Ak – Paul Defends His Ministry 1:12 to 7:16

Paul Defends His Ministry
1:12 to 7:16

One reason Paul wrote this letter was to answer insinuations raised in Corinth about the authenticity of his apostleship, the decorum of his conduct, and the sincerity of his commitment to those believers in that worldly city. Later, Paul gave a defense of the genuineness of his apostolic authority (to see link click Br – Paul Defends His Apostolic Authority). Questions about the decorum of his conduct, especially as it related to the collection are addressed in Chapters 8 and 9 (see Bm – The Call to Complete the Collection). The burden of these preceding chapters (1:12 to 7:16) is an emotional statement by Paul of his sincere commitment to the ministry in general and to the Corinthians in particular.³⁴