The Corinthians were an immature and proud church. Pride in their knowledge had given way to apathy, so Paul wrote to remind them that everything they had came from God's grace.

There is a poison that courses through the veins of every man and woman - pride. The Corinthian church was an immature church because of this, and Paul writes to give humility as the antidote.

There are times when being a Christian in our world brings opposition. Paul came to Corinth with great discouragement, having been driven out of cities for preaching - but even so, God sovereignly worked to encourage him.