Exposition of I Corinthians 1-4 (14)

We will not repeat what we have written concerning the general argument of Paul here in these chapters. We only wish to remind the reader that Paul is not engaged in a general, abstract discussion of theology, but rather is engaged in a down-to-earth polemic with party-strife and schism in the church of God at Corinth. Paul, therefore, marshals the evidence against such conduct and also shows the deeper inner motives which are and should be ours as God's peculiar people in the earth. We will...