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Dr. Chase's radio messages replace his regular editorial for this month.
PRACTICALITY The book of I Corinthians is a practical book. The problems at Corinth are similar to those we face today. This epistle does not deal with questions of doctrine as much as it does with practical problems of living. The major problem at Corinth was simply this, their con duct was not appropriate to their calling: they were not living as they ought to live. Despite their problems, howev er, these are individuals who knew the Lord Jesus Christ. They are re ferred to time and time again, as believers, members of the Body, saints, as those called, sanctified, and set apart. They lived, of course, undisciplined lives. They were us ing their freedom not as an oppor tunity to glorify the Christ nearly
as much as they were using it as an opportunity for a license. In this first epistle Paul writes such a strong letter that he com ments on it in his second epistle. Paul says he is glad that he wrote the first letter, although he had second thoughts after that letter had been written. He realized, in the final analysis, that the Spirit had directed such a strong message for the Corinthian Christians that they turned from their problems and began to live lives that were more pleasing to Cod. Before looking into the book of I Corinthians here is a thumbnail sketch of some of the problems that the people at Corinth faced. I think you will agree that we face comparable situations today. The old Greek city of Corinth
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