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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...

The preceding section ended with a question; this section begins with the answer, introduced by the explanatory connective “for.” In His sovereign wisdom, God planned that exalted human wisdom would never be the instrument for knowing God and being saved (1:21). Even though God’s wisdom and power are displayed in creation, men have misunderstood, ignored, perverted, and rejected those truths (Rom. 1:18–32). Only a divinely enlightened person can perceive God’s glory in His handiwork (Ps. 19:1). In
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