What kind of church was the Corinthian church?
The Corinthian church was a carnal church, described as fleshly rather than the epitome of strong believers. They had a lot of problems and were not a model of mature faith, yet Paul still wrote to them in 1 Corinthians about God's grace and mercy.
Les explains that the Corinthians were a carnal church. They had a lot of problems and were not the epitome of strong believers; they were carnal and fleshly. He reminds us that the setting of Paul's letters matters, and despite all their problems, Paul still writes to them in I Corinthians chapter 1. This fits the wider point that God's attitude is one of total love, mercy, and grace, and it is not how much we love Him but how much He loved us.
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What kind of church were the Corinthians to whom Paul wrote?
Always remember the setting of Paul's letters—the Corinthians, for example, were a carnal church with many problems and were not the epitome of strong believers.