Author: Paul
Date: A.D. 56

OUTLINE:
Introduction 1:1-1:9
I. With Some People Following Man’s Wisdom as Opposed to God’s. 1:10-4:21
   A. Even in the assembly. 1:10-1:17
   B. As the unsaved always do. 1:18-2:16
   C. Which causes the saved to have a natural-minded concept of the ministry. 3:1-4:5
   D. Resulting in a false pride. 4:6-4:21
II. So That Order in the Church is Impossible. 5:1-6:20
   A. As far as carrying out discipline is concerned. 5:1-5:13
   B. With one Christian taking another to court. 6:1-6:11
   C. With immorality coming in. 6:12-6:20
III. So That Marriage is Even Being Argued About. 7:1-7:40
   A. Should the married, stay married? 7:1-7:7
   B. Should unmarried and widows marry? 7:8-9
   C. Should saved stay in the same social condition as in before saved? 7:10-7:24
   D. Could one serve the Lord better, during the present distress (persecution), married or unmarried? 7:25-35
   E. Should fathers keep their daughters from marrying? 7:36-38
   F. What should one do if the mate dies? 7:39-40
IV. With Disagreement Over Meat Sacrificed to Idols. 8:1-11:1
   A. The principle defined. 8:1-10:22
      1. As illustrated by Paul’s life. 8:1-9:27
      2. As illustrated by Jewish life. 10:1-10:22
   B. The Principle applied. 10:23-11:34
V. With Respect to Subordination. 11:2-14:40
   A. In God’s order of things. 11:2-11:16
   B. At the Lord’s Supper. 11:17-11:34
   C. In relationship to one type of gift to another. 12:1-14:40
VI. Over the Importance of the Resurrection. 15:1-58
   A. Beginning with the fact of the resurrection. 15:1-11
   B. From the theological stand-point of it. 15:12-58
Concluding Remarks 16:1-16:24
   A. Concerning the collection for the saints. 16:1-9
   B. Concerning the coming of Timothy and Apollos. 16:10-12
   C. Concerning proper actions. 16:13-14
   D. Concerning subjection to men. 16:15-18
   E. About greetings. 16:19-21
   F. About charges. 16:22-24