In the end of this climactic chapter in 1 Corinthians, Paul discusses the nature and importance of the resurrection. He shows how the hope of the resurrection gives us a reason to live with purpose and confidence in the face of death. As one song says, the resurrection gives us "strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow."

Without the resurrection, our faith is meaningless, Christ is powerless, and our behavior doesn’t matter. But since the resurrection is real, our faith is essential, Christ is sovereign over everything, and our lives are transformed.

Paul covers the foundational and life-changing nature of the gospel message as a reminder and encouragement to the church in Corinth.

Learn how the church in Corinth was instructed to use their spiritual gifts rightly, in a way that helped others rather than glorified themselves. In the end, chaos helps nobody but order actually enhances edification.

In one of the most famous passages in the New Testament, Paul gives a clear vision of God's love and calls us to reflect that love to those around us as a tangible expression of the love of Christ.

Every believer is gifted by the indwelling Holy Spirit and is called to use those gifts to exalt Jesus and build up the church.

The most extensive discussion of the ordinance of the Lord's Supper is occasioned by problems in the Corinthian church in chapter 11. The Lord’s Supper is intended to be a visible reminder amid our gathering as a church of the gospel and all of its dimensions. Still, the Corinthians were experiencing all sorts of division and partiality. Paul calls them to self-examination and repentance.

In one of the more perplexing Biblical passages, Paul addressed particular problems in the Corinthian church. He calls them to holiness and love in the midst of a morally compromised culture. He covers topics that include authority, headship, and decorum in church gatherings.

Dealing with particular issues in the Corinthian church surrounding meat sacrificed to idols, Paul highlights the church's holy identity and calls each of us to use our freedom for God's glory and the good of our neighbors.

How should we use our lives and our freedom? We should use them for the sake of the gospel. In 1 Corinthians 9, we see Paul using his own life as an example for the Corinthians church of how to use one's freedom for the advancement of the gospel.