self-a holy life, 12:3 end.

3. Duty to state authorities-honor, 13:1-7.

4. Duty to society-love all, 13:8-10.

5. Duty as to the Lord's return-watchfulness, 13:11-14.

6. Duty to the weak -helpfulness and forbearance, 14:1-15:13.

Conclusion. 15:14-16 end. (1) Personal matters, 14:14 end. (2)
Farewell greetings and warnings, ch. 16.

For Study and Discussion. (1) The greeting (1:1-7). What does it
reveal about, (a) The call, duty and standing of an apostle or
preacher? (b) The standing, privileges and duties of a church, or
individual Christian? (c) The relation of the old dispensation to the
new? (d) Christ's diety or his Messiahship in fulfillment of prophecy?
(e) The different persons of the Trinity? (2) Study sin as described
in 3:10-18, and what can be learned concerning: (a) The state of sin,
(b) The practice of sin, (c) The reason for sin. (3) Abraham as an
example of justification by faith, ch. 4. (4) The plan and method by
which God rescues men from sin, 5:6-11. (5) The contrast between Adam
and Christ. 5:12-31. Do we get more in Christ than we lost in Adam?
(6) Why a matter under grace should not continue in sin, 6:1-14. (7) A
converted man's relation to the law. 7:1-6. (8) The different things
done for us by the Holy Spirit, 8:1-27. (9) The practical duties of a
Christian, ch. 12. (10) Make a list of the following "key-words,"
showing how many times and were each occurs, and outline form the
scripture references the teachings about each. Power, sin and
unrighteousness, righteousness, justification, faith and belief,
atonement, redemption, adoption, propitiation, election,
predestination.

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Chapter XXX.

First and Second Corinthians.

The City of Corinth. It contained 400,000 inhabitants and was the
chief city of Greece when Paul visited it, being situated on a large
isthmus where the commerce of the world passed. The inhabitants were
Greeks, Jews, Italians and a mixed multitude from everywhere. Sailors,
merchants, adventurers and refugees from all the world crowded the
city, bringing with them the evils of every country, out of which grew
many forms of human degradation. Religion and philosopy had been
prostituted to low uses. Intellectual life was put above moral life,
and the future life was denied that they might enjoy the present life
without restraint.

The Church at Corinth. It was founded by Paul on the second missionary
journey (Acts 18:1-18). His spirit in