituality. What residuals are you dealing with from your culture?

  45. VIII. Contents: The Gospel. How to be Spiritual- Pneumatikos. Church order. Ethical living.

  46. For you? The Gospel. How to be Spiritual- Pneumatikos. Church order. Ethical living.

  47. IX. Reports: 1 Cor. 1:11 Chloe, 5:1 reported, 11:18 I hear. I Cor. 7:1 you wrote. Disregarded Paul’s first letter? Division in the church: 1:10-12, 3:4-5, 11:18-19.

  48. IX. Reports: 1 Cor. 3:1-9 not spiritual… still need milk. 1 Cor. 4:18-19 I will come to you soon. 1 Cor. 9:3 My defense ….. examine me. 1 Cor. 9:15 Defends his rights… … 9:15 then refuses them.

  49. IX. Reports: 1 Cor. 15:12 Some of you… Internal bad teachers…. Not outsiders. 2 Cor. 2:1-4 Unexpected painful visit ‘again’. 2 Cor. 2:4, 7:8 Many tears / sorrowful letter, a 3rd letter, also lost.

  50. IX. Reports: Corrects them - overemphasis - their spirituality -speaking in tongues… Chpt. 12-14. “If anyone thinks that he is spiritual…” 3:18, 8:2, 14:37. “Puffed up” “arrogant” 4:6, 18; 5:2,6 Gross sexual immorality is in their midst.

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