Mens Saturday Morning First Corinthians Study Saturday January

Men’s Saturday Morning First Corinthians Study Saturday, January 7, 2006 Happy New Year!

How do I start a new study? • Pray • Start reading • Other writings that can help? – History? – Geography? – Timelines?

Purpose So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. (Neh 8: 8)

Purpose So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. (Neh 8: 8) • Read 1 Corinthians distinctly

Purpose So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. (Neh 8: 8) • Read 1 Corinthians distinctly • Serve the Context

Purpose So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. (Neh 8: 8) • Read 1 Corinthians distinctly • Serve the Context • Which lead to understanding

Purpose So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading. (Neh 8: 8) • • Read 1 Corinthians distinctly Serve the Context Which lead to understanding Bend your paradigm to match God’s

Resources • Bible - Acts, Galatians, 1&2 Co, Ephesians, Luke, 1&2 Thess, Philippians, Philemon, Colossians, and Habakkuk • Holy Spirit • NASB Study Bible • KJV – www. blueletterbible. org • Halley’s Bible Commentary

1 Co 1: 1 -2 a 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, …

Where did Paul write the letter from? But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. (1 Co 16: 8)

Where in the world is Corinth, Greece? Ephesus? http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html Roman Empire Likely letter route Corinth Ephesus

Regions Represented at Pentecost in Acts 2 http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html PONTUS MEDES Roman Empire Regions of origin 30 AD 35 AD ELAM 40 AD 45 AD 50 AD 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

What happened next? http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html PONTUS MEDES Roman Empire ELAM Arabia Tarsus 30 AD 35 AD 40 AD 2 nd Corinth 1 st Antioch 45 AD 50 AD 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

The Founding of the Church of Corinth per Acts 18 • • Approximately 52 A. D. 250, 000 free, 400, 000 slaves Port City, Prosperous, Intellectual 1000 temple prostitutes to Aphrodite – “to Corinthianize” = commit sexual immorality Tiberius Claudius Caligula Arabia Tarsus 30 AD 35 AD 40 AD 2 nd Corinth 1 st Nero Antioch 45 AD 50 AD 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

Quickly, what about the rest of Paul’s life? http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html PONTUS MEDES Roman Empire ELAM 35 AD 40 AD 45 AD 50 AD 4 th? Rome 30 AD Antioch 3 rd Ephesus Arabia Tarsus 2 nd Corinth 1 st 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

So here we are 56 AD in Ephesus with Paul http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html PONTUS MEDES Roman Empire ELAM 30 AD 35 AD 40 AD Antioch 45 AD 50 AD 3 rd Ephesus Arabia Tarsus 2 nd Corinth 1 st 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

Context • • Who? To Believers at Corinth What? A letter How? Sosthenes Who is Sosthenes? When? 56 AD, Paul is about 50 yrs old Where? From Ephesus to Corinth Why? Paul had a relationship with them

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Paul’s Spiritual Early Years Paul’s Early Life Desert Jerusalem Home Discipled J J Caligula Antioch 40 AD Antioch Tiberius Tarsus Arabia 35 AD J with Barnabas 45 AD 50 AD Claudius 55 AD 60 AD Nero 65 AD

Detail of Paul’s First Journey http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html

Detail of Paul’s Second Journey http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html

Detail of Paul’s Third Journey http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html

Detail of Paul’s Voyage to Rome http: //www. anova. org/sev/atlas/htm/index. html

Paul riding into shore on the waves at Malta

Paul’s Spiritual History in Acts Paul’s Missionary Journey to Jerusalem Luke. Acts 1&2 Romans Thess Cor Galatians Paul’s letter Ephesians Philippians Colossians Philemon James J 4 th? Rome Caesarea Antioch Tarsus Arabia Barnabas Acts 27: 1 -28: 16 Acts 21: 17 -23: 22 3 rd Acts 23: 23 -32 Acts 18: 23 -21: 17 J Ephesus Ac 18: 22 -23 2 nd Antioch Corinth 1 st J Ac 15: 39 -18: 22 Ac 14: 26 -15: 35 J Ac 13: 4 -14: 26 J Ac 12: 25 Ac 11: 30, Gal 2: 1 Ac 11: 26 Ac 9: 30 Gal 1: 21 Ac 9: 23 -29 Ac 9: 23 Gal 1: 17 -18 Ac 9: 1 -22 Ac 1 -8 J 1&2 Timothy & Titus Silas Timothy Luke Tiberius 30 AD Claudius Caligula 35 AD 40 AD 45 AD 50 AD Nero 55 AD 60 AD 65 AD 70 AD

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