The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON FOR
OCTOBER 18TH, FIRST COR
INTFIIANS, CHAPTER ONE
Apostle Willis F. Jordan

I. The First Epistle to the Church at Cor
inth was written in SO A. D., near the close
of Pauls three years residence in Ephesus.
II. The Subject of the Epistle, and of this
chapter, may be called Church Order and
Christian Conduct"
III The Epistle was written by Paul, the
| Apostle, and Sosthenese.
w. 1t was addressed "unto the church of
God which is at Corinth" and to "al1 that
in every place call upon the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours +"
! (From Verse Two)
! " In Verse Three, the Apostle asks that
grace and peace from God the Father, and
the Lord Jesus Christ might be given to
the Church.
VI Verses Four and Five will show why
the Apostle thanks God on behalf of the
Church.
VII. Verse Six declares that the testimony
! (the teaching or doctrine) of Christ had
been confirmed in that Church
VIII. Verse Seven desires that the Church
come behind in no gift and that it should
abide in the constant New Testament at
titude: waiting for the Coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
TX. Verse Eight desires that the Church
might be confirmed unto the end, and be
considered blameless in the day of our Lord
Jesus Christ the Rapture.
x. Verse Nine declares Gods faithfulness,
and speaks of the fellowship with His Son
Jesus Christ Our Lord.
XI. Verses Ten to Thirteen speak Of divi-
sions and heresies in the professed church,
and condemns denominationalism as ex-
ceedingly sinful utterly contrary to church
order and Christian conduct.
No one in Zion can have the least thing
to do with divisions, heresies, sectarianism
or denominationalism, or any of the apos-
tate churches.
XII. Verses Fourteen to Seventeen concern
Paul's preaching the Gospel and baptizing
believers. He never belittled baptism. He
never refused to baptize. He only thanked
God that he had not baptized many of the
sectarian members of the church at Cor
! NTH He refers especially, to Stephanas,
! Crispus, and Gaius. He declared that he
nations, and to preach the Gospel of the
Grace of God. While he did not baptize,
he had all believers under his ministry bap-
tized by his helpers.
XIII. Verses Eighteen to twenty-five en-
phasize the preaching of the Cross.
The preaching of the Cross seems fool
ishness to them that perish.
/ Unto us, who are being saved, it is the
bo7vey Of God
The wisdom of this Age refuses to accept
the Cross; hence, Paul says, the wisdom Of
this Age shall perish.
XIV. Verses Nineteen to Twenty-one con-
trasts the wisdom of God and the wisdom
of this Age, and declares that the wisdom
of this Age knows not God, but that God
will save them that believe by the foolish
ness of preaching = not foolish preaching. "
XIV. Verse Twenty-Five declares that the
Jews require sign (See Matthew II 49,
AZ; 1914 and the Greeks (Gentiles) seek
salvation by their own wisdom.
XVI. Verses Twenty-three and Twenty
four declare the effect of preaching "Christ
Crucihed" to the Jews, to the Gentiles, and
to the ''called"-those who are to be saved.
XVII Verse Twenty-Five declares that Gods
foolishness is wiser than mans wisdom and
that Gods weakness is stronger than mans
strength
XVIII. Verses Twenty-six to Thirty-one
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glory of God
Verse Twenty-six declares that God
chooses no one after the flesh, because he
is mighty, noble, rich, prominent, etc.
XIX. Verse Twenty declares that God
takes the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise, and the weak things of
the world to confound the mighty.
Xxx. Verse Twenty-eight repeats the same
thing.
XXI. Verse Twenty-Five declares that
God will never allow any flesh to glory in
His Presence.
XXI. Verses Thirty and Thirty-one show
that men are to recognize the Lord Jesus
| Christ tWho of God is made unto us wis
dom, and Righteousness, and sanctihcation,
and redemption"
We are utterly dependent upon Jesus
Christ; and if any man g1ories in Gods
Presence, he must give all the credit, praise,
honor and glory to the One and Only pos
sible Savior-Our Lord Jesus Christ.