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Exegetical Study:
First Corinthians
Join us for an in-depth study of First Corinthians. This verse-by-verse study of the letter undertakes a detailed analysis of the Graeco-Roman culture of the city and its congregants, as well as a contextual analysis of the rhetoric of Paul’s letter. Where relevant, lexical and grammatical elements are highlighted so that the letter can be thoroughly understood and applied by a contemporary audience.
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Becoming "Unbound" from the Wedding Vow? A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:15–16
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. We discuss the separation of married believers from their unbelieving spouse.
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. We discuss the separation of married believers from their unbelieving spouse.

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Holiness through Marriage: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:12-14
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Why does Paul claim that the unbeliever is sanctified by the faithful spouse, and why are their considered holy?
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Why does Paul claim that the unbeliever is sanctified by the faithful spouse, and why are their considered holy?

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Divorce and Remarriage (Part 2): A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:10–11
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?

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Divorce and Remarriage (Part 1): A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:8–9
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What is the New Testament perspective on divorce and remarriage?

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Abstinence within Marriage: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:5–7
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What reasons might there be to abstain from conjugal relations within marriage?
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. What reasons might there be to abstain from conjugal relations within marriage?

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Paul's Teaching on Marital Relations: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:2–5
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Discover Paul's perspective on the sanctity of holy matrimony.
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Discover Paul's perspective on the sanctity of holy matrimony.

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St. Paul and Celibacy: A Study of 1 Corinthians 7:1
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Did Paul believe that celibacy was better than marriage?
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Did Paul believe that celibacy was better than marriage?

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A Slave to God
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. We seek to determine the implications of Paul's statement that we were "bought for a price".
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. We seek to determine the implications of Paul's statement that we were "bought for a price".

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Paul against the Corinthian "After Party"
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Learn why Paul needed to addresses issues of gluttony, drunkenness, and fornication among the social elite in 1 Corinthians 6:12–20.
Part of our ongoing study of 1 Corinthians. Learn why Paul needed to addresses issues of gluttony, drunkenness, and fornication among the social elite in 1 Corinthians 6:12–20.
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