GOING BEYOND WHAT’S WRITTEN (PART II)
“Chaos in the Church at Corinth” By Akin Ojumu Piety without morality is mere religiosity. Repentance that’s not manifested in progressive sanctification is futility upon futility. When the profession of faith fails to translate into transformation of life such a faith is dead and it’ll ultimately lead to eternal damnation. Such was the sad case of the Corinthian Christians. When it came to the Word of God, the Christian assembly in the ancient pagan City of Corinth was second to none. Much of Paul’s ministry was heavily invested in these failure-to-thrive believers. He brought them the Gospel, established them in the faith, taught them sound doctrine, and impacted spiritual knowledge upon them richly. “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge—even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you—so that you are not lacking in any gift…” (1 Corin