Paul continues his review of the practices of the church at Corinth.

Civil Courts Should Christians take each other to court? Paul is shocked by the idea. "Know ye not that we shall judge angels?" he asks, apparently referring to the apocryphal Book of Enoch. Better, he says to appoint an arbitrator from inside the church than to submit to a pagan court of law.

Sexual immorality. In a city notorious for its sexual practices, Paul requires that the Corinthian Christians keep their bodies "pure".

Marriage. If the Second Coming appeared to be imminent, should Christians get married? Better not, Paul says, but "better to marry than to burn".

Pay Christians should be content with their station in life. Even slaves should not seek their freedom. However, free Christians should not become slaves to men.

Jewish Tradition. We have seen how Paul sometimes refers to Jewish traditions that are no longer extant. Here he refers to the story that a water-bearing rock followed the Hebrews in the wilderness during the Exodus, and goes so far as to identify this "rock" with Jesus.

Dinners. Paul takes it for granted that Christians will attend dinner parties that are hosted by pagans. As for whether the food is kosher or has been "offered to idols", Paul suggests a policy of "Don't ask." However, when Corinthians offere prostitutes as part of the dinner entertainment, Christians should by no means partake.

Paul's relaxed attitude to the issue of "food polluted by idols" seems to be at odds with the clear statements, and written record, of the earlier Council of Jerusalem. This might explain the stern questioning that he faced in Jersualem at the end of the Third Missionary Journey.