Before Paul arrived in Corinth, he was in Thessalonica. He preached and converted Gentiles into the group as well as a few Jews into the mix who were willing to accept Jesus as the Christ. Most of his followers came from humble backgrounds and were made up of people who were not “powerful” or from “noble births” (1 Corinthians 26). Paul stayed in contact with the group after he departed from Ephesus through a series of letters, informing Paul of the contention among the group. Great divisions began to surface with the Corinthians as they disagreed on social and moral issues. Among these conflicts lied the problem of sexual morality, food regulations, prophecy, resurrection, collection, and Apollos, which were the catalyst for Paul to write Corinthians 1. Paul distinguishes between human and divine wisdom by defining human wisdom as foolish. Human wisdom is acquired through earthly foolishness while Divine wisdom can only be taught through the Spirit of God. Human wisdom represents the naiveness of the Jews and and Greeks who think they understand the world without working towards their salvation while Paul, as well as the other members of the Christian Movement, are the embodiment of Divine wisdom through Christ. “My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” (Corinthians 2: 4-5)