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1 Corinthians – Introduction

1Corinthians Chapter 1

1 Corinthians – Chapter 2

1 Corinthians – Chapter 3

1 Corinthians – Chapter 4

1 Corinthians – Chapter 5

1 Corinthians – Chapter 6

1 Corinthians – Chapter 7:1-16

1 Corinthians – Chapter 7:17-40

1 Corinthians – Chapter 8

1 Corinthians – Chapter 9

1 Corinthians – Chapter 10

1 Corinthians – Chapter 11

1 Corinthians – Chapter 12

1 Corinthians – Chapter 13

1 Corinthians – Chapter 14

1 Corinthians – Chapter 15

1 Corinthians – Chapter 16

 

 


1 Corinthians – Introduction

Lesson 1

 

I.                    Background of the book

A.     Author – Paul (1 Corinthians 1:1)

B.     Church planted by Paul around 50-52 AD on 2nd missionary journey (Acts 18:1ff)

C.     Date  -- 53 – 57AD more towards the last 3 years of this span

D.     Origin – Paul was in Ephesus on 3rd missionary  journey

E.      Recipients – The church of God in Corinth (1:2 NIV)

                                                               i.      Those sanctified in Christ Jesus

                                                             ii.      Those called to be holy

                                                            iii.      Contrast those descriptions to the problems evidenced in the book

1.      Struggling Christians

2.      Most social backgrounds involved.  ( 1:26 & 7:21-24)

3.      Most problems imaginable

F.      City Background – Destroyed by Romans in 146 BC – reestablished by Julius Caesar in 44 BC

                                                               i.      Original Corinth known as “sin city” because of reputation for idolatry and sexual deviance

                                                             ii.      Regained that reputation by the time of Paul

                                                            iii.      Cultural and commercial crossroads for East-West sea travel and North-South travel overland

                                                           iv.      Location of temple to Aphrodite and one to Apollo – source of many of the problems Paul addresses

1.      Idol worship

2.      Prostitution

II.                 Purpose – To correct problems within the church (problems related to Paul through Chloe’s household ( 1:11 ) and questions from the church(7:1))

A.     Divisions within the church

B.     Sexual immorality

C.     Lawsuits between Christians

D.     Food sacrificed to idols

E.      Lord’s Supper

F.      Worship

G.     Spiritual gifts

H.     Resurrection of the dead

III.               Theme – “Stand Firm… always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord…” (1 Corinthians 15:58)

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1 Corinthians Chapter 1

Lesson 2

 

1)      How does Paul describe those to whom he is writing? ______________________

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2)      For what was Paul Thankful?  _________________________________________

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3)      What was confirmed in the Corinthians?  ________________________________

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4)      What is the gift Paul speaks of in 1:7? __________________________________

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5)      How will those be found who are confirmed by Christ? ____________________

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6)      What is the first problem addressed by Paul? _____________________________


7)      What is Paul’s desire for them regarding this problem? _____________________

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8)      What was the basis for these divisions? _________________________________

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9)      Why does Paul say he is glad he baptized only a few?  _____________________

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10)  Who were those few? ________________________________________________

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11)  What was Paul sent by Christ to do? ____________________________________


12)   Does that mean no one else was baptized?  ______________________________


13)  The message of the cross is _________________ to those who are perishing, but

it is the ________________________________ to those who are being saved.


14)  How else are those who consider the message to be foolishness described?

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15)  What did God choose to shame the wise? (explain) ________________________

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16)  What did Christ become on their (our) behalf? ____________________________

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1 Corinthians 2

Lesson 3

 

1)     How did Paul declare the gospel to those at Corinth ?  __________

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2)     What was Paul determined to know? (explain) ________________

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3)     What three terms does Paul use to describe his presence in

 
Corinth ?________________________________________________

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4)     What was Paul’s preaching not?  ___________________________

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5)     Paul’s preaching was a demonstration of: ____________________

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6)     Their faith was to be not in the wisdom of men, but: ___________

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7)     Who does Paul say he speaks his message of wisdom to? (explain)

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8)     How is this a hidden wisdom? _____________________________

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9)     How is God’s wisdom revealed?  ___________________________

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10) Based on 2:11 -13, how would you describe the Spirit’s role? 

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11)  Who accepts the things of God? ___________________________

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I Corinthians 3

Lesson 4

 

 

1)                 How does Paul address the Christians in this chapter? __________

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2)                 Why does he describe them in this way? _____________________

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3)                 What were the Corinthians not ready for? ____________________

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4)                 What must take place for one to receive solid food?  ___________

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5)                 How were they acting and how (or like whom) does Paul believe

they should be acting?  ___________________________________

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6)                 What did Paul consider himself to be? (explain)  ______________

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7)                 What is the one purpose of the one who plants or waters?  _______

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8)                 How will each one be rewarded?  __________________________

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9)                 What foundation did Paul lay?  ____________________________

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10)            Who is building upon that foundation?  ______________________

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11)            (Personal question) Who laid your spiritual foundation and what is that foundation?

