1 Corinthians 1-4 Explained: Wisdom, Grace, and Carnality

Book 26 1 Corinthians 1-4 and 2 Timothy 3:16 come alive in this verse-by-verse Bible study on God’s wisdom, Corinth’s carnality, and the mysteries Paul says most people miss. Les begins with 2 Timothy 3:16 to show why all Scripture is profitable, then introduces 1 Corinthians against the backdrop of Corinth’s idolatry, immorality, and spiritual confusion. From 1 Corinthians 1:3, 1:7-8, 1:17-31, and 2:1-14 through 3:1-23 and 4:1, this study explains grace, the preaching of the cross, why Christ sent Paul not to baptize, why Jews seek signs and Greeks seek wisdom, the natural man, the spiritual believer, the carnal believer, the divisions over Paul, Apollos, and Peter, the foundation of Jesus Christ, the judgment for rewards, and the mysteries revealed in Romans 11:25, Romans 16:25, Ephesians 3, Colossians 1:26-27, and Colossians 4:3. Les also cross-references Acts 18, Romans 3, Romans 4, Ephesians 2, 1 Timothy 1, and 2 Corinthians 5 to let scripture interpret scripture. 📜 Key topics covered: • what 2 Timothy 3:16 means for Bible doctrine • why the church at Corinth was so carnal • what 1 Corinthians 1:17 says about baptism and the gospel • why the preaching of the cross sounds foolish to the lost • what 1 Corinthians 2:9 and 2:14 mean for believers and unbelievers • what 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 teaches about foundation and rewards • why Paul calls believers babes in Christ in 1 Corinthians 3 • what Paul means by the mystery in Romans, Ephesians, and Colossians 🔑1 Corinthians Bible study, 1 Corinthians 1 explained, 1 Corinthians 2 explained, 1 Corinthians 3 explained, 1 Corinthians 4 explained, 2 Timothy 3:16 explained, preaching of the cross, Christ crucified, carnal Christian, babes in Christ, natural man, spiritual man, Paul’s mysteries, grace Bible study, Romans 11:25, Romans 16:25, Ephesians 3, Colossians 1:26-27, Colossians 4:3. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. 00:00:00 — Introduction to 1 Corinthians and 2 Timothy 3:16 00:02:42 — Why Paul’s Epistles Are Church Doctrine 00:07:57 — Corinth’s Paganism, Idolatry, and Gross Immorality 00:12:09 — Babes in Christ and the Carnal Believer 00:19:09 — 1 Corinthians 1:3 — Grace and Peace 00:21:21 — 1 Corinthians 1:7-8 — Waiting for Christ’s Coming 00:30:06 — Saved Out of Idolatry: Corinth’s Background 00:35:53 — Acts 18 — How the Church at Corinth Began 00:40:01 — Apollos in Achaia and Believing Through Grace 00:45:07 — Galatians 1 — Paul’s Gospel by Revelation 00:52:21 — Were You Baptized in the Name of Paul? 00:53:19 — 1 Corinthians 1:17 — Christ Sent Me Not to Baptize 01:02:11 — 1 Corinthians 1:18 — The Preaching of the Cross 01:09:58 — God Saves Through the Foolishness of Preaching 01:13:27 — We Preach Christ Crucified 01:20:09 — God’s Wisdom vs. the Wisdom of Men 01:28:11 — God Chooses the Weak and Base Things 01:40:23 — 1 Corinthians 1:30 — Wisdom, Righteousness, Redemption 01:44:54 — 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 — Not Man’s Wisdom but God’s Power 01:59:09 — 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 — The Hidden Wisdom of God 02:15:00 — Paul’s Revelations of Grace and Glory 02:19:57 — Eye Hath Not Seen What God Prepared 02:25:40 — The Spirit Searches the Deep Things of God 02:32:09 — Things Freely Given to Us of God 02:36:21 — 2 Peter 1 — No Private Interpretation of Scripture 02:44:53 — Romans 3 and Ephesians 2 — Dead in Sin 02:54:59 — 1 Corinthians 2:14 — The Natural Man 02:59:51 — He That Is Spiritual Discerns All Things 03:10:05 — 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 — Milk, Meat, and Carnality 03:25:09 — I Am of Paul — Divisions in Corinth 03:29:53 — Apollos Knew Only John’s Baptism at First 03:39:58 — I Planted, Apollos Watered, God Gave Increase 03:49:50 — 1 Corinthians 3:9 — God’s Husbandry and Building 03:57:34 — Paul the Wise Masterbuilder 04:10:06 — 1 Timothy 1:16 — Paul as the First Pattern 04:20:05 — 1 Corinthians 3:11 — No Other Foundation but Christ 04:29:57 — 1 Corinthians 9:24 — Running for Reward 04:37:45 — 2 Corinthians 5 — The Bema Seat and Rewards 04:50:49 — 1 Corinthians 3:16 — Ye Are the Temple of God 05:04:34 — Let No Man Deceive Himself — Become a Fool to Be Wise 05:10:51 — All Things Are Yours in Christ 05:16:43 — 1 Corinthians 4:1 — Stewards of the Mysteries 05:19:37 — Romans 11:25 — Israel’s Blindness in Part 05:22:10 — Romans 16:25 — Kept Secret Since the World Began 05:29:53 — Ephesians 1 and 3 — The Mystery Revealed to Paul 05:39:30 — Colossians 1:26-27 — Christ in You, the Hope of Glory 05:41:18 — Colossians 4:3 — The Mystery of Christ