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General Outlines of the Book of 1
Corinthians
God’s
…
1.
God’s
will (1:1);
2.
God’s
church (1:2; 10:32; 11:16, 22; 15:9);
3.
God’s
power (1:18, 24; 2:5);
4.
God’s
wisdom (1:21, 24);
5.
God’s
mystery (2:1);
6.
God’s
Spirit (2:11; 3:16; 6:11; 7:40; 12:3);
7.
God’s
things (2:11);
8.
God’s
temple (3:16, 17);
9.
God’s
kingdom (4:20; 6:9-10; 15:50);
10.
God’s
gifts (7:7);
11.
God’s
commandments (7:19);
12.
God’s
image and glory (11:7);
13.
God’s
word (14:36);
14.
God’s
grace (15:10);
In
Christ
1.
Be
sanctified in Christ Jesus (1:2);
2.
Grace
is given by Christ Jesus (1:4);
3.
Be
enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge (1:5);
4.
It
is of God that one is in Christ Jesus (1:30).
5.
Be
wise and strong and distinguished in Christ (4:10);
6.
Believers
who have been begotten through the gospel in Christ Jesus (4:15);
7.
The
work in the Lord (9:1);
8.
Have
fallen asleep in Christ (15:18);
9.
In
Christ all shall be made alive (15:22).
10.
Love
in Christ Jesus (16:24);
Knowledge
1.
True
knowledge is in Christ Jesus (1:5);
2.
The
most important knowledge is the knowledge of Jesus Christ and Him crucified
(2:2).
3.
Only
the Spirit can make us know the things that have been freely given to us by God
(2:12).
4.
Knowledge
puffs up (8:1).
5.
If
anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing (8:2).
6.
Knowledge
makes one sin against the brethren and make them stumble (8:11-13).
7.
Knowledge
will vanish away (13:8).
8.
We
know in part now (13:9, 12).
9.
When
the Lord comes again, we shall know just as we also are known (13:12)
10.
If
anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant (14:38).
The
Nature of the Church
1.
The
nature of God (1:2);
2.
God's
field (3:9);
3.
God's
building (3:9);
4.
God’s
temple (3:16-17);
5.
God’s
kingdom (4:20);
6.
Unleavened
(5:7);
7.
A
new lump (5:7);
8.
Christ’s
body (12:27);
Gifts
1.
Though
believers come short in no gift, they may still be carnal (1:7; 3:3).
2.
Each
one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that (7:7).
3.
The
same Spirit works all these gifts, distributing to each one individually as He
wills (12:11).
4.
Love
is the best gift (12:31).
5.
Let
the gift be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel (14:12).
Christ’s
Being and Works
1.
Christ
is our portion (1:9).
2.
Christ
is the power of God as well as the wisdom of God (1:24).
3.
Christ
became for us wisdom --and righteousness and sanctification and redemption
(1:30).
4.
Christ
is for our glory (2:7).
5.
Christ
is the Lord of glory (2:8).
6.
Christ
is the deep things of God (2:10).
7.
Christ
is the only foundation that God builds the church (3:11).
8.
Christ
is our Passover sacrificed for us (5:7).
9.
Christ
is the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth (5:8).
10.
Christ
is the only Lord, through whom are all things, and through whom we live (8:6).
11.
Christ
is our spiritual food (the bread of life), spiritual water (the life of the
Spirit), and spiritual Rock (the death and resurrection of the crucified Lord)
(10:3).
12.
Christ
is the pillar of the cloud that guides us (10:2).
13.
Christ
is the head of the church (11:3).
14.
Christ
is the whole assembly (12:12).
15.
Christ
is our faith, glory of hope and life of love (13:13).
16.
Christ
is our gospel (15:1-4).
17.
Christ
is our resurrection (15:4; John 11:25).
18.
Christ
is the first-fruit of us (15:20; John 12:24).
19.
Christ
is the King of kings (15:25; Rev. 19:16).
20.
Christ
is the second Man who ends the first man (15:47).
21.
Christ
is the last Adam who ends the race of Adam (15:45).
22.
Christ
is a quickening spirit who gives man life and more abundant life (15:45; John
10:10). We can only manifest the fullness of Christ through the union with Him
only.
Strife
of Believers
1.
There
are no divisions among believers, but that they are perfectly joined together
in the same mind and in the same judgment (1:10).
2.
They
have many leaders (1:11-12).
3.
Envy,
strife, and divisions are carnal deeds (3:3).
