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1 Corinthians - Divisions -BIBLE SUMMARY WITH ART

1 - Divide

1601- Conversion on the Way to Damascus (1601), by Caravaggio

 The apostle Paul gives thanks to Corinthian believers, he then appeals for unity in Jesus, the world's wisdom and Gods's wisdom are contrasted, the world's wisdom sees Jesus crucified as folly. 

2 - Spirit

1609- The Adoration of the Magi, Peter Paul Rubens, 1609 and 1628-29

 God's wisdom (Jesus Christ crucified) is revealed by the Spirit this is contrasted with human wisdom which cannot perceive this and considers revelation foolish.

3 - Temple

4 - Arrogance

1400's - The Presentation in the Temple
Byzantine Painter Byzantine The Hypapante is one of the Grea

 The Corinthian church is divided therefore worldly, both Paul and Apollos are doing God's work building God's temple (you the church).

4 - Arrogance

4 - Arrogance

1525 - Jan Provoost  (1462–1525/1529): The Last Judgement

 Apostles are specially ordained by God and some Corinthian believers have become arrogant usurping the apostles authority, God will judge all. 

5 - Immorality

5 - Immorality

1640- Matthias Stomer  (fl. 1615–1649)Le Repas d'Emmaüs

Some people are proudly involved in perverse sexual immorallity, a little yeast leavens all the dough, this is not to be tolerated in the church.

6 - Lawsuits

5 - Immorality

1678 - Pietro della Vecchia  (1602/1603–1678): Title Le Christ et la femme adultère

 Any lawsuit between believers proves failure of both,  abstain from all sexual immorality, the body is God's temple a member of Christ Himself.

7 - Marriage

1791- Benjamin West: The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise  (1738–1820)

 Wives are sexually subject  to husbands and husbands to wives, to marry is OK to remain single is better, the entire purpose either way is to best  serve the Lord.

8 - Meat

1897 - Offering to Molech (illustration from the 1897 Bible Pictures They Teach Us by Charles Foster

God desires sincere motives, do everything including eating or not eating meat sacrificed to idols in a manner that is best for weaker brother.

9 - Liberty

10 - Beware

1779 -  Joseph-Benoît Suvée: The Predication of Saint Paul (1743–1807)

 Paul has great liberties as an apostle and  foregoes many given to him from God, he bypasses all his liberties for the sake of the gospel.

10 - Beware

10 - Beware

1665 - The Death of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, by Gustave Doré

 Beware, God demonstrated His character in judging Israel, flee idolatry and  put the interest of one's neighbor above one's own interest.

11 - Supper

1903 - Last Supper, Ilya Repin
Original Title: Тайная вечеря, Style: Realism

 Christ is the authority to men, men are the authority to women,  the Lord's supper is sacred and needs to be treated with reverence, or God will judge.

12 - Body

1864 -Edouard Manet, Dead Christ with Angels

 All believers are part of one body and are given different gifts for each other,  all parts of the body of the church are needed and make up the body of Christ 

13 - Love

1745 - The Crucifixion, Giambattista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696–1770
with the assistance of his son Gian

 Love is the most important quality of the believer, it looks out for others and will be with us eternally.

14 - Tongues

1600- El Greco  (1541–1614): The Pentecost

 The gift of tongues should be treated orderly and properly for the purpose of unbelievers coming to Christ, all believers should be a part of the body and edify each other.  

15 - Resurrection

1665- Resurrection, by Luca Giordano, after 1665

 All the apostles and many others are eye witnesses to the risen Christ, He was the first resurrected and all believers will one day receive a new resurrected imperishable body.

16 - Travels

ROMANS- IMPUTATION (Previous Book)

1520 - Pier Francesco Sacchi  (1485–1528) : Saint Paul Writing

 I (Paul) ,Timothy and Apollos should  come to visit soon, be on alert and stand firm in the faith.

ROMANS- IMPUTATION (Previous Book)

ROMANS- IMPUTATION (Previous Book)

ROMANS- IMPUTATION (Previous Book)

 Paul argues that man's character is depraved with or without the law and that trading this  sin nature inherited from Adam for Christ's  righteousness  by imputation  is the best deal ever, and the only truth worth living for. 

