THE CORINTHIANS GOT BAPTIZED

 Ancient Corinth was known for its materialism and lack of moral restraint. Many who lived there pursued lifestyles that God does not approve. Clearly, such a climate posed a real challenge for anyone who would accept the good news. Yet, when the apostle Paul came to that city and preached the good news about Christ, "many of the Corinthians who heard began to believe and be baptized." (Acts 18:7-11) Then the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Paul in a vision and said: "I have many people in this city." So Paul continued preaching there for a year and a half.

What helped the Corinthians get baptized? (Read 2 Corinthians 10:4, 5) God's Word and his powerful holy spirit helped them to make drastic changes in their life. (Hebrews 4:12) Those in Corinth who accepted the good news about Christ were able to abandon such habits and practices as drunkenness, thievery, and homosexuality. "- 1 CORINTHIANS 6:9-11. 

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