12)            What can be used for building upon the foundation?  ___________

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13)            Is it possible to build with the wrong material and be saved?

(explain your answer) ___________________________________

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14)            What is God’s temple? How can it be destroyed? And what is the

consequence of destroying it?  _____________________________

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15)            The wisdom of this world is  ____________ in God’s sight.

16)            Explain “… all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.” 3:22-23

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1 Corinthians 4

Lesson 5

 

1)                 How were the Corinthians to regard Paul, Peter, and Apollos?  (explain what this means)

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2)                 What is required of those given a trust?  ____________________

3)                 What is this trust and who has received it? __________________

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4)                 Why does Paul say he does not judge himself?  ______________

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5)                 What is the context or scope of this judgment (does Paul make no judgments of right or wrong; what does he mean)? ___________

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6)                 When is the proper time for the type of judgment Paul is referring

to? __________________________________________________

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7)                 What will be exposed at that time?  ________________________


8)                 What did Paul do for the benefit of the Corinthians (and us)? 

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9)                 What does Paul identify as part of the problem in verse 6? ______

10)              Share your answers to Paul’s questions in verse 7.  ____________

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11)              Re-read verses 8-13.  Summarize Paul’s statements in these verses

(keep them in context of the entire chapter).  _________________

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12)            What is the significance of the term guardians in verse 15?  _____

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13)            Who does Paul say they should imitate and why?  _____________

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14)            Discuss Paul’s statements in verses 18-21.

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1 Corinthians 5

Lesson 6

 

1)                 What is the subject of this Chapter?  ________________________

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2)                 How severe does Paul consider this sin?   ____________________

3)                 What response or attitude should have been displayed in this

situation?  _____________________________________________

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4)                 Did Paul wait until he was present to make a judgment about this 

person? (explain why)  ___________________________________

5)                 What does Paul mean by “deliver such a one to Satan?” (cf 2 Thes.

3:14-15) ______________________________________________

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6)                 What were the Corinthians glorying in? _____________________

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7)                 How did this person affect their worship?  ___________________

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8)                 Is this the first letter (epistle) Paul has written to the Corinthians?

(explain)  ____________________________________________

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9)                 How does Paul describe the church’s relationship with the world?

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10)            Does that description affect how we interact with the world on

spiritual issues today (gay rights, abortion, sexual immorality,

etc.)?  If so how?  _______________________________________

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11)            Who does Paul say he judges?  ____________________________

12)            What is the extent of that judgment? ________________________

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13)            Who will judge those outside the church? Inside?  _____________

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14)            What is Paul’s final judgment on the matter?  _________________

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15)            Does Paul apply this only to the sexually immoral?  ____________

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1 Corinthians 6

Lesson 7

 

1)     What is the first problem Paul addresses in this chapter?  __________

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2)     Who will judge the world? How? _____________________________

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3)     Does Paul say that Christians should not or will not have problems

with other Christians?  _____________________________________

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4)     If there is a problem how should it be handled? __________________

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5)     What is the problem with taking these problems to those outside the

church?  _________________________________________________

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6)     What does Paul say would be better to do than to take a fellow

 Christian to court? ________________________________________

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7)     Who will not inherit the kingdom of God ? ______________________

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8)     Who does Paul say were once those types of people?  _____________

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9)     What changed in their lives? _________________________________

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10)  Explain Paul’s statement in verse 12.  _________________________

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11)  What is the importance of food and the stomach? ________________

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12)  What is our body intended for? ______________________________

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13)  Explain the relationships Paul refers to in verses 15-20. ___________

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1 Corinthians 7:1-16

Lesson 8

 

1)     What notable change takes place at the beginning of this chapter

separating it from the previous six?  ___________________________

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2)     What were the Corinthians saying on the new subject in this chapter?

