1 Corinthians Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit

1 Corinthians is one of the most richly dealt with pastoral epistles among the letters recorded by the Apostle Paul. This letter is not simply a writing that explains the doctrines of faith, but it records contents that directly dealt with the problems that actually occurred inside the living church. Toward the Corinthian church, which was suffering from various problems such as division, moral co...

The Background of Writing the Letter of 1 Corinthians To understand 1 Corinthians, we must first look at the relationship between the Apostle Paul and the Corinthian church, and the various problems that occurred within the Corinthian church at that time. 1 Corinthians is not a simple doctrinal manual, but a very practical pastoral epistle written by the Apostle Paul to solve the problems that act...

Regarding Jesus Christ and the Message of the Cross Preached by Paul “And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:1-2). When Paul reached Corinth, he proclaimed like this: “For I determined not to know anything a...

Does the one who has become a spiritual father know where the strife of the saints comes from? “And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisio...

Are God’s workers those who are entrusted with and preach the mysteries of God? “Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I know of nothing against myself, yet I...

Discard Old Habitual Sins and Follow the Word of God “It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife! And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you” (1 Corinthians 5:1-2). The exhortation to discard sins stee...

Are you a person who is currently living inside the community of faith? “Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that per...

Isn’t it right to do whatever you do for the glory of the Lord? “Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have...

Does knowledge make one arrogant, and love build up virtue? “Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies” (1 Corinthians 8:1). The Bible clearly teaches the principle that knowledge can make one arrogant, but love builds up virtue. This word was spoken by the Apostle Paul while explaining the problem of the Corinthian church, and...

Does an apostle have the freedom to choose actions for the benefit of the gospel? “Am I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord? If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. My defense to those who examine me is this: Do we have no right to eat and drink? Do we have no...

Are not all of those who believe and follow the gospel of the water and the Spirit becoming those who reach the destination? “Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of th...

Is it not right for a true saint to live following the faith of Paul? “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). According to the teaching of the Bible, it can be said that it is right for a true saint to live following the example of faith shown by the Apostle Paul. This is because Paul was not simply a person who spoke the doctrines of faith, but a person who showed what k...

In the early church days, did they not participate in the Holy Communion ceremony with faith believing in the baptism the Lord received from John and the blood on the cross? “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Sp...

Do you see that it indicates that among the many gifts the church has, the love that comes from faith is the greatest gift? “Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains,...

Did the Apostle Paul exhort us to desire prophecy especially among the gifts of the Holy Spirit? “Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. He who spe...

If one believes the gospel of the water and the Spirit preached by the Apostle Paul, is one saved from all sins and becomes God’s people? “Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of...

Is it not right to believe that it is proper for saints to make offerings for the gospel evangelism ministry or when God’s church is in difficulty? “Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also: On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when...

The community of those who have received the removal of sins is God’s church There are God’s people who, having received the removal of sins in their hearts, gather together and preach the word of the gospel of the water and the Spirit. The Corinthian church that the Apostle Paul speaks of was a place that existed for the purpose of preaching the gospel, where those who had received the removal of...

What was the problem of the Corinthian church? The Apostle Paul sent 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians to the Corinthian church and gave various exhortations. The Corinthian church was the church with the most problems. Because it was located in a port city, the sin of sexual immorality overflowed, and even among the believers, they could not become one, and it was full of confusion due to charismat...

About the message of the cross that Paul preaches by faith believing in the word of the gospel of the water and the Spirit The message of the cross does not simply mean only the death of Jesus. The message of the cross implicitly contains the truth that Jesus Christ saved mankind through the baptism He received to save sinners from sin and His sacrifice on the cross. The Apostle Paul wrote a lette...

What is the message of the cross “The message of the cross” collectively refers to the method by which Jesus was baptized by John, had the sins of the world transferred to Him, and hung on the cross to save sinners. It was said, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” (1 Corinthians 1:18). What is the message of...

Preach the word of the gospel of the water and the Spirit by faith We must keep in mind that we must live preaching the word of the gospel of the water and the Spirit, thinking of those in this world who are dying because of their sins. All over the world, there are still many people living as sinners because they do not know the truth of the baptism the Lord received from John and the cross. They...

Gratitude that arises in the cold The cold weather makes us miss the warm spring even more. I am truly thankful that this time, two brothers entered the gospel class, heard the gospel, and received salvation. I hope those who have not yet attended the gospel class will attend it once. There, the word of the gospel of the water and the Spirit is preached. It speaks only about sin, about judgment, a...

While living on this earth, the Apostle Paul preached the gospel of the water and the Spirit wherever he went. He recorded letters with the intention of nurturing and building up the saints of the Corinthian church, at the same time preaching the gospel that Jesus Christ came to this world as the Savior, took charge of all the sins of the world at once through the baptism He received from John, an...

We must live while thinking of the sinners who have not yet been saved from their own sins In this world, there live numerous souls who have not yet received salvation from their own sins. They are the ones who must receive the removal of sins in their hearts through the faith that believes in the ministry of the baptism the Lord received from John and the ministry of shedding blood by hanging on...