Within Christianity, there are many different types of churches. From small chapels in the rural areas, to mega-churches within the worlds largest metropolitan cities. No matter the size or location all ministries require the gifts of the spirit to operate. Paul, in one of his letters to the church in Corinth makes a striking analogy within (ICor 12:11-14) regarding the bestowment of these spiritual gifts and the synergy in which they operate. In order to obtain clearer understanding of Paul’s analogy to the church of Corinth , we will briefly study the history, context, and purpose of Paul’s message. Historical Context Paul, once a Pharisee and persecutor of Christians in the early 30’s, would find himself one of the patriarchs of the Christian church. After his conversion Paul became a courageous evangelist and church planter. With in the New Testament there are thirteen of Pau'ls letters to various church congregations and leaders in which he oversaw. Two of these letters would be to the saints in Corinth. In Paul’s day Corinth was a commercial port and the capital of the Roman province, Achaia. It was Roman not Greek, democratic not aristocratic, in its habits, and held in itself the vices as well as the virtues of turbulent democracy. Paul's letters reflect this statement. Because of its very democratic nature, the church in Corinth experienced many difficulties in its early stages. It was only in a democratic city such as Corinth that meetings could have taken place in which every member of the church exercised his gifts in a brawling unmannerly way, and without heeding rules of order and courtesy ; it was only in such a community in which a crude sense of equality and independence led men first to jostle together confusedly, and then to combine adverse factions. Paul would address these issues in his forthcoming letters. The Text The first letter to the Corinthians was a response to a series of significant con