What was the Corinthians' major controversy against the Apostle Paul?
The major controversy the Corinthians held against the Apostle Paul was that he had not spent three years with Jesus as Peter had. They pressed that Peter and the eleven walked with Jesus for three years, while Paul did not. Paul, however, had three years alone with the Lord at Mount Sinai, evening things up.
Les explains that while teaching Corinthians, he recognized that one of the major controversies the Corinthians had against the Apostle Paul was that Paul did not have the three years with Jesus that Peter had. Peter and the eleven had walked those dusty trails of the nation of Israel for three years. The Corinthians bombarded Paul with the charge that he lacked that experience. But Les points out that Paul did have it, and even better: he had three years down at Mount Sinai with no one around but the Lord Himself. So Paul could come back and say the Lord evened everything up.