Why did it take the Corinthian believers a while to get established in the faith?
The Corinthian believers had come out of the most ungodly, pagan, immoral background imaginable. As a result, it took quite a while for them to get everything sorted out and to get their feet on the ground in the faith.
Les explains that these believers in Corinth had come out of the most ungodly, pagan, immoral background imaginable. Because of that, it took quite a while for them to sort everything out and get their feet on the ground. Their questions, which the Corinthian letters were written to answer, reflect that process of getting established in the faith.