2 Corinthians - Apostleship - BIBLE SUMMARY WITH ART

1 -Comfort

2 - Forgive

2 - Forgive

600-Saint Paul, Byzantine ivory relief, 6th – early 7th century (Musée de Cluny) unknown artist

 Paul writes to comfort Corinthian believers, he explains his not being able to come to them and defends himself  based on revelation not human wisdom.

2 - Forgive

2 - Forgive

2 - Forgive

1657- Rembrandt  (1606–1669),  The Apostle Paul

 Paul defends his first letter as written in love to forgive and comfort those sorrowed by it, he defends his desicion to travel to Macedonia as furthering the gospel.

3 - Unveil

2 - Forgive

3 - Unveil

2000 Moses public domain clip art

 Paul defends himself as an apostle, a minister of the new covenant from which unveils the words of Moses (law).

4 - Light

6 - Hardships

3 - Unveil

1851- William Holman Hunt  (1827–1910) 
Title: The Light of the World

 Apostles are the eye witnesses who have seen the light (revelation) of God in the face of Jesus, apostles carry the gospel, the eternal truth, this world is decaying.

5 - Flesh

6 - Hardships

6 - Hardships

1500- Cima da Conegliano  (1459–1517) Title: Christ Enthroned

 This body is a temporary dwelling place all in Christ have received a new nature and we are to live accordingly one day to be judged by Christ.

6 - Hardships

6 - Hardships

6 - Hardships

1779 -Joseph-Benoît Suvée  (1743–1807) The Predication of Saint Paul

Apostles endure hardships for the cause of Christ this is a noble cause which benefits the Corinthian believers, believers and unbelievers should not be joined together.

7 - Titus

1300 - Святой Апостол Тит Критский
Косово, XIV век. Печь Патриаршия. Церковь св. Николая, 14th centu

 Paul cares deeply for the Corinthians, he refers to his previous letter that caused a good sorrow unto repentance and to Titus' visit.

8 - Generosity

1651 - David Teniers the Younger: The Good Samaritan  (1610–1690) 
ounger: The Good Samaritan

 Live gererously and graciously toward one another just like Jesus who became poor for all of our sakes, and show this love to Titus.

9 - Proof

1620 - Giovanni Lanfranco  (1582–1647)  The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

 The Corinthians can prove their obedience by clinging to the confession of the gospel of Christ and for generously supplying for the needs of the saints.

10 - Boast

10 - Boast

1512-‘Noli me tangere’ by Titian,

 Paul's authority as an apostle (meek in presense and mighty in writing) is a gift from God all should boast only in Christ not compare and elevate each other.

11 - False

10 - Boast

11 - False

1047 - COLLECTIONS / IMAGES
The Beatus of Facundus (1047)

 Paul endured many hardships as an authorized apostle motivated by love of the Corinthian believers, Paul boasts only in Christ,  beware of boastful false apostles.  

12- Thorn

10 - Boast

11 - False

1470 - Dieric Bouts  (circa 1420 –1475) : Christ Crowned with Thorns Αγκάθια

 Paul has a thorn of the flesh so he doesn't exalt himself, He fears there will be jealousy and strife when he visits which will be a humiliation to him.

13 - Test

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

1515 - Saint Paul delivering the Areopagus sermon in Athens, by Raphael

 Test yourself,  for Christ lives within you so Paul will build up not tear down when he comes to visit for the third time.

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

    Paul responds to divisions in the Corinthian church based on misinterpretations of his teachings  that kingdom rewards are not evident  through gifts and success now ,  but that  this is an age of suffering humbly for the gospel for future kingdom rewards.   

Galatians - Circumcision (Next Book)

1 Corinthians - Apostleship (Previous Book)

Galatians - Circumcision (Next Book)

   Paul is being accused of being two faced therefore under a curse by not requiring  circumcision for Galatians believers, Paul argues his gospel of imputed righteousness is the  point of the Law fulfilled in Christ.  


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