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PEOPLE OF RENOWN

HOW MANY PEOPLE MENTIONED IN 1 CORINTHIANS ONE?

NINE PEOPLE MENTIONED

 Jesus 1 Cor 1:1  Paul 1 Cor 1:1  Sosthenes 1 Cor 1:1  Chloe 1 Cor 1:11  Apollas 1Cor 1:12  Cephas 1Cor 1:12  Crispus 1Cor 1:14  Gaius 1Cor 1:14  Stephanus 1Cor 1:15

SOSTHENES

1 Cor 1:1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother KJV

ACTS 18 12-1812 AND WHEN

GALLIO WAS THE DEPUTY OF ACHAIA, THE JEWS MADE

INSURRECTION WITH ONE ACCORD AGAINST PAUL, AND BROUGHT HIM TO THE JUDGMENT SEAT, 13 SAYING,

THIS FELLOW PERSUADETH MEN TO

WORSHIP GOD CONTRARY TO THE LAW.

14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said

unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:

15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look

ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.

16 And he drave them from the judgment seat. 17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the

synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things

SOSTHENES

 Gallio was the deputy of

Achaia at this time it was a Roman province

 Jews with ringleader

Sosthenes brought Paul to the judgement seat,

 Gallio wiped hands of it  Then all the Greeks

took Sosthenes, and beat him.

SOSTHENES

 Achaia is

southern part of Greece

 Corinth in

Achaia

  Macedonia is

northern Greece

GREECE TODAY

 Historians not really sure same person  In Acts - Chief ruler at synagogue in Corinth  It has also been alleged that Sosthenes is a later

name of Crispus. Crispus mentioned in Acts 18:8 and 1 Cor 1:14

 Another commentary suggests....

While we cannot be sure who this refers to, there is a Sosthenes mentioned in chapter 18 of the book of Acts. 12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, 13 saying, "This man is persuading people to worship God This Sosthenes was a Jewish leader who, when his plans to attack Paul ended in an embarrassing rejection by the Roman ruler Gallio, was beaten and rejected by his own people. t was Paul’s own history back when he was Saul.

 Alternate commentaries  After crowd beat Sosthenes  Paul gave compassion and forgave him  Consequence became a friend of the church and a

brother.

 Maybe introduce as “brother“ to affirm conversion

FISHERS OF MEN

• Kids song
• “Come follow me

and I will make you fishers of Men”

• “We will catch

them with our kindness and we will catch them with our love of God and bring them to the Lord”

“Actions speak louder than words”

 Alternate commentaries  Paul identified with Jewish leaders because of own

history.

 Convert leaders and you may convert their followers as well

 Jesus 1 Cor 1:1  Paul 1 Cor 1:1  Sosthenes 1 Cor 1:1  Chloe 1 Cor 1:11  Apollas 1Cor 1:12  Cephas 1Cor 1:12  Crispus 1Cor 1:14  Gaius 1Cor 1:14  Stephanus 1Cor 1:15

CRISPUS

 Flavius Julius

Crispus (died 326),

 was a Caesar of

Roman empire.

 Son of Constantine I

 Constantine I1st

Christian Emperor

3 Crispus’s

CRISPUS

 Baptised by Paul  Man of great faith  Sosthenes (Acts 18:12-18)

was said to follow Crispus (Acts 18:8)as ruler of the Synagogue

 Became Bishop of

Aegina

 Local Christian

tradition of Aegina has it that a Christian community was established there in the 1st century

 Aegina is roughly

triangular in shape, approx 15 km (9.3 mi) from east to west and 10 km (6.2 mi) from north to south,

NINE PEOPLE MENTIONED

 Jesus 1 Cor 1:1  Paul 1 Cor 1:1  Sosthenes 1 Cor 1:1  Chloe 1 Cor 1:11  Apollas 1Cor 1:12  Cephas 1Cor 1:12  Crispus 1Cor 1:14  Gaius 1Cor 1:14  Stephanus 1Cor 1:15

Bring people to Christ

 Actions

 Compassion  forgiveness

Faith