4.
The
divisions in the gathering are not for the better but for the worse (11:17-19).
5.
There
should be no schism in the body of Christ, but that the members should have the
same care for one another (12:25).
The
Reasons for the Strife of Believers
1.
They
uphold different believers (1:12).
2.
The
admire wisdom in the world (1:17-25; 2:6-13; 3:18-23).
3.
They
are carnal (3:3).
4.
They
boast of men (3:21).
5.
They
judge one another (4:1-5).
6.
They
learn in men to think beyond what is written (4:6).
7.
They
are puffed up (4:6).
Concerning
the Preachment
1.
What
to preach:
A.
To
preach the gospel (1:17);
B.
To
preach the crucified Christ (1:23);
C.
To
preach the mystery of God (2:1);
D.
To
speak edification and exhortation and comfort (14:3);
2.
How
to preach:
A.
Not
in wisdom of word (1:17; 2:13);
B.
By
the Spirit (2:13);
C.
To
deliver what is received from the Lord (11:23; 15:3);
D.
Speak
in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophecy, or in teaching (14:6);
E.
Words
with understanding (14:19);
The
Examples of the Lord’s Worker
1.
Not
know anything except Jesus Christ and Him crucified (2:2);
2.
The
speech and preaching are not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and of power (2:4);
3.
Speak
in words which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with
spiritual (2:13);
4.
Through
whom believers believed, as the Lord gave to each one (3:5);
5.
God's
fellow workers (3:9);
6.
According
to the grace of God, let each one take heed how he builds on it (3:10).
7.
The
workers of the Lord are of believers and of the church (3:22).
8.
Be
servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God faithfully (4:1-2);
9.
Not
care for the judgment of others and even not judge one himself (4:3-4);
10.
Let
believers learn in them not to think beyond what is written (4:6);
11.
Be
despised readily (4:9-10);
12.
Labor
and work with their own hands (4:12);
13.
Being
reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat
(4:12-13);
14.
Be
examples for believers in walking (4:16-17);
15.
Treat
with believers in love and a spirit of gentleness rather than power (4:21);
16.
Though
they are not in the gathering physically, they are with the church in spirit
(5:4);
17.
He
wishes that all men were even as I himself, and honors each one who has his own
gift from God (7:7).
18.
The
exhortations and teachings to all the churches are the same (7:17);
19.
He
gives judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy (7:25).
20.
He
speaks to believers for their own profit (7:35).
21.
He
is sure that he speaks in the inspiration of the Spirit (7:40).
22.
Though
he has excellent spiritual knowledge, he does not walk through knowledge but in
love (8:1).
23.
He
is willing to give up the right that makes him comfortable for the sake of the
gospel (9:4-15).
24.
He
preaches the gospel willingly that he may present the gospel of Christ without
charge (9:16-18).
25.
He
is willing to make himself a servant to all so as to win the more (9:19).
26.
He
has become all things to all men (9:20-22).
27.
What
he does is for the gospel's sake so that he may be the partaker of the gospel
(9:22).
28.
Run
with uncertainty and diligently and be temperate in all things (9:23-27).
29.
He
imitates Christ so that believers will imitate him (11:1).
30.
He
shows the more excellent way to believers (12:31).
31.
He
puts more emphasis on the edification of the church than that of oneself (14:4,
18-19).
32.
He
is sure that he speaks for the Lord (14:37).
33.
He
labors more abundantly by the grace of God (15:10).
34.
He
stands in jeopardy every hour and dies daily (15:30-32).
35.
He
honors the church and walks in light without leaving any handle to others
(16:3-4).
36.
He
is concerned about the condition of young fellow workers (16:10-11).
37.
He
shows the respect for the freedom of his fellow workers of receiving the
guidance from God (16:12).
38.
He
appreciates the labor and good treatment of others (16:15-18).
The
Works of the Spirit
1.
The
demonstration of the words of preachment (2:4);
2.
The
Spirit proves the wisdom of God in a mystery (2:10);
3.
The
Spirit searches all things (2:10);
4.
The
Spirit know the things that have been freely given to us by God
5.
The
Spirit teaches believers how to speak (2:13).
6.
The
Spirit abides in believers (3:16; 6:19).
7.
Believers
are washed, sanctified and justified by the Holy Spirit (6:11).
8.
The
Spirit gives man the judgment of the truth (7:40).
9.
Man
can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. (12:3).
10.
