1 corinthians outline

1. Introduction (1:1-9)

a. Greetings from Paul and Sosthenes (1:1-3)

b. Thanksgiving (1:4-9)

2. Divisions Within the Church (1:10-4:5)

a. Call for Unity in the Church (1:10-31)

i. Is Christ Divided? (1:10-17)

ii. The Message of the Cross (1:18-25)

iii. Wisdom from God (1:26-31)

b. Spiritual Wisdom (2:1-16)

c. Follow Christ, Not Man (3:1-4:5)

i. God’s Fellow Workers (3:1-9)

ii. Christ Our Foundation (3:10-15)

iii. God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom (3:16-23)

iv. Spiritual Servants (4:1-5)

3. Pride Leads to Sin (4:6-6:20)

a. Do Not Be Proud (4:6-13)

b. Paul Warns against Arrogance (4:14-21)

c. Sexual Immorality (5:1-6:20)

i. Immorality Rebuked (5:1-5)

ii. Your Boasting is Not Good (5:6-8)

iii. The One Who Claims to be a Brother (5:9-6:17)

1. Expel the Immoral Brother (5:9-13)

2. Lawsuits among Believers (6:1-8)

3. Members of Christ (6:9-17)

iv. The Temple of the Holy Spirit (6:18-20)

4. The Marriage Covenant (7:1-40)

a. Principles of Marriage (7:1-16)

b. Live Your Calling (7:17-24)

c. The Unmarried and Widowed (7:25-40)

5. Sanctified Living (8:1-11:1)

a. Food Sacrificed to Idols (8:1-13)

b. Apostleship (9:1-27)

i. The Rights of an Apostle (9:1-18)

ii. Paul the Servant to All (9:19-23)

iii. Run Your Race to Win (9:24-27)

c. Warnings from Israel’s Past (10:1-11:1)

i. Lessons from the Exodus from Egypt (10:1-13)

ii. Flee from Idolatry (10:14-22)

iii. All to God’s Glory (10:23-11:1)

6. Instructions for Worship (11:2-14:40)

a. Roles in Worship (11:2-16)

b. Sharing in the Lord’s Supper (11:17-34)

c. Spiritual Gifts (12:1-14:25)

i. Different Gifts, Same Spirit (12:1-11)

ii. The Body of Christ is Composed of Many Parts (12:12-26)

iii. The Greater Gifts (12:27-31)

iv. Love (13:1-13)

v. Prophecy and Tongues (14:1-25)

d. Orderly Worship (14:26-40)

7. The Resurrection of the Dead (15:1-58)

a. The Resurrection of Christ (15:1-11)

b. Our Hope in the Resurrection (15:12-19)

c. The Order of Resurrection (15:20-34)

d. The Resurrection of the Body (15:35-49)

e. Where, O Death, Is Your Victory? (15:50-58)

8. Paul’s Salutation (16:1-24)

a. The Collection for the Saints (16:1-4)

b. Paul’s Travel Plans (16:5-9)

c. Timothy and Apollos (16:10-12)

d. Concluding Exhortations (16:13-18)

e. Signature and Final Greetings (16:19-24)