Welcome to 1 Corinthians.
This page will provide you with a variety of resources to understand this ancient text, starting with a 10,000 foot view and going all the way into studying key words and themes.
Start at the top and work your way down through the resources to go deeper in study.
Getting Started
These videos will help you understand key themes and the metanarrative of 1 Corinthians.
Teaching: The Book of 1 Corinthians
Love has a name, His name is Jesus.
In 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses specific issues the Corinthian church is having and shows them how the Gospel, when properly applied, solves the problem.
Love is the answer.
Love in 1 Corinthians
- I will put your good before my own.
- I will put your flourishing before my freedom.
- I will put your growth before my comfort.
- I will put God’s way before our wants.
This is Biblical love
- Love is self-sacrificial.
- Love is truth.
- Love is unconditional.
- Love is unmerited.
- Love is wise and discerning.
- Love is the power of God.
What are you facing today? Paul says, face it with the Gospel, and you’re going to win. The cross-shaped love of Jesus always wins.
Reading Plans
Lecto Divina
The name “Lectio Divina” is Latin for “Divine Reading”. This practice is not just used for studying Scripture; it is used to hear from God. In Lectio Divina, you allow the scripture to study you as you sit with the text in God’s presence. Lectio Divina creates space for God to speak to you about His word.
For Families
The Bible Story Handbook
This handbook of 175 Bible stories is designed to assist teachers and parents in knowing what each story teaches and how to present it in a God-centered way.
Diving In
Paul for Everyone: 1 Corinthians
Tom Wright shows us the liveliness of cosmopolitan Corinth and reveals the wisdom and challenge of Paul’s writing, bringing out the pastoral sensitivity and deep insight that make this letter one of Paul’s crowning achievements.
Going Deep
The NIV Application Commentary
This unique, award-winning commentary is the ideal resource for today’s preachers, teachers, and serious students of the Bible, giving them the tools, ideas, and insights they need to communicate God’s Word with the same powerful impact it had when it was first written.
Classroom by BibleProject
- Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Develop skills for reading ancient biblical texts as the authors intended.
https://bibleproject.com/classroom/overview/hebrew-bible-full-class/