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Unity in Diversity: Lessons from the Fragmented Church of Corinth

The church of Corinth faced significant challenges, including rampant fornication and chaos during the Lord's Supper, leading to disunity. This fragmented community exemplified the struggle between maintaining fellowship and confronting sin. Proponents of permissiveness argued that division should be tolerated, while immorality and drunkenness were overlooked for the sake of unity. Imagine a modern church grappling with similar issues of cliques and unaddressed sin. This exploration reveals critical lessons on how to navigate unity amidst diversity while upholding biblical truths.

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Unity in Diversity: Lessons from the Fragmented Church of Corinth

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  1. Corinth and Unity-in-Diversity A Look at Corinth A fragmented church. Fornication harbored. Perverted occasion for Lord’s Supper. Chaos and disordered prevailed.

  2. Corinth and Unity-in-Diversity Proponents forced to say: Division to be fellowshipped. Fornication not so bad. A drunkard orgy to be tolerated.

  3. Corinth and Unity-in-Diversity Just imagine (full application): 1. Achurch today having open cliques, a man living with his father’s wife, and engaging in a drunkard orgy; yet, unity must not be jeopardized!

  4. Corinth and Unity-in-Diversity The Time Element factor 1. I Cor. 5: 4, 5-9, cp. 2 Cor. 1: 1, 3-10, 7: 8-11, 13: 2 (see also Rev. 2: 5, 2: 16).

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