1 Corinthians

Corinth was a famous city in Paul’s time. It was famous not only because it was a prosperous city, but also because of its low moral standard. Christians at Corinth had to face tremendous challenges due to their different values and lifestyles.
 
One of the reasons Paul wrote to the Corinthian church was to deal with conflicts and divisions happened at the church. Paul was also addressing the disagreement about his apostolic authority from the church. Although Paul could not be with the church, he wanted to give instruction to believers who were living under the influence of the Corinthian culture. 
 
One of the instructions that Paul gave to the Corinthians was about  maintaining pure faith. Paul mentions that there were some people among them who rely on their own wisdom, instead of God’s. And their teachings had led to confusion at the church. Paul reminded the people that God’s wisdom was often seen as foolish, and hard to be accepted by the world’s wisdom.  However, that was only what the world thought. Paul pointed out that it was not necessarily to beautify the gospel, in order to please the world.  Believers needed to respect the truth of the cross.  They should be willing to become “foolish” and return to Jesus Christ—the true origin of the gospel.