1Corinthians

Book Outline & Menu of Notes

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Outline of 1Corinthians
I. Introduction:   ch. 1:1-9
The Fellowship of God's Grace, in Christ Jesus.
II. Divisions within the local church. (1:10- 4:21)
  1. The Reality of Divisions. 1:10-17
  2. The Reasons for Divisions. 1:18- 2:16
    • Worldly wisdom rejects the Word of the Cross. 1:18-31
    • Natural minds cannot receive the Wisdom of God. 2:1-16
  3. The Results of Divisions. 3:1-23
    • Carnal Christians:
      • spiritual immaturity.
      • fleshly behavior.
      • natural dependency (on mortal leaders).
    • Church Leaders (workers on God's building):
      • builders to be tested: reward or loss.
      • destroyers to be destroyed.
      • believers are complete in Christ.
  4. The Remedy for Divisions, 4:1-21
    • The apostolic example: faithful stewards.
III. Disorders within the local church. 5:1- 6:20
  1. Corruption tolerated: flagrant incest. 5:1-13
  2. Litigation conducted: between brethren. 6:1-11
  3. Fornication repudiated: my body belongs to the Lord. 6:12-20
IV. Difficulties concerning conduct of the local church. 7:1- 14:40
  1. Concerning Marriage. 7:1-40
  2. Concerning food offered to idols. 8:1- 11:1
    1. My prideful knowledge: another's fall? 8:1-13
    2. Paul's apostolic position: power & privilege forgone for the sake of others. 9:1-27
    3. Israel's favored position: idolatry & fornication led to their overthrow. 10:1-10
    4. Our tentative standing: temptation to idolatry threatens us also. 10:11-15
      • The cup of the Lord / the cup of devils. 10:16-22
      • My liberty versus another's well-being. 10:23- 11:1
  3. Concerning public worship. 11:2- 14:40
    1. The place of women. 11:2-16
    2. The Lord's Supper. 11:17-34
    3. The diversity and purpose of Spiritual Gifts. 12:1-31
    4. The supremacy of Love, over gifts. 13:1-13
    5. The supremacy of prophecy, over tongues. 14:1-25
    6. The orderly use of gifts: for edification. 14:26-40
V. The Doctrine of the Resurrection: essential to the Gospel. 15:1-58
  1. Christ's resurrection: attested by Scripture and Eye Witnesses. 15:1-11
  2. Christ's resurrection: necessary for Salvation from sin. 15:12-19
  3. The order of resurrection: the believer's hope. 15:20-34
  4. The method of resurrection: the believer's transformation. 15:35-50
  5. The finality of resurrection: Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 15:51-58
VI. Discussion of Paul's plans. 16:1-24
  1. Concerning the Collection for the saints in Jerusalem. 16:1-4
  2. Concerning Paul's planned visit to Corinth. 16:5-9
  3. Closing exhortations, greetings, and benediction. 16:10-24
 
[Elements of the above outline were adapted, with numerous changes, from The Ryrie Study Bible, and JVMcGee.]
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