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3)     How does Paul respond to their beliefs?  _______________________

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4)     What is each spouse supposed to render to the other? _____________

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5)     Who has authority over our body? ____________________________

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6)     Explain verses 5-6. ________________________________________

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7)     Does Paul teach against marriage? (explain) ____________________

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8)     What is God’s intention for the married?  _______________________

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9)      Discuss  Paul’s teaching in verses 12-16.  ______________________

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1 Corinthians 7:17-40

Lesson 9

 

 

1)                 What has God distributed to each one?  ______________________

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2)                 What does Paul mean by let each one walk as he is called and what

 are the limits (if any)? (explain) ___________________________

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3)                 What matters most? _____________________________________

4)                 On one hand Paul tells them not to be concerned if they are a slave

and on the other he tells them not to become slaves of men, explain

these statements. _______________________________________

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5)                 What problem is the Corinthians dealing with beginning in verse

25?  ________________________________________________

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6)                 What is Paul’s advice on this problem?  ____________________

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7)                 Is it a sin to marry, and why would they think so? _____________

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8)                 Explain verses 29-30.  ___________________________________

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9)                 Who does Paul say should not marry? Who should? ____________

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10)            Explain why Paul teaches this. _____________________________

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11)            How should both the married and the unmarried be living? (what

should be their focus?)  __________________________________

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1 Corinthians 8

Lesson 10

 

 

1)                  What is the subject of this chapter?  _________________________________


2)                  How does knowledge puff up?  _____________________________________

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3)                  What counter-balances knowledge? _________________________________

4)                  What is the significance of idols or other gods to the Christian?  __________

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5)                  What does Paul say about their existence? ____________________________

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6)                  “Yet for us there is ___________ God, the Father, of whom are _________

things, and we for Him; and _________ Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are 

_________ things, and through whom we __________.”

7)                  If Paul says there is nothing wrong with eating the meat, because an idol is

nothing, why is there a problem?  __________________________________

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8)                  What does not commend us to God? What does? _______________________

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9)                  How does Paul equate the ability to eat meat that has been sacrificed to idols?

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10)              What can that my ability be for others? _______________________________

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11)              What is the principle expressed in verse 10 and how does that apply in our

lives today? ____________________________________________________

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12)              What is the result for the weaker brother? ____________________________

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13)              Who is responsible for the sin of the weaker brother? __________________

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14)              Against whom are we sinning, if we are the stronger brother? ____________

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15)              What was Paul willing to do to avoid the problem?  ___________________

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16)              What are you willing to do?

 

 

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1 Corinthians 9

Lesson 11

 

 

1)                 Why does Paul open this chapter with this series of questions?

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2)                 How does this tie into the subject from chapter 8?

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3)                 What does Paul use as proof of his statements of apostleship?

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4)                 What does he use for proof of his rights?  _________________

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5)                 What is Paul’s explanation of God’s intent Deuteronomy 25:4?

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6)                 How does Paul use his rights?  __________________________

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7)                 How did Paul consider his ministry, a work or a job? ________

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8)                 What is his reward? ___________________________________

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9)                 Why does Paul give up his freedoms or rights?  _____________

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10)            Explain becoming all things to all men?  __________________

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11)            How should we run the race? ___________________________

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12)            What does Paul do to ensure he wins the prize?  ____________

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1 Corinthians 10

Lesson 12

 

 

1)     What comparison does Paul begin this chapter with?  ____________

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2)     What is the purpose of that comparison?  ______________________

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3)     What were some of the things they lusted after?  ________________

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4)     What warnings does Paul give? _____________________________

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5)     What is the pivotal verse in this chapter?  ______________________

6)     Does Paul tie the subject of this chapter in with that of chapter 8, if so

how? ___________________________________________________

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7)     What is Paul teaching against in verses 14-22? __________________

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8)     What is he not teaching against? _____________________________

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9)     “All things are ____________for me, but not all things are

__________; all things are ____________ for me, but not all things

___________.

10)What are we to be seeking? ___________________________

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11)Discuss verses 25-29? ________________________________

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12)Whose conscience plays a role in the decision to eat or not eat?

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13)How or Why should we do all things?  ____________________

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1 Corinthians 11

Lesson 13

 

1)     In what way are we to imitate Paul?  __________________________

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2)     How does Paul describe his teachings to the Corinthians?  _________

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3)     What is the “order of leadership” as Paul explains it? _____________

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4)     What subject does this “order” introduce in this chapter? __________

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5)     What event is taking place to create this subject? Explain. _________

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6)     What is meant by “having one’s head covered or uncovered” and what

is the covering? ___________________________________________

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7)     What is the purpose of the covering? __________________________

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8)     What does Paul say was given to the woman for a covering?  _______

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9)     What other subject is addressed by Paul in this chapter? ___________

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10)What would have been the “normal order” of this event?  ____

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11)What is the problem with this event? _____________________

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12)What is Paul’s advice to them to correct the problem? _______

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13)Why does Paul describe the manner in which Jesus instituted

the Lord’s Supper? ________________________________________

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14)Why does Paul recommend judging ourselves when we prepare

to partake of the Lord’s Supper? _____________________________

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15)What is Paul’s final advice on how to properly participate in

this “event”? _____________________________________________

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1 Corinthians 12

Lesson 14

 

1)     What subject does Paul address in this chapter? __________________

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2)     How were these gifts affecting the Corinthians and their relationship

with each other? __________________________________________

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3)     Why does Paul remind them of their past and being carried away to

idols in verse 2? ___________________________________________

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4)     Discuss verse 3 and its application to the Corinthians and to us today.

