A Brief Summary of the Epistle

1CO  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 11
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Chapters 1–10:14 treat the house of God aspect of the assembly and deal with things that pertain to the sanctity of the local assembly.
Chapters 10:15–16:24 treat the body of Christ aspect of the assembly and deal with the privileges of the local assembly.
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Chapters 1–6 deal with things among the Corinthians that were reported to the Apostle (Chap. 1:11).
Chapters 7–11:16 deal with questions that the Corinthians had written to the Apostle (Chap. 7:1).
Chapters 11:17–16:23 deal with more things that were reported to the Apostle pertaining to the function of the assembly (Chap. 11:18).
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We also see the Christian’s three enemies at work in chapters 1–10.
Chapters 1-4—The wisdom of the world.
Chapters 5-7—The lusts of the flesh.
Chapters 8-10—The power of the devil (demons).
The Apostle shows how these three things can destroy a local assembly, and gives God’s remedy for dealing with them.