BIBLE STUDY 1 CORINTHIANS

We are excited to announce our Church Wide Bible Study

on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm will now meet here

in person in the Social Hall and by phone/video conference.

Our new book of study is 1 Corinthians.

All bible study conference details are posted

in today’s bulletin and below.

*Written by Paul

*Written to the Christians in Corinth, an important commercial city in Greece. The church in Corinth

was started by Paul a few years before this letter was written.

**Written to address the strife and division that threatened the young church. Those in the church had

become spiritually arrogant, engaged in sexual misconduct, committed wrongs against other

believers, abused spiritual gifts and engaged in misunderstanding of basic Christian teachings. Paul

writes to restore order and balance in this church.

*Issues addressed in this book:

How to deal with a sex-crazed society.

When divorce is justified.

Christians suing.

*On which journey did the apostle Paul establish the church in Corinth? - His second journey

*Where do we read of the establishment of the Corinthian church? - Ac 18:1-18

*Who did Paul first stay with in Corinth and what did they have in common? (Ac 18:1-3) - Aquila and

Priscilla /

Tentmakers by trade

*Approximately how long did Paul stay in Corinth? (Ac 18:11) - A year and six months

*From where did Paul write this first epistle to Corinth? (16:8) - Ephesus

*What is the approximate date of writing? - Some say the spring of 57 A.D. and others circa AD 55,

at the close of Paul’s 3-year stay in Ephesus.

*What two things existed in Corinth that appeared to have an adverse effect on the church? -

Intellectualism and Immorality

*What is the purpose of this epistle? - To correct sinful practices and refute false doctrine

*Where is the theme of the epistle stated? - 1 Corinthians 1:10

Zoom Info:

Topic: 1 Corinthians Bible Study

Time: May 21, 2025 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Every week on Wed, until Jun 25, 2025, 6 occurrence(s)

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Weekly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJEscOCpqDIqG9DZsIor3AtCnlqR4LivDCza/ics?icsToken=DLDf87eP-hihKMF5MgAALAAAAC-A0wNdY5O4rqV8oy14yiI1P98uIpx7GQPCDKA0k5vuCdw41XNJFo7nYTl5rQ12Vv21Fe3COthrL3kYbjAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=Q56VgJNrRFS4c1EJhsrVnA

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/95179169014?pwd=Y3c1Zk5kY1U0cUhSRnlpdWRyL082Zz09

