This course consists of a verse-by-verse study of the book of 1 Corinthians. A few years after the establishment of the church at Corinth, the apostle Paul heard troubling reports about the Corinthian congregation: The church was characterized by rampant carnality. The believers in Corinth were full of pride, engaging in petty divisions, pursuing sexual immorality, suing each other in pagan courts, and misunderstanding key Christian doctrines, just to name a few problems. Instead of the church influencing the culture, the culture had invaded the church. No doubt about it, this was a church in conflict. In chapters 1-6, Paul addressed the various problems in the church. In chapters 7-16, he responds to specific questions the congregation had, probably expressed to him via a prior letter or message. In doing so, Paul sought to restore the Corinthian church to the only correct foundation – Jesus Christ.