This course explores Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, focusing on chapters 1-7 and the real-life challenges of the early Christian community. Through clear, pastoral teaching, students examine issues such as division in the Church, moral standards, judgment, and healthy leadership with a strong theological foundation. The biblical insights and principles remain deeply relevant for believers and ministry leaders today, offering timeless guidance for navigating faith and community.

GOALS OF THE COURSE
-Study the early Christian Church in Corinth with its special spiritual endowments.
-Understand the pastoral role in the Church.
-Dissect significant theological principles and issues raised by First Corinthians chapters 1-7.
-Grow as a modern Christian in abiding faith and experience once shared by followers in the biblical text.

MEET THE FACULTY MEMBER
Dr. Ronald E. Cottle is the founder and former president of Christian Life School of Theology Global. He has published over 50 books and numerous articles. His teaching style has been called "scholarship on fire" by those who have attended his lectures. His unique style always contains the compassion of a shepherd, the urgency of a prophet and the wisdom of a statesman.

Textbook:
Title - I Corinthians (Tyndale Revised)
Author - Thomas R. Schreiner
ISBN - 9780830842971