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PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS . 149 They know littleof self-denialorsacrifice. They are indebtedto the grace of Christfor allthe excellencesof characterwhich theypossess,for everyblessingwhich theyenjoy. All that they are,and allthattheyhave,isthepurchaseof the blood of Christ . As the servants of Christ encounteroppositionand persecution, theyshould not permit theirfaithto grow dim or their courageto fail. With Christas a helper, they can resistevery foe, and overcome every difficulty. The same obligationrestsupon them which impelledthe apostleto his unwearied labors. Only thosewho emulatehisfidelity,will share with him the crown of life. CHAPTER XV . PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS . THE FirstEpistleto the Corinthianswas writtenby theapostlePaul duringthelatterpartof hisstayinEphesus. For no churchhad he felt a deeperinterestorput forthmore earnesteffort than for the believersat Corinth. The good seed sown by him had seemedtopromisean abundant harvest;but tareswere plantedby the enemy among the wheat ,and ere long thesesprung up , and brought forth theirevilfruit. The period of Paul'sabsencewas a time of severetemptation totheCorinthianchurch. They weresurrounded by idolatryand sensualismunderthegayestand most alluringaspect. While the apostlewas with them, these influenceshad littlepower. With his firm faith, his ferventprayers, and