The Corinthians were departing widely from the simplicity of the faith and the harmony of the church. They continued to assemble for worship, but with hearts that were estranged from one another. They had perverted the true meaning of the Lord’s supper, patterning in a great degree after idolatrous feasts. They came together to celebrate the sufferings and death of Christ, but turned the occasion into a period of feasting and selfish enjoyment.{LP 170.1}

Korinterne havde vidt og bredt forladt den enkle tro og harmonien i menigheden. De fortsatte med at samle sig til tilbedelse, men med hjerter der var fremmed for hinanden. De havde forvansket de sande betydning af Herrens nadver, og i stor grad efterlignet afgudefesterne. De kom sammen for at fejre Kristi lidelser og død, men vendte anledningen til en festperiode og selviske nydelser.