In preaching the gospel at Corinth, the apostle adopted a different course of action from that which had marked his labors at Athens. While in the latter place, he had adapted his style to the character of his audience; and much of his time had been devoted to the discussion of natural religion, matching logic with logic, and science with science. But when he reviewed the time and labor which he had there devoted to the exposition of Christianity, and realized that his style of teaching had not been productive of much fruit, he decided upon a different plan of labor in the future. He determined to avoid elaborate arguments and discussions of theories as much as possible, and to urge upon sinners the doctrine of salvation through Christ. In his epistle to his Corinthian brethren, he afterward described his manner of laboring among them:—{LP 102.1}

Da evangeliet blev forkyndt i Korint, påtog Apostlen sig en anderledes handlemåde, end det som viste hans arbejde i Athen. Da han var på sidstnævnte sted, havde han sat sin stil efter sine tilhørers karakter; og han brugte meget af tiden til at diskutere den naturlige religion, sammenligne logik med logik, og videnskab med videnskab. Men da han så tilbage på den tid og det arbejde som han havde brugt der til at redegøre for kristendommen, indså han at hans lærestil ikke gav mange frugter af sig, besluttede han sig for at arbejde på et andet plan fremover. Han besluttede at undgå komplicerede argumenter og teoridiskussioner mest muligt, og føre synderen hen mod læren om frelse igennem Kristus. I sit brev til sine korentiske brødre, beskrev han efterfølgende sin arbejdsmetode iblandt dem: -