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5)     What does Paul clarify about the Holy Spirit and His gifts? ________

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6)     What can be taking place in the congregation? And what should be

holding it together? ________________________________________

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7)     What is the purpose of the Spirit and His manifestation? ___________

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8)     Does the Spirit still work with these gifts (vs. 8-10) today? Why or

Why not? ________________________________________________

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9)     What is Paul trying to accomplish in verses 12 and following?  _____

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10)How well would the church function if we were all exactly the

same “talent wise”? _______________________________________

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11)Is there any gift or talent that is greater than someone else’s?

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12)Who equalized the value of the different “parts” or “gifts”? And why?  ___________________________________________________

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13)Should we desire the gifts of the Holy Spirit?  ______________

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1 Corinthians 13

Lesson 15

 

1)     What is the subject of this chapter?  ______________________________

2)     How does this chapter tie directly to chapter 12? ___________________

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3)     What is the emphasis of Paul’s statements in verses 1-3?  ____________

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4)     List and discus the ways in which Paul describes love?  ______________

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5)     To what level or degree are we able to do things?  __________________

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6)     What is “that which is perfect”? _________________________________

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7)     How will it change us? ________________________________________

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8)     Explain verse 13.  ____________________________________________

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1 Corinthians 14

Lesson 16

 

 

1)     What does Paul encourage the Corinthians to pursue and desire? 

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2)     Is there a difference in the speaking of tongues that Paul refers to in

this chapter and the speaking in tongues we normally think of on the

Day of Pentecost? (If so explain.)_____________________________

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3)     Who benefits from speaking in tongues without an interpreter?  With?
________________________________________________________

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4)     Explain Paul’s musical comparison. ___________________________

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5)     Why does Paul encourage them to seek spiritual gifts?  ____________

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6)     What is Paul’s ultimate goal when using spiritual gifts?  ___________

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7)     Paul desire’s the Corinthians to be babes in ________________ and

not in _______________.


8)     Why was the gift of tongues given? ___________________________

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9)     Why was the gift of prophesy given? __________________________

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10)  What must happen for these purposes to be successful? ___________

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11)   What guidelines for worship does Paul layout? Discuss these

guidelines. _______________________________________________

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12)  What is Paul’s concluding statement regarding how people should act

or use there gifts within the church? ___________________________

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1 Corinthians 15

Lesson 17

 

1)                 What was the affect of the Gospel in the lives of the Corinthians?

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2)                 What condition(s) does Paul say that affect is based upon?  ____

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3)                 Give Paul’s description of the Gospel as he preached it. _______

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4)                 Compare Paul’s worthiness to be an apostle to our worthiness to be

Christians.  ____________________________________________

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5)                 What problem or teaching does Paul address in verses 12-19?  ___

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6)                 What does Paul say is the result if that teaching is correct? ______

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7)                 Who was responsible for death? ___________________________

8)                 Who was responsible for resurrection? ______________________

9)                 What will take place after the final victory?  __________________

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10)            What is Paul teaching about in verses 29-32? (explain)  _________

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11)            What happens around “evil company?”  _____________________

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12)            Will our eternal bodies be like the ones we have now? (explain)

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13)            How quickly will the change take place between these two bodies?

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14)            Through whom is the victory?  ____________________________

15)            This chapter has been about reassuring the Corinthians that their

faith and labor have not been in ______________________.


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1 Corinthians 16

Lesson 18

 

1)                             What is the subject of this chapter?  _____________________

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2)                             What was the purpose of this collection? __________________

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3)                             How was the collection to be taken up? ___________________

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4)                             When was the collection to be taken up? __________________

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5)                             Why was this to be the time and procedure? _______________

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6)                             What was Paul’s hope regarding visiting the Corinthians?  ____

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7)                             Who was Paul expecting to arrive at Corinth ?  _____________

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8)                             What is Paul’s final exhortations to the Corinthians?  ________

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9)                             How does Paul urge them to do all things? ________________

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10)                        Who had aided and lifted Paul’s spirit? __________________

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11)                        Who was hosting a church in their house? _______________

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12)                        How were the brethren to greet one another? _____________

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  updated on 02/23/2010