Who came into Corinth amid its immorality and commerce?

Paul came into Corinth, entering a city dominated by gross immorality tied to temple prostitutes and bustling commerce and trade. He arrived as one lone man, and despite physical hardship, beatings, and health problems, he persevered and established churches wherever he went.

Les explains that Corinth's temple to the Athenian goddesses had prostitutes operating as goddesses of the temple—up to 1,000, or perhaps 10,000—and that this immorality was part and parcel of their religion. Into that gross immorality and great commerce and trade came this one lone man, Paul. Les marvels that Christianity ever survived, wondering why God did not put the gospel in the hands of angels or several hundred people instead of depending almost primarily on one man. Paul was downtrodden, beaten, had physical problems, and was not a specimen of health, yet he persevered and established churches everywhere he went, which brings us to Christianity as we know it today.

Who came into Corinth and what was the city like when he arrived?

The Apostle Paul came into Corinth, a city immersed in gross immorality, temple prostitution, and great commerce and trade. He arrived as a lone man into this environment where up to a thousand prostitutes served in the temple, and the city was fully engaged in immoral religious practice.