1 Corinthians

by Shane Callicutt • March 5, 2025 • 12 min read • 0

Class, I hope you’ve enjoyed the journey so far. In the first four chapters, we took a deeper look at unity, factions, what it means to be a fool for Christ, how we should build carefully, and how we…

by Shane Callicutt • February 12, 2025 • 13 min read • 0

Since the beginning of the letter, Paul has addressed the problem of factions within the Corinthian church centered around their favorite teachers. There was team Paul, team Apollos, and team Cephas,…

by Shane Callicutt • February 5, 2025 • 10 min read • 1

If you pay close attention, Paul uncovers the root issue of everything he addresses in this letter within the first four verses. That root is immaturity. Immaturity isn’t complicated. When someone is…

by Shane Callicutt • January 28, 2025 • 9 min read • 0

Most people are familiar with the concept of age-appropriate content, which is why movies receive ratings. Rated R means children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent. Parents (hopefully) censor…

by Shane Callicutt • January 21, 2025 • 8 min read • 1

This will be the shortest portion of verses we’ll deal with at once. I believe what Paul said here speaks deeply into the heart of a Western church problem. Historically, Protestants have excelled at…

by Shane Callicutt • January 15, 2025 • 10 min read • 0

Welcome back, everyone, this is our second session and we’ll be working through the remainder of 1 Corinthians chapter one which covers verses 18-31. Thanks for the participation in the comments! I…

by Shane Callicutt • January 7, 2025 • 9 min read • 0

A couple of weeks ago, I posted an article with a historical background and a who, what, when, and where of the Corinthian church. I hope you read that. As we move forward, the names of the people…

by Shane Callicutt • December 26, 2024 • 6 min read • 1

Have you ever wondered what it was like in the first-century church? How did they conduct their gatherings? What did their worship look like? Are we vastly different in how we do things, or do we…

by Shane Callicutt • October 28, 2024 • 2 min read • 0

Guess what. It's time to take another trip through a book of the Bible. I've been thinking and praying about which book would be next, and I have landed on 1 Corinthians. It was going to be Romans or…