The
Spirit is for the profit of all (12:7).
11.
The
Spirit distributes the gifts to each one individually as He wills (12:8-11).
12.
By
one Spirit all believers are baptized into one body (12:13).
13.
Believers
are made to drink into one Spirit (12:13).
Faith
1.
Faith
is not in the wisdom of men but in the power of God (2:5).
2.
Ministers
lead men to believe (3:5).
3.
Now
abide faith (13:13).
4.
The
prophesying is a sign for those who believe (14:22).
5.
If
Christ is not risen, your faith is futile (15:17).
Three
Kinds of Men
1.
The
natural man (2:14);
2.
The
spiritual man (2:15);
3.
The
carnal man (3:3);
Do
you not know …?
1.
Do
you not know that you are the
2.
Do
you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump (5:6)?
3.
Do
you not know that the saints will judge the world (6:2)?
4.
Do
you not know that we shall judge angels (6:3)?
5.
Do
you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the
6.
Do
you not know that your bodies are members of Christ (6:15)?
7.
Do
you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her (6:16)?
8.
Do
you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you
(6:19)?
9.
Do
you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the
temple (9:13)?
10.
Do
you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize
(9:24)?
The
1.
The
2.
The
unrighteous will not inherit the
3.
Flesh
and blood cannot inherit the
The
Bread and Cup of the Lord
1.
Let
us keep the feast, not with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and
wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth
2.
The
communion of the blood and the body of Christ (10:16-17).
3.
It
is drinking the cup of the Lord and partaking of the Lord's table (10:21).
4.
It
is eating the Lord's Supper (11:20).
5.
This
do in remembrance of the Lord (11:24-25).
6.
Proclaim
the Lord's death till He comes (11:26);
7.
Eat
this bread or drink this cup of the Lord in an worthy manner (11:27-32).
Things
of Fornication
1.
Not
keep company with sexually immoral people (5:9);
2.
Fornicators
can not inherit the
3.
He
who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body (6:18).
4.
Because
of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have
her own husband (7:2).
5.
Those
who committed sexual immorality fell (10:8).
Worship
of Idols
1.
Not
mean with the idolaters (5:10);
2.
Idolaters
can not inherit the
3.
An
idol is nothing in the world (8:4).
4.
Eating
in an idol's temple may become a stumbling block to those who are weak (8:9-10).
5.
Do
not become idolaters (10:7).
6.
Flee
from idolatry (10:14).
7.
Eating
what is offered to idols is having fellowship with demons (10:19-22).
8.
When
we were Gentiles, we served those dumb idols (12:2).
Principles
of Christians’ Conduct
1.
All
things are lawful for me, as long as they helpful for God, to others and to
oneself (6:12; 10:23-24);
2.
All
things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any
(6:12).
3.
All
things are lawful, as long as they edify (10:23).
4.
All
things are lawful, as long as they glorify God (10:31).
The
Bodies of Believers
1.
The
body is for the Lord (6:13).
2.
Our
bodies are members of Christ (6:15).
3.
Our
body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (6:19).
4.
We
shall glorify God in our body (6:20).
5.
The
wife and husband do not have authority over their own bodies respectively
(7:4).
6.
Those
who marry will have trouble in the flesh (7:28).
7.
The
virgin should be holy both in body and in spirit (7:34).
8.
It
is a small thing that those who have sown spiritual things reap material things
(9:11).
9.
One
shall discipline his body and bring it into subjection (9:27).
10.
It
is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body (15:44).
Love
is the
1.
Knowledge
puffs up, but love edifies (8:1).
2.
If
anyone loves God, this one is known by Him (8:3).
3.
If
there is no love, it profits nothing (13:1-3).
4.
The
definition of love (13:4-7).
5.
Love
never fails (13:8-12).
6.
And
now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love
(13:13).
7.
Pursue
love (14:1).
8.
Let
all that you do be done with love (16:14).
9.
If
anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed (16:22).
10.
Love
be with you all in Christ Jesus (16:24).
Believers
and the Body of Christ
1.
The
bread which we break is the communion of the body of Christ (10:16-17).
2.
The
body is one and has many members (12:12).
3.
By
one Spirit we were all baptized into one body (12:13).
4.
We
are all of the body (12:15-18).
5.
The
function of each member is different (12:19-24).
6.
The
members should have the same care for one another (12:25-27).
──
Caleb Huang《Christian Digest Bible
Commentary Series》
Translated by Mary Zhou