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Although separated by nearly two thousand years of history, there are many similarities between the church in Corinth and the world of today. The Corinthian church was riveted by factions that threatened to tear it apart. Paul had to handle strong differences of opinion among the Christians on such topics as marriage, lawsuits, meat sacrificed to idols, worship, and Christian doctrine. Similarly,...

and holding to [his] teachings” (literally, “traditions”). It may well be that they went on to specify faithfulness to his teaching on male and female equality (cf. Gal. 3:28) and to the tradition of regularly practicing the Lord’s Supper (cf. v. 23).1 Whether or not these two issues had been specified, Paul has information (if not at least partly from their letter, then clearly from other personal reports—v. 18) that suggests all is not well. In the case of head coverings, Paul continues his “yes,
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