Called to Be Saints: An Exposition of I Corinthians (Biblia.com)

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Corinth was a crossroads for commerce and travel, and a city of wealth and pleasure. It became a cosmopolitan melting pot of tourists, traders, and settlers from far-flung reaches of the empire. Paul worked in Corinth, preached in the synagogue, and was instrumental in the founding of the Corinthian church. Yet the church in Corinth was riddled with problems. In this epistle, Paul was forced to...

of the Greek theatron) to the world of evil angels and unsaved men.13 This concept was used of conquered peoples paraded before the public as objects of derision (cf. Heb. 11:33–40). In a series of three contrasts (4:10), Paul pointed out the differences mentally (“fools” vs. “wise”), physically (“weak” vs. “strong”), and socially (“honourable” vs. “despised”).14 Before the world, Paul viewed himself and the apostles as nothing, yet the Corinthians prided themselves on their acceptance in the world.

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