ng marriage and celibacy, Ch. 7.

2. Concerning things offered to idols. 8:1-11:1.

3. Concerning head dress, 11:2-16.

4. Concerning the Lord's supper, 11:17 end.

5. Concerning spiritual gifts, Chs. 12-14.

6. Concerning the resurrection, Ch. 15.

7. Concerning collections for the saints, 16:1-4.

IV. Personal Matters and Conclusion, 16:5 end.

For Study and Discussion. (1) Earthly wisdom and heavenly foolishness,
1:18-25. (2) Spiritual wisdom, 2:7-16. (3) Paul's apostolic labors,
4:9-13. (4) The scripture estimate of the human body, 6:12-20. (5)
Marriages and divorce, 7:25-50, letting "virgin" mean any single
person, male or female. (6) Paul's practice in the matter of his
rights, 9:1-23. (7) The Christian race, 9:24-27. (8) Love and its
nature, Ch. 13. (a) Superior to other gifts, 1-3. (b) Its ten marks,
4-6. (c) Its power, 7. (d) Its permanence, 8-13. (9) Spiritual gifts,
Chs. 12-14. Name and describe them. (10) The resurrection, Ch. 15. (a)
Calamities to result, if there were none-or the other doctrines here
made to depend on the resurrection; (b) The nature of the resurrected
body.

Second Corinthians.

The Occasion and Purpose of the Letter. From suggestions found here
and there in these two epistles it appears that much communication
passed between Paul and the church and that the two letters that have
come down to us are only some of a series. He suffered much perplexity
and grief because of the conditions of the church. He met Titus in
Macedonia on the third missionary journey (he had hoped for him with
news from Corinth while he was at Troas). He wrote this letter in
response to the messages brought by Titus. He expresses solicitude for
them, defends himself against the charges of his enemies, warns them
against errors, instructs them in matters of duty and expresses joy
that they have heeded his former advice.

The Character and Content. It is the least systematic of all Paul's
epistles. It abounds in emotion, showing mingled joy, grief and
indignation. It is intensely personal and from it we, therefore, learn
more of his life and character than from any other source. This makes
it of great value in any study of Paul himself. Section one has as its
great topic tribulation and consolation in tribulation, and has in it
an undercurrent of apology, darkened by a suppressed indignation.
Section two is colored by a sorrowful emotion. Section three
everywhere teems with a feeling o