1 Corinthians
SALUTATION (1:1-9)
I. REPLY TO PERSONAL REPORT
(1:10-6:20)
A. Correction of church
divisions (1:10—4:21)
1. By a true concept
of salvation (1:10-25)
2. By an honest
evaluation of their past (1:26-31)
3. By an
understanding of the ministry of the Holy Spirit (2:1-13)
4. By a knowledge of
carnality and spirituality (2:14—3:3)
5. By an appreciation
of the total ministry (3:4—4:21)
B. Discipline of
fornication (5:1-13)
C. Criticism of lawsuits
(6:1-8)
D. Criticism of sexual
abuse (6:9-20)
II. REPLY TO QUESTIONS IN THEIR
LETTER (7:1-16:4)
A. Concerning marriage (7:
1-24)
B. Concerning virgins
(7:25-40)
C. Concerning things
sacrificed to idols (8:1—11:1)
1. The problem
(8:1-13)
2. The rights of
ministers (9: 1-27)
3. The lessons of the
past (10:1-22)
4. The principles of
liberty (10:23—11:1)
D. Concerning problems of
worship (11:2-34)
1. The veiling of
women (11:2-16)
2. The Lord's Supper
(11:17-34)
E. Concerning spiritual
gifts (12: 1—14:40)
1. List of gifts
(12:1-11)
2. Need of gifts
(12:12-31)
3. Exercise of gifts
(13:1-13)
4. Contrast between
prophecy and tongues (14:1-40)
F. Concerning the
resurrection (15:1-58)
1. Part of the gospel
(15:1-11)
2. Necessity of
Christ's resurrection (15:12-34)
3. Nature of the
resurrection body (15:35-50)
4. Time of the
resurrection (15:51-58)
G. Concerning the
collection (16:1-4)
CLOSING REMARKS AND GREETINGS
(16:5-24)
Taken
from: Robert G. Gromacki,
New Testament Survey, (Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House,
1974) |