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Book Review: 1 Corinthians by Thomas R Schreiner

The book of 1 Corinthians has been the church's go-to guide when it comes to the holiness of the church. In this book, we see issues dealing with marriage, church discipline, and spiritual gifts. It also shows us that we use to be like those who live in the world and we have been bought with a price.

Thomas R Schreiner has written a commentary on 1 Corinthians that breaks down all the historical settings of the book and how it applies to Christians in modern times. He does go over the major theological issues of 1 Corinthians in the beginning of the commentary such as who God is, how salvation is received, and also the church. Schreiner also goes over Paul's relationship with the Corinthian church and why he wrote this letter to them. He spends about five chapters introducing us to 1 Corinthians before we get to the meat of the commentary, which is the text itself.

Schreiner goes through the text of 1 Corinthians and helps the reader understand the points that Paul is addressing. I have to confess that one of the reasons I was interested in this commentary is that Schreiner is one of the leading voices of cessationism, which is the belief that the apostolic gifts have ceased when the Biblical canon was closed. As he was addressing the gifts of 1 Corinthians, I did not see anything on cessation in this commentary unless I missed it somewhere or it was written in between the lines.

To review a commentary is very tricky. Cannot go over a great deal of length over the book, but I do have to say that Schreiner does handle 1 Corinthians very well and should be on every theologians bookshelf whether you agree with his conclusions or not.

Thanks InterVarsity Press for letting me review this book.

Book Review: Commentary on 1 Corinthians by Stephen Um

When you ask people what book of the Bibles looks like a page from the current culture. Most Christians would say 1 Corinthians. In fact, it is one of the Apostle Paul's most famous letters to the church during the New Testament time.

Many Christians get a lot of verses from 1 Corinthians to apply to their Christian walk. However, there a few Christians that will not read the entire book because of how uncomfortable some of the things Paul writes can be. The Apostle addresses church discipline, where Christians who are in churches that do not practice it, can dismiss it as judgmental. The book also addresses marriage which is a much needed topic in our culture.

Many commentaries have for 1 Corinthians has been written over the years. There have many sermon series on it as well. Stephen Um has taken upon himself the task to write on a commentary on Paul's first letter to the Corinthian church.

This commentary goes into great detail on why the book was written and even uses illustrations to make the point become clear. Um does not back away from the historical and cultural context that 1 Corinthians was written in. He does each issue that Paul addressed in his letter and what it means for the Christian today.

Um talks about unity within the church and how the gospel brings about that unity. He goes to talk about sexual sin, which seems to be one of the hot topics in today's church. Yes, he does address marriage and singleness as well idolatry and issues of worship within the church.

Reviewing a commentary is no easy task especially reading one. However, I really enjoyed reading Stephen Um's commentary on 1 Corinthians and highly recommend it to all pastors and teachers. If you are studying the Bible on your own or with a group of friends, this commentary on 1 Corinthians will be a helpful tool.

Thanks Crossway for letting me review this book.