CHAPTER 9
ON GOING TO LAW
ST. PAUL here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the
Corinthians. The Greeks, in general, were fond of going to law. They
were not only quarrelsome, but they seemed to derive an excitement
pleasant to their frivolous nature in the suspense and uncertainty of
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CHAPTER 10
FORNICATION
IN remonstrating with the Corinthians for their litigiousness, Paul
was forcibly reminded how imperfectly his converts understood the
moral requirements of the kingdom of God. Apparently, too, he had
reason to believe that they were not only content to remain on a low
moral p... [ Continue Reading ]