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Excerpt from The Epistles of Paul the Apostle, Vol. 2 of 4: Translated, With an Exposition, and Notes
Nevertheless, after the departure Of Apollos, the newly formed church at Corinth soon fell into great disorder. Some Jewish zealot, who appears to have been a man of considerable property and in?uence, a man Of parts and address, an eloquent speaker, a philosopher, and perhaps a Sadducee, formeda party in Opposition to the apostle, 'professing to teach them a mo1e refined system Of Christian philoso phy, derived from ancient Hebrew traditions, deny ing the resurrection Of the dead, and relaxing the Obligations Of Ch1istian morality. This dangerous teacher succeeded but too well in alienating the minds of many Of the giddy and volatile Corinthians from the simple and Offensive truths, and from the self-denying precepts Of the gospel, as well as from their veneration and affection for their first teacher; while others adhered to the apostle's doctrine, and remained strongly attached to his person and au thority. Thus the church was divided into two parties, one of which ranged themselves under the standard Of the false apostle, and thought and spoke meanly Of the doctrine and the authority of Paul; while the wiser and better part Of the society ad hered to their first teacher, and, in their zeal to sup.
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