The Letters to the Corinthians (Biblia.com)

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Corinth was not only one of the most flourishing commercial centers of the ancient world, but also a symbol of vile debauchery. "In this hotbed of vice," writes William Barclay, "some of the greatest work of Paul was done." The apostle wrote to the church there, partly to bolster its resistance of sin and corruption, but equally to chide and give counsel about the contentions that were tearing it...

from that persecuting spirit, there is in so many good people an attitude of criticism. So many good church people would have sided with the rulers and not with Jesus if they had to deal with the woman taken in adultery. Love knows no envy. It has been said that there are really only two classes of people in this world—‘those who are millionaires and those who would like to be’. There are two kinds of envy. The one covets the possessions of other people; and such envy is very difﬁcult to avoid, because

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