1 Corinthians
Introduction

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Contradictions
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Interpretation
Injustice
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Women
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Cruelty and Violence
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Cruelty and Violence in 1 Corinthians

  1. If you defile the temple of God, God will destroy you.   3:17

  2. Paul claims that God killed 23,000 in a plague for "committing whoredom with the daughters of Moab 10:8

  3. If you tempt Christ (How could you tempt Christ?), you'll will die from snake bites. 10:9

  4. If you murmur, you'll be destroyed by the destroyer (God). 10:10