Book Outline by R.E.Glaze (Taken from Holman's Bible Dictionary).

Introduction (1:1-9)

I.Divisions Revealing Carnality and Immaturity Rather than Growth under the Lordship of Christ (1:10-4:21).

A.Fragmented by a party spirit (1:10-17)

B.Christ crucified: a stumbling block to the world in its wisdom, yet the power and wisdom of God (1:18-31)

C.Paul's preaching by the power of God, not by the wisdom of the world (2:1-5)

D.God's wisdom revealed to those having the mind of Christ (2:6-16)

E.The inability of the Corinthians to receive the full message of the gospel (3:1-9)

F.Responsibility and judgment (3:10-23)

G.The role of the apostles"ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God" (4:1-13)

H.The intent of Paul's rebukenot to shame but to admonish (4:14-21)

II.Problems of Sexual Immorality (5:1-6:20)

A.A case of incest (5:1-8)

B.The right attitude and relationship of the church to fornicators (5:9-13 and 6:9-11)

C.The error of antinomianism in relation to sex (6:12-20)

D.Litigation in pagan courts (6:1-8)

III.Marriage and Celibacy (7:1-40)

A.The sexual relation in marriage (7:1-7)

B.Advice to the unmarried in view of the sex drive (7:8-9)

C.Admonition to Christian partners to remain married (7:10-11)

D.The Christian's responsibility when the marriage partner is not a Christian (7:12-24)

E.Circumstances under which Paul advised the unmarried to remain as they were (7:25-35)

F.The responsibility of a father for his virgin daughter (7:36-38)

G.Advice to widows (7:39-40)

IV.Meat Offered to Idols and Christian Liberty (8:1-11:1)

A.Liberty and responsibility in relation to meat offered to idols (8:1-13)

B.Paul's own surrender of apostolic privileges (9:1-23)

C.The necessity for self-discipline (9:24-27)

D.Admonition from Israel's wilderness history (10:1-13)

E.The impossibility of partaking both of the table of the Lord and the table of demons (10:14-22)

F.A summary of guiding principles (10:23-11:1)

V.Problems in Public Worship (11:2-14:40)

A.The veiling of women (11:2-16)

B.Disorders connected with the Lord's Supper (11:17-34)

C.Spiritual gifts and the supremacy of love (12:1-14:40)

VI.The Resurrection (15:1-58)

A.The resurrection of Jesus (15:1-29)

B.The relevance of the hope of the resurrection for the struggles of this life (15:30-34)

C.The resurrection of the body (15:35-58)

VII.Practical and Personal Matters (16:1-24) R.E. Glaze

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