What was the Corinthian church's bickering centered on?
The Corinthian church’s divisions centered on allegiance to individual men rather than on Christ alone. Members identified with Paul, Apollos, Peter, or Jesus Himself, forming four factions. This lack of unity caused constant bickering and hindered the church’s work because their focus was on human leaders instead of the Word of God and the crucified One.
Les explains that the Corinthian church was divided into four groups: those following Paul, those following Apollos, those following Peter, and those following Jesus Himself. This division wreaked havoc in the church because there was no unity, and they could not get anything done because of constant bickering. Their bickering was all centered on an individual man. Les applies this by asking how many churches today are caught up in the same problem, and he urges believers not to set their eyes on the man, but to set their eyes on the Word of God and on the crucified One, the One who died for them and rose from the dead.