Why did Paul write 1 Corinthians?
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians because the Corinthian believers had written to him with questions about issues arising in their church that they did not know how to handle. Those questions, including matters like things offered to idols, gave rise to this epistle.
Les explains that the cause or reason for Paul writing the Corinthian letters is given in 1 Corinthians 7:1 and 8:1. In chapter 7, Paul says, “now concerning the things whereof you wrote unto me.” The Corinthians had questions about things popping up in the Corinthian church that they did not know how to handle, so they wrote to the apostle Paul, delineating these questions, and that gave rise to this epistle. Another question appears in chapter 8, verse 1, about things offered to idols: they asked what they were supposed to do with meat offered to idols and whether they could eat it. Les also notes that of all the churches Paul dealt with, none was as carnal and filled with problems as the Corinthian church, which impacts what Paul brings out in 1 and 2 Corinthians.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
More Questions
What kinds of questions did the Corinthians write to Paul about?
The Corinthians' questions arose from things that were popping up in the Corinthian church that they did not know how to handle.
Where does 1 Corinthians show that the Corinthians had written Paul a letter with questions?
First Corinthians 7:1 indicates that the Corinthian congregation actually wrote Paul a letter containing a whole series of questions.
Did the Corinthians write Paul a letter with questions?
It is indicated in chapter 7, verse 1 that the Corinthian congregation sent Paul a letter with a whole series of questions, and Paul is answering them one by one.