1 & 2 Corinthians
Bruce B. Barton, D.Min.
Linda Taylor
Neil Wilson, M.R.E.
Dave Veerman, M.Div.
Greg Asimakoupoulos, M.Div.
Bruce B. Barton, D.Min.
Jonathan Farrar, M.A.
Dave Veerman, M.Div.
General Editor:
Grant Osborne, Ph.D.
Series Editor:
Philip W. Comfort, Ph.D., D. Litt. et Phil.
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
WHEATON, ILLINOIS
Copyright © 1999 by The Livingstone Corporation. All rights reserved.
Contributing Editors: James C. Galvin, Ed.D., and Ronald A. Beers
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
1 & 2 Corinthians : life application commentary / Bruce B. Barton … [et al.]; general editor, Grant Osborne.
p. cm.—(Life application Bible commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8423-2853-X (softcover : alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. Corinthians—Commentaries. I. Barton, Bruce B. II. Osborne, Grant R. III. Title: 1 and 2 Corinthians. IV. Title: First & Second Corinthians. V. Title: First and Second Corinthians. VI. Series.
BS2675.3.A18 1999
227’.2077—dc21
98–46122
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About 1 & 2 CorinthiansPaul's letter to the CORINTHIANS speaks to the concerns of today's headlines. Sexual escapades among church leaders, lawsuits among disgruntled church members, and unethical fiscal practices in Christian institutions seem to parade across our television screens. Instead of standing apart from the world, the church has often mirrored its secular surroundings. What would God say to churches and individuals who have strayed from his truth? He spoke nearly two thousand years ago through Paul to the Corinthians in decadent Corinth, a city similar to many communities today. Paul wrote letters, now known as 1 and 2 Corinthians, urging believers to focus on Christ, forsake immorality, settle their differences, reject false teachers, and love each other. These personal and powerful epistles, written to believers in ancient Greece, present truths and principles that apply to our generation as well. |
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