Kress Biblical Resources :: The Wisdom of the Cross and a Charitable Introduction (1Co 1:1-9)

Detailed Outline of 1 Corinthians

The Wisdom of the Cross Purifies and Unites Believers, the Wisdom of the World Pollutes and Divides

1. The wisdom of the cross and a charitable introduction (1Co 1:1-9)
   1. The writer (1Co 1:1)
      1. The human author¹
         1. His name
         2. His office
         3. His authority
         4. His amanuensis/secretary (cf. Act 18:17)
      2. The divine Author (2Ti 3:16; 2Pe 1:21; 2Pe 3:15-16)
   2. The recipients (1Co 1:2)
      1. The original recipients (cf. Act 18:1-18; Act 19:1)
         1. The church and their city
         2. Their holy position and calling
         3. The wider audience
      2. The current recipients (2Ti 3:16; cf. 2Pe 3:15-16)
   3. The requisite greeting (1Co 1:3)
      1. The salutation of grace and peace
      2. The source of grace and peace
   4. The remarkable thanksgiving [for a troubled church] (1Co 1:4-9)
      1. For the grace given to the church (1Co 1:4)
         1. Grateful always (1Co 1:4a)
         2. Grateful to God (1Co 1:4b)
         3. Grateful for the grace given to the church in Christ Jesus (1Co 1:4c)
      2. For the gifts given to the church (1Co 1:5-9)
         1. Enriched spiritually in everything (1Co 1:5)
         2. Evidence of conversion (1Co 1:6)
         3. Every spiritual gift (1Co 1:7a)
         4. Eagerly awaiting the revelation of Christ (1Co 1:7b)
         5. Enduring to the end because of God’s faithfulness (1Co 1:8-9)
            1. Guaranteed blameless because of Christ (1Co 1:8)
            2. Guaranteed fellowship with Christ, because of God (1Co 1:9)

¹For a biblical biography of the Apostle Paul see Act 7:58; Act 8:1; Act 9:1-30; Act 11:25-30; Act 12:25-28:31; 1Co 15:30-32; 2Co 6:4-5; 2Co 11:23-30; Gal 1:13-2:16; Phl 3:4-14; 2Th 3:8.