Paul the apostle is the central figure in many New Testament writings. Many historians have attributed fourteen New Testament letters to Paul's writings; seven of these letters are undisputed, meaning historians are sure they were written by Paul, the remaining seven are disputed. Paul was not always a Christian; in fact, he persecuted Christians before Christ came and temporarily blinded him. After seeing Christ, Paul dedicated his life to Christianity and decided to spread the teachings of Christ. Scholars often attribute Paul's leadership to the Church's ability to become Hellenistic in a generation. Paul also addressed specific concerns and questions his converters may have had in many of his writings; one such writing is 1 Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians, Paul sets out to deal with the many believers in Corinth who are divided into following Paul or Apollos rather than Christianity as a whole. Paul's converts in 1 Corinthians 12-14 were divided during times of worship due to jealousy invoked by the spiritual gifts received from the “Spirit”; worship and church became a place to boast about who is closest to God, rather than a place of worship, interpretation, and love. In 1 Corinthians 14:26-33, Paul established guidelines in times of worship to heal the gap among his converts present in 1 Corinthians 12-14. 1 Corinthians was one of Paul's seven undisputed writings; Corinth was the capital of Achaia at the time of Paul's writings. According to Acts 18:11, Paul spent a year and a half in the city of Corinth. He founded the main church of Corinth by converting many Corinthians to Christians. Paul eventually traveled from Corinth to Ephesus, a city on the coast of what is now Türkiye. When Paul arrived, a... middle of paper... zing or speaking in tongues. Paul's worship setup is very orderly and gives direction on who can speak, when, and where. In this way, Paul reiterates the fact that God is for peace and that his place of worship should also be one of peace and equality. In 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul sets out to address the issues of exclusivity and division among the Corinthian converts that was caused because of spiritual gifts. Paul established a guideline for his converts in Corinth to create order and conduct during times of worship in 1 Corinthians 14:26-33. By doing so, Paul hoped that the division caused by those with special or “exclusive” spiritual gifts would not cause other believers to become jealous or envious. Paul's guidelines to the Corinthians showed Paul's leadership that allowed him to lead the Church to become Hellenistic in just one generation.