1 Corinthians (1)

1:1--16:24

1:01--16:24  I, Paul, write to you people of God in the city of Corinth. You cannot continue to sin; you must change. You belong to Christ because God has purchased you; therefore, glorify God in your bodies; that is, show what he did by dying for you in the way you live. Do not sin, with the result that God condemns you. Love other believers with Christ-like love, and be firm in believing and obeying God; do not waver in believing, and be fully occupied in working for the Lord, since it is certain that what you do for him will not fail to accomplish good things that will last in heaven forever. I greet many known people there, and I most certainly love you.

opening

1:1-3

EPISTLE CONSTITUENT

(Expressive Paragraph:

Opening of the Epistle)

Body of the Epistle

1:4-16:12  You cannot continue to sin; you must change.  You belong to Christ because God has purchased you; therefore, glorify God in your bodies; that is, show what he did by dying for you in the way you live.  Do not sin, with the result that God condemns you.  Love other believers with Christ-like love, and be firm in believing and obeying God; do not waver in believing, and be fully occupied in working for the Lord, since it is certain that what you do for him will not fail to accomplish good things that will last in heaven forever.

1:4-16:12

EPISTLE CONSTITUENT

(Hortatory BODY:  

Body of the Epistle)

Introduction

1:4-9

BODY CONSTITUENT

(Expressive Paragraph:  

Body Introduction of 1:4-16:12)

CORE

1:10-15:58

God has done everything and given us everything we need to be rightly related to Christ.  Know that God will judge and punish you if you sin; he will correct you when you sin.  Love other people, and work for the Lord to accomplish things that will last forever.

1:10-15:58

BODY CONSTITUENT

(Hortatory Discourse:
CORE of 1:4-16:12)

EXHORTATION (1)

1:10-6:20

CORE CONSTITUENT

(Division1:

basis of 1:10—15:58)

I would now call this "NUCLEUS (1)" instead of "basis".

EXHORTATION (2)

7:1-15:58  Live and obey Christ so that people will honor God because of what you do.

7:1-15:58

CORE CONSTITUENT

(Division2:

APPEAL of 1:10-15:58)

I would now call this "NUCLEUS (2)" instead of "APPEAL."

Closing

16:1-12

BODY CONSTITUENT

(Paragraph Cluster:

Closing of Body)

Closing of Epistle

16:13-24  I love all of you by our being spiritually related to Christ Jesus.

EPISTLE CONSTITUENT 16:13-24

(Paragraph Cluster:

Closing of Epistle)