FIRST CORINTHIANS II (NT459)
DIRECT QUESTIONS ASKED OF PAUL
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The second half of 1 Corinthians deals with direct questions asked of Paul in a letter from the members of the church at Corinth. These questions and answers touch: marriage; Christian freedom: eating meat offered to idols; fornication; spiritual gifts; the resurrection; the offering for needy saints in Jerusalem; and finally, Apollos. We shall explore Paul’s wisdom in these passages.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course aims to::
► Build significantly upon First Corinthians I, chapters 1-6;
► Show the practical nature of “doing theology” in the early church.
► Probe Paul’s answers for principles relevant to today’s Christian and the Church.
► Apply these principles to our daily lives.
COURSE ACADEMICS
This course is worth four quarter units of credit in the degree programs of Embassy College.
Your Instructor
Dr. Ronald E. Cottle is the Founder and President Emeritus of Christian Life School of Theology (CLST Global), the Founder and President Emeritus of the Apostolic Council of Transformational Servant-Leaders (ACTS) and the Founder and President of the Embassy College (EC).
He received a diploma in Theology from Southeastern Bible Institute, Lakeland, Florida, a B.A. in English-Religion, Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, the M-Div. from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina, and both the Ph.D. in Religion and the M.S.Ed. and Ed.D. in Higher Education from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Dr. Cottle and his wife of sixty-plus years, Joanne reside in Columbus, Georgia and have one son, Ron Jr. See more about Dr. Cottle at www.roncottle.com.