THE WORKS OF OUR HOLY FATHER JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE

Volume X

Book 1

Discourses on the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians

FIRST DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 1:1-3. Paul's humility. - Unity of the Church. - You need to seek grace from God, not from people. - The meaning of humility.

SECOND DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 1:4-5. We need to thank God. - Disobedience to God's call. - No one is good or evil by nature.

THIRD DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 1:10. Denunciations should be gradual and moderate. - Paul does not consider himself preferable to Peter. - Dispute about Paul and Plato. - The wondrous victory of the apostles. - You need to win more with life than with philosophy.

FOURTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 1:18-20. Objects of faith are higher than the judgments of reason. - Actions of Christ performed in ways contrary to actions. - Socrates was forced to drink poison from a hemlock. - The Sufferings of the Martyrs. - Protagoras, Diagoras and Theodore the Atheist. - In relation to the pagans, indulgence is necessary, as to children.

FIFTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 1:26-27. With the help of the grace of God, the apostles converted the universe. - Against theatrical spectacles.

SIXTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 2:1-2. You don't need worldly wisdom to preach. - Faith and Signs. - Why not everyone believes now.

SEVENTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 2:6-7. The wisdom of the philosophers has become madness. - Many of the holy books are lost. - The teaching of Christ is confirmed by miracles and the fulfillment of what He foretold.

EIGHTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 3:1-3. He who performs signs can also be carnal. - You should never despair of salvation.

NINTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 3:12-15. The torment of sinners has no end. - The depiction of sin in general and greed in particular.

TENTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 3:18-19. Paul's method of denouncing the incestuous man. - Condemnation of external wisdom. - Condemnation of the pride of the priests. - How to use wealth.

DISCOURSE ELEVEN on 1 Corinthians 4:3-4. One should not condemn one's neighbors. - Human judgment is wrong. - Adultery darkens the soul. - Addiction to money breeds great evil.

TWELFTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 4:4-6. Harm from pride. - The wisdom of Paul. - One should not seek praise from people, but from God. - The reprehensibility of theatrical spectacles, horse lists and animal baiting. - Condemnation of wedding customs. - Superstitious bandages, rattles and various superstitions.

DISCOURSE THIRTEEN on 1 Corinthians 4:10. On the Imitation of Christ. - Images of Paul and his virtues. - Wealth, when used well, is not a sin.

FOURTEENTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 4:17. Paul is more flaming than fire. - How it is possible to acquire the Kingdom of Heaven. - Virtue is never heavy. - Disasters caused by the passion for money.

FIFTEENTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 5:1-2. As Paul does with an obvious adulterer. - For a Christian, every time is a holiday. - The wisdom of Paul. - In what sense is covetousness an old leaven? - Good fruits of almsgiving.

SIXTEENTH DISCOURSE on 1 Corinthians 5:9-11. On the Evasion of Pagan Judgments. - Passion for money perverts everything. - About enduring insults and insults. - Whoever does not give alms to the poor goes to hell.