Why did St Paul write letters to the Corinthians - Answers.
To put chapter 11 in context in 1 Corinthians 11-14, the apostle Paul deals with what the Corinthians were meant to do when they got together for church. In our passage, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 he looks at the difference between men and women when they pray and prophesy; from verse 17 he looks at how people behave at the Lord’s Supper; and then in chapters 12-14 he looks at participation and.
Paul had to address a serious case of sexual immorality in the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 5.1). He delivered this indidivual to Satan to take his life (1 Corinthians 5.3-5). Fortunately, the believer repented so judgment did not fall (2 Corinthians 2.6-8).
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians in AD 55 and 2 Corinthians in AD 57. Asked in Bible Statistics and History, New Testament Why did Paul write the 10th chapter of Corinthians.
Paul thanks God for this. Titus has only just returned from Corinth. It was a long journey back. Paul did not need even to ask him to make the journey. Titus’s care was so great. Titus and Paul would agree about sending this gift to Jerusalem. The Corinthians did not need to doubt that. Verses 18-19 Paul sends another friend with Titus.
Paul changed his plans before he wrote 2 Corinthians because he wanted to clear up some issues before returning. The Athenians sneered at the concept of the resurrection of Jesus. The problems in the Corinthian church centered on church division, Immorality, questions about marriage, and questions about the resurrection.
Verse 6. Titus had begun to lead the Corinthians in assembling their gift sometime before his recent visit to Corinth. He had made this earlier visit a year before the time Paul wrote this epistle (cf. 2 Corinthians 8:10; 2 Corinthians 9:2).The Corinthians were not facing persecution nor were they facing financial constraints, as the Macedonians were.
Paul did not intend these letters to be kept for posterity. He wrote them to communicate with distant churches, to encourage, to cajole, to inform, and to respond to events that he had heard about. The reason they have been kept is because they are full of timeless wisdom, as well as being the earliest writings of the Christian church.