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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is 1 Corinthians 1-2, and I’m calling the episode “Too Smart By Half” Comments on 1 Corinthians 1-2 Thoughts on 1 Corinthians 1 1 Corinthians is actually the Apostle Paul's *second* letter to the church at Corinth (In 1 Corinthians 5:9, Paul mentions his "previous letter".  This letter has been lost.), he opens chapter 1 by identifying himself, and he declares that he is an apostle of Jesus Christ *by the will of God*.  We haven't talked about what an apostle is yet on this season of the Lifespring Family Audio Bible. Paul talks about it in 1 Corinthians 15, but let me quickly give you the meaning. The Greek word *apostolos* means "a special ambassador". What is an ambassador? According to Merriam-Webster it is "a diplomatic agent of the highest rank accredited to a foreign government or sovereign as the resident representative of his or her own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment." The eleven dis