Paul greets the church in love and thanksgiving and then explains he was compelled to write his letter because of their quarreling and division.

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Paul explains the difference between the wisdom of man and the wisdom of God, then describes the difference between the spirit of man and the spirit of God.

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Paul confronts the divisions in the Corinthian church and explains that they are not at the spiritual level that they should be because they were still focused on superficial distinctions between believers.

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Paul discusses his position as their spiritual father and the way he has humbled himself in order to minister to them and provide an example for them to imitate as they mature.

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A false teacher had come into the Corinthian church and tried to take over Paul’s leadership role and undermine his authority. Paul gives his wisdom about how to manage this and similar situations.

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Paul begins by chastising the Corinthians about suing each other in civil courts, then deals with fornication that was also occurring in the church.

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A question had been sent to Paul about marriage which he answers in detail covering a variety of marital and sexual circumstances.

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Paul gives his wisdom about eating food sacrificed to idols so that brethren who believe it is a sin are not offended by the actions of more mature believers.

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Paul describes his ministerial authority that allowed him to have his daily needs taken care of by the church, but he didn’t so as not to appear that he had taken advantage of them or that he might lose his spiritual reward.

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Paul lists several stories from Israel’s past as cautionary tales about temptation and falling into idolatry. They may have freedom through the law of liberty but shouldn’t use that to offend others.

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Paul outlines the order of spiritual headship, then explains the proper sharing of the lord’s supper when they come together.

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Paul discusses the various spiritual gifts and how they should operate.

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Paul defines godly love and how it will manifest in a believer’s life.

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Paul describes orderly worship services and the function of speaking in tongues and preaching for the edification of all worshippers.

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Paul discusses resurrection in depth starting with Jesus’ resurrection as the foundation for understanding the resurrection process for all believers.

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Paul’s letter to the Corinthians ends with a request for donations to help the Jerusalem church and an appeal to the Corinthians to exercise love and humility toward each other.

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