Why did Paul write the book of 1 Corinthians?
Paul wrote 1 Corinthians to answer a whole batch of questions that the Corinthian believers had written to him. These believers were recently out of paganism, lacked New Testament Scriptures and formal teaching, and were plagued by many questions, so Paul responds to them one by one.
Les explains that the letter was prompted by questions the Corinthians wrote to Paul. In chapter 7, verse 1, Paul says, “Now concerning the things that you wrote unto me,” showing that 1 Corinthians is a letter of questions. The Corinthian believers had just recently come out of paganism. They did not have Sunday school as children, catechism, or anything like that. They did not have the Bible—they had some of the Old Testament, but nothing of the New Testament. They were as ignorant as could be, yet now they were believers congregating in a small church, not a huge mega church. So they had a whole bunch of questions that they must have written to the apostle Paul, and this prompted the letter. He answers them one by one.
Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
More Questions
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.
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.