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Christians in the bustling, diverse city of Corinth in 50 BCE quarreled about how to be faithful to Jesus. In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he calls the small band of new believers to unity and cautions against factionalism, themes that pastor Dan Nighswander unpacks for contemporary readers in this thirty-second volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series. Any Christians who...

The great error of those whom Paul is addressing is their lack of consideration for some members of the spiritual family, their brothers and sisters (vv. 11–13 AT). Most translations avoid the repetition, but in Greek it thrice calls for care of brothers and sisters, thus highlighting the familial relationship. The circle they have defined as “us” is too small. They have overlooked that Christ died for all believers, not only for themselves and like-minded people (v. 11). In dismissing the weak,
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