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1 Corinthians—The Word of the Cross is unavailable, but you can change that!

The apostle Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to a church struggling with their identity as Christians. Designed to help modern readers understand and apply this biblical letter to their own lives—especially when it comes to fighting sin and interacting with a fallen world—this commentary by Pastor Stephen Um explains the biblical text with clarity and insight. This volume uses powerful illustrations,...

In this passage Paul outlines the history of humanity as a history of idolatry. What is idolatry?1 In Romans 1:25 Paul argues that we will worship and serve either God or a created thing, namely idols. In other words, idols are anything more fundamental than God for our happiness, meaning, and identity. They are inordinate desires for even good things such as material possessions, a career, family, marriage, achievement, work, independence, political cause,
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