THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH: A DIVIDED CHURCH

As we have been looking at the Church of God at Corinth, we have discovered certain facts that can be observed even in today's 21st century church. 

First and formost, the Apostle Paul had been informed that there were divisions within the church, there in Corinth.

This information prompted him to write what we know as the 1st letter to the Corinthians.

He opens up by reminding those in the church then, as well as the church now, that every church, irregardless of who founded it, is a Church of God. In other words, every church is a Beth'El... HOUSE OF GOD.

Next, Paul, in the first ten verses of his letter mentions the name of Jesus Christ (Yahshua Mashiach) ten times. If the Apostle was going to deal with the difficultities within the church, He was going to do it by keeping the name of Yahshua/Jesus front and center in everything that he was going to say. Nothing was going to be said contrary to what Jesus the Christ (Yahshua Ha Mashiach) taught and lived. Christ was and remains the firm foundation upon which the Church stands... all other ground was, is, and will forever be, sinking sand. Paul goes on to discuss the various factions within the church.. those that were of the school, if you will, of Paul, the school of thought of Peter, and teachings of one known as Apollos. Paul's response, is an interesting one, he poses a few questions, like, "has Christ been divided? Paul (he himself) was not crucified for you, was he? Or where you baptized in the name Paul? The answer to all of these questions is an obvious one, NO!...and because it is no, we must remind ourselves of the answer; and the answer to each of these points is our Lord,Yahshua/Jesus. It is He that unifies us,,, It is He who died for us, and in His name we are baptized.