Corinthians Christians

Fellow worker – fellow workers in the NT work with God, for God, and with grace towards the people of God

Countrymen – Paul's great concern for his fellow Jews suggests that love of country is legitimate and that love of Christ is supreme

In the Lord – the notion of being “in the Lord” is foundational to the identity of the Christian

In the home – hospitality was vital in the early church and is urged upon the contemporary church

In the world – given Erastus' office we conclude that involvement in secular government is acceptable for Christians