1) Paul left Athens and went to Corinth after having little success preaching in Athens. 2) Corinth was known for its commerce, extravagance, and immorality being centered around the worship of Aphrodite. 3) In Corinth, Paul lived and worked with Aquila and Priscilla, likely leading them to faith, and reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, preaching that Jesus was the Christ.

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2. Having had very little success in Athens,
Paul moved on.
If one won't hear, another will.
Move on and keep witnessing.
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3. Acts 18 1 After these things Paul departed from
Athens, and came to Corinth;
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4. While Athens was known for its culture and
learning, Corinth was known for its
commerce, extravagance, and decadence.
Land trade moving north and south went through
Corinth as did sea trade going east and west.
The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty.
Corinth was the center for
worship of Aphrodite, the
goddess of love (eros) and
beauty. Immorality was pro-
moted in the name of religion.
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5. 1 Corinthians 2 1 And I, brethren, when I came to
you, came not with excellency of speech or of
wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2 For I determined not to know any thing among
you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and
in much trembling.
Paul came alone to Corinth, a wicked city.
Courage is not the absence of fear,
but rather going on even though fearful.
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6. 2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in
Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife
Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded
all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto
them.
Once again God uses religious persecution
to accomplish His Will.
Persecution was not God's Will, nor was it good.
But God used it to accomplish good.
They meant it for evil, but God used it for good.
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8. 3 And because he was of the
same craft, he abode with
them, and wrought: for by
their occupation they were
tentmakers.
We don't know if Priscilla and Aquila were
saved yet; they may have been,
Or Paul may have led them to the Lord.
Either way, God's Will was
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9. 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every
Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from
Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and
testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
Acts 18:5 (NIV) When Silas and Timothy came
from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively
to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was
the Christ.
Silas and Timothy must have brought some
offerings from Macedonia.
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10. 6 And when they opposed themselves, and
blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto
them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am
clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
The NIV and TLB said they opposed Paul;
I think they got it wrong.
When people won't hear the Truth,
they oppose themselves.
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11. Even people who have been saved, some-
times reject a portion of the Word of God.
When a person rejects any part of Scripture,
they lose God's blessing for obedience.
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12. Hebrews 10 24-25 And let us consider one another
to provoke unto love and to good works: Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as
the manner of some is; but exhorting (encouraging)
one another: and so much the more, as ye see the
day approaching.
Those who resist or reject coming together
with the saints to worship God,
Miss out on many of God's blessings.
Encouragement Word taught Fellowship
Plus God's blessing for simple obedience.
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