You're not going to be here. In First Corinthians, Paul is addressing early converts to the church who brought with them baggage and false ideas from their previous beliefs.

To make matters even more difficult, they were far away from any central administration

of the church, and so old ideas firmly entrenched in their minds could

clash with the gospel. Among these new converts were polytheistic Gentiles who had once worshipped idols, Jews who held to the mosaic law,

and all of the ideas influenced by the philosophies of Greece.

How did Paul handle this whirlwind of opinions? We'll see today.

Hello, we're Scott and Maureen Proctor and this is the Come Follow Me podcast,

where for the next 30 minutes we'll be exploring the scriptures together.

Today is 1 Corinthians, Chapter 14 through 16, and the title is God is not the author of confusion but of peace.

The transcript of this podcast is at Latter-day Saint Mag.com

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