Meeting ID: 951 7916 9014

Passcode: 906461

---

One tap mobile

+13462487799

---

Dial by your location

• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

Meeting ID: 951 7916 9014

Passcode: 906461

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/awBSrRLIQ

---

Join by SIP

• 95179169014@zoomcrc.com

---

Passcode: 906461

Chapter 7

1. Why is it good for a man not to have sexual relations according to Paul? (7:1)

2. What are Paul's instructions to married Christians? (7:3-5,10-11)

3. Why did Paul label some instructions as his and other instructions as the Lord’s? (7:10, 12)

4. What does he advise those who are unmarried and widows? (7:8-9,25-40)

5. What does he tell Christians married to unbelievers? (7:12-16)

6. How is an unbelieving spouse sanctified simply be being married to a Christian? (7:14)

7. In what sense are a believer’s children holy? (7:14)

8. How are believers “free” when abandoned by an unbelieving spouse? (7:15)

9. Should we always accept our situation as assigned by God? (7:17, 20, 26)

10. How could a man become uncircumcised? (7:18)

11. Was Paul addressing actual slaves? (7:21-24)

12. What crisis did the Corinthians face? (7:26)

13. Why do married people face more troubles than single people? (7:18)

14. How are people with spouses to live as if they do not? (7:29)

15. Did Paul believe Christ would return in his lifetime? (7:29-31)

16. What advantage do the single have over the married? (32-35)

17. Is it better for Christians to remain single today? (7:38)

18. What restriction does Paul place on widows who desire to remarry? (7:39)

19. Why did Paul suggest that his opinions were shaped by God’s Spirit? (7:40)

Chapter 8

1. What is the danger of knowledge? (8:1)

2. What is the power of love? (8:1)

3. What attribute is important regarding knowledge? (8:2)

4. How does a conscience become defiled? (8:7)

5. How can one abuse their liberty in Christ? (8:9-11)

6. Can something be right for one person but wrong for another person? (8:10-11)

7. What happens if we sin against our brothers? (8:12)

8. How far should we be willing to go out of consideration for our brethren who are weak in faith? (8:13)

Chapter 9

1. What two things helped to verify Paul's apostleship? (9:1-2)

2. What were two things that the apostles had the right to do? (9:5-6)

3. What arguments does Paul make to justify preachers receiving support? (9:7-14)

4. Why didn’t Paul use his rights as an apostle and choose not to accept support? (9:15-18)

5. Why was Paul willing to make himself a servant to all men? (19:9,22)

6. How much should we be like others to win them to Christ? (9:19-23)

7. What two athletic events did Paul compare with the Christian life? 99;24-26)

8. Why did Paul use language about racing? (9:24-25)

9. Did Paul really beat his own body? (9:27)

10. Why was Paul so concerned about exercising self-control? (9:27)

11. How could one be disqualified? (9:27)

Chapter 10

1. What Old Testament account illustrates the possibility of apostasy? (9:1-11)

2. How were the Israelites baptized into Moses? (10:2)

3. How did the Israelites drink from the spiritual rock that accompanied them? (10:3-4)

4. What is the culmination of the ages? (10:11)

5. What attitude is most likely to precede one's fall? (10:12)

6. Why does God allow temptation? (10:13)

7. What promises do we have that should encourage us in times of temptation? (10:13)

8. What is the Lord's Supper according to verse 16?

9. What does partaking of the one bread demonstrate? (10:17)

10. Do Christians have the right to do anything? (10:23)

11. In considering a matter, what must be considered besides its lawfulness? (10;23-24)

12. Why could the same type of food be eaten under some circumstances but not be eaten under other circumstances? (10:27-30)

13. To whom are we to give no offense (an occasion of stumbling)? (10:32)

Chapter 11

1. For what does Paul commend the church in Corinth? (11:2)

2. What is the proper order of authority according to Paul and how is the man the head of the woman? (11:3)

3. What do head coverings signify? (11:4-5, 10)

4. How is man the glory of God? (11:7)

5. Why are angels mentioned here? (11:10)

6. What was wrong with their celebration of the Lord’s Supper? (11:20-22, 34)

7. What is the purpose of the Lord's Supper? (11:24-26)

8. How should one observe the Lord's Supper? (11:27-29)

9. What exactly is eating and drinking in an unworthy manner? (11:27)

10. Can people become sick and die because of improperly taking communion? (11:30)

11. How can we avoid the judgement of God? (11:31)

12. What is God's purpose in judging His children? (11:32)

13. What appears to be an important element in observing the Lord’s Supper? (11:33; Acts 20:7)

Chapter 12

1. Was Paul saying that Christians aren’t able to curse? (12:3)

2. Why were the “manifestations” (spiritual gifts) of the Spirit given and aren’t spiritual gifts for our own good too? (12:7)

3. Are Christians today still given miraculous powers and the gift of prophecy? (12:10)

4. Who determined who received what gift? (12:11)

5. What part does the Holy Spirit play in our conversion and sanctification? (12:13)

6. Can any member of the body say that they are not important? (12:15-19/21-22)

7. Why are the seemingly weaker parts of the church body indispensable? (12:22)

8. Are apostles and prophets still functioning in the church today? (12:28)

9. What indication is there in this chapter that at least some of the spiritual gifts or functions were temporary? (12:29)

10. What are the greater gifts? (12:30)

11. Was there anything wrong with the Corinthians desiring the “best gifts”? (12:31)

Chapter 13

1. What is necessary for any service that we may render to be of value and why do you think this is so? (13:1-3)

2. What is the main difference between love and spiritual gifts? (13:8)

3. What does "that which is in part" refer to in verse ten? (13:9)

4. What does "that which is perfect" refer to in verse ten? (13:10)

5. When will prophecies, tongues and knowledge come to an end and what two illustrations does Paul use to show the temporary nature of spiritual gifts? (13:8-12)

6. What does it mean to know fully? (13:12)

Chapter 14

1. What makes the gift of prophecy so important? (14:1)

2. As being practiced at Corinth, what did speaking in tongues accomplish? (14:2,4)

3. How does the gift of tongues edify the speaker? (14:2-4)

4. What is the value of prophesying? (14:3)

5. Why did Paul wish that everyone would speak in tongues? (14:5)

6. What is necessary for speaking in tongues to be of value in the assembly? (14:6)

7. Was Paul engaging in spiritual one-upmanship? (14:18)

8. What did Paul say was the purpose of speaking in tongues and how are tongues to be a sign for them? (14:20-25)

9. What restrictions does Paul place on speaking in tongues in the assembly? (14:27-28)

10. Should Christians follow these directions in church services today? (14:26-35)

11. What restrictions does Paul place on women in the assemblies? (14:34-35)

12. Should women be silent in the church today? (14:34-35)

13. What two basic principles are to govern the assembly of the church? (14:26,40)

Chapter 5

1. What was the nature of the immorality that existed in the church at Corinth? (1) and What was the attitude of the church in this regard? (5:2)

