How does Paul try to teach the carnal believers at Corinth?
Paul addresses carnal believers at Corinth by using everything at his disposal to teach them and bring them to understand his gospel—that Christ died for the sins of the world, shed His blood, and rose from the dead. He also confronts their behavioral problems, including temptations to idolatry and immoral practices.
Les explains that Paul is addressing these carnal believers at Corinth, and he uses everything at his disposal to teach them and to bring them under an understanding of his gospel: how that Christ died for the sins of the world, that His blood was shed, and that He rose from the dead. Because they had behavioral problems, Paul has to constantly bring in all of their behavioral problems, and they had them. They were constantly tempted to go back into idolatry, constantly tempted to go back into immoral practices, plus all these other little hang-ups that he has been addressing.
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Why did Paul use everything at his disposal when teaching the Corinthians?
Paul's goal in teaching the Corinthians was to bring them under an understanding of his gospel.
Why does Paul use the Exodus from Egypt as a lesson in 1 Corinthians?
Paul uses Israel's Exodus from Egypt as a lesson for not only the Corinthians but also for us.