I Corinthians 1:10 "Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment."

During Paul's second journey he visited the city of Corinth in Greece. There he met two Jewish believers Aquila and his wife Priscilla with whom he resided and pursued his craft because they also were tent makers. Because the Jews opposed his teachings that Jesus was the Christ he went to the Gentiles of Corinth and there he remained and taught for one and half years.

After his departure Paul remained in Ephesus for several years and, sometime between 50 and 56 A.D., he penned his first epistle to the church at Corinth.

Although the church at Corinth was growing in numbers and power there were many divisions and problems within. Paul's letter addresses the problems with fervor and puts them in remembrance of those things which they had been taught and had seen in him.

 I Corinthians 2:9, "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."

Paul's first letter to the Corinthians puts all believers in remembrance of who we are in Christ. We are the temple of God and as such we are all members of one body, the body of Jesus Christ. Not one member is less than the other nor above the other but all are an equal and a necessary part of the body of Christ which is the church.

The words of Paul to the Corinthians gives us a deeper understanding of the believers relationship with Jesus Christ. It reveals all that He has given to the church for it's edification and readiness for the day of His return through the Spirit of God that resides in every member of the body of Christ.