2. Why were the Corinthians proud of sexual immorality / what was their attitude in this regard?(5:2)

3. How would Paul be with them in spirit? (5:4)

4. Why were they to hand a Christian over to Satan or why does a church & "deliver such a one to Satan"? (5:5)

5. Why should a church be diligent in exercising church discipline? (5:6)

6. What does old yeast refer to? (5:7)

7. Who is the "passover" for Christians?

8. How should we observe our "passover"? (5:8)

9. Towards whom is church discipline to be administered? (5:9-11)

10. How can it be beneficial to refuse to associate with sinning people who claim to be fellow

believers? (5:11)

11. How are we to judge others in the church? (5:12)

12. According to Paul, who has the responsibility of judging whom? (5:12-13)

13. What expressions may help explain what it means to "such a one to Satan"? (5:11,13)

14. Should the church expel Christians who sin today? (5:13)

Chapter 6

1. When will we judge the world and angels? (6:2-3)

2. What was the nature of the problem being discussed in the first part of this chapter? (6:6)

3. What is Paul's solution to such a problem? (6:5)

4. Is it ever acceptable for Christians to go to court? (6:6)

5. What would have been better than displaying their differences before the eyes of the world? (6:7)

6. What were some of the Corinthians before they became Christians? (6:9-11)

7. Do Christians have the right to do anything? (6:12)

8. Though something may be lawful, what two other criteria does Paul mention which should govern our use of it? (6:12)

9. To whom does our bodies belong? (6:15)

10. Is sexual immorality more serious than other sins? (6:18)

11. What is the body of one who is a Christian? (6:19)

12. What then should we do with our bodies? Why? (20)

Chapter 4

1. What two terms properly describe preachers of the gospel? (4:1)

2 . Who is to be the judge of those who serve the Lord? (4:3-5)

3. Why should we judge nothing before the appointed time? (4:5)

4. Why was Paul writing these things? (4:6)

5. Was Paul being sarcastic here? (4:7-13)

6. Who did Paul use as an example of humility? (4:9-13)

7. Why was Paul writing these things to them? (4:14)

8. Who were the ten thousand guardians (4:15)

9. How had Paul become like a "father" to them? (15)

10. How far should we go to imitate leaders? (4:16)

11. Why was he sending Timothy to them? (4:17)

12. What one phrase is used repeatedly in this chapter to describe some at Corinth? (4:6,18,19)

13 . What choices did Paul leave them as to how he might come to them? (4:21)

Chapter 3

1. What prevented Paul from speaking to the Corinthians as unto spiritual people? (3:1-3)

2. What’s the meaning of milk and solid food here? (3:2)

3. How can Christians be worldly (3:3) and what manifested their carnality? (3:3-4)

4. Who was more important, he that planted, or the one that watered? (3:6-7)

5. Upon what foundation is the church built? (3:11)

6. What is the day and what will happen at that time? (3:13)

7. What is the test of fire? (3:13)

8. What rewards and losses will there be? (3:14-15)

9. What sort of building is the church? (16)

10. How are we God’s temple? (3:16)

11. What destroys God’s temple? (3:16-17)

12. What is the wisdom of this world to God? (3:19)

13. Why should we not glory in men? (21-22)

14. And to whom do we belong? (23)

Chapter 2

1. How does Paul describe his preaching among them? (1-2)

2. What caused Paul’s weakness and fear and how does he describe his feelings among them?

(2:3)

3. What accompanied Paul as he preached the gospel and how was the Spirit’s power

demonstrated? (4)

4. Why would God keep such vital information hidden? (2:7)

5. Who were the rulers of this age? (2:8)

6. What six phrases in verses 9-13 help to explain the process by which the hidden mystery of

God was made known?

7. How does the Spirit teach people? (2:13)

8. What is said about the man? (14)

9. In what sense does the spiritual person make judgments about all things? (2:15)

10. How are Christians not subject to the judgments of other people? (2:15)

11. What is said about the spiritual man? (15-16)

Chapter 1

1. Who joined with Paul in addressing this letter to the Corinthians and what do we know about

him? (1:1)

2. What was one thing the church did not lack in Corinth and did they actually possess every one

of them? (1:7)

3. What is the first problem Paul deals with in this epistle? (1:10)

4. Can any church be perfectly united in mind and thought? (1:10)

5. Who reported this problem to him? (1:11)

6. How was their divisiveness expressed? (1:12)

7. Who had Paul personally baptized at Corinth? (1:14,16)

8. Why was Paul thankful that he had not baptized any other? (1:15)

9. Why did Paul say that Christ did not send him to baptize? (1:17)

10. In what two ways do men view the preaching of the cross? (1:18)

11. Is Christianity anti-intellectual? (1:18-21)

12. How did the preaching of Christ crucified appear to the Jews and the Greeks? (1:23)

13. How has God chosen to confound the wise of this world? (1:27-28)

14. Upon what grounds may we boast? (1:31)