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Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth is full of practical relevance to the church of our day. How should people live in the light of a surrounding immoral culture? What should be the church’s response to blatant sin on the part of its members? How should the giving and stewardship of the church be administered? What happens after a person dies? How should spiritual gifts be exercised, and...

The concluding words of chapter 12, ‘And now I will show you the most excellent way,’ underline the importance and significance of what now follows. Judging by what happened in the history of the Corinthian church it might be thought that the gifts of the Spirit are more important than the fruit of the Spirit. But that is not the case and it was the Corinthians’ mistake. No one knew more of the Spirit’s power and gifts than our Saviour. Significantly,
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