Lack of Christian unity: a perplexing problem since the days of Paul

Issue was focus of his first letter to the Corinthians

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Sometime during the 50s CE when he wrote his first letter to the Corinthians, the apostle, Paul faced a problem, one he mentions from the beginning: The nascent church was divided.

After introducing himself and getting past the formalities, Paul brings up division as his first topic¹:

Now I beg you, brothers and s…