History of Philosophy
Divisions in the Church 1:10-4:21
Paul began his letter with greetings and Christian salutation. He thanked God for His gift to the Corinthians in the present and the future. Paul was overwhelmed by the good things he saw in Corinth. He was not overtaken by the problems and weaknesses of the church that he had just heard rather he first thanked God by seeing the positive side of the church. After thanksgiving, Paul points out that something was wrong in the church. Firstly, he warns them of the danger of division among them. Paul heard through some from the house of Chloe that there were divisions in the church, each group boasting about a human leader Vs. 10-12. So, he urged the Corinthian Christians to stop their quarrelling and be united. Paul identifies four parties in the church at Corinth. Some called themselves Paul's party. Others formed the Apollos party. The third group claimed to belong to Cephas and the fourth group claimed to belong to Christ. It is to be noted that...
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