BIBLE STUDY 1 CORINTHIANS

Next, 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 on phone/video conference.

Our new book of study is 1 Corinthians. This week we will focus on chapters 1 and 2.

All bible study conference details are posted in today’s bulletin and on our website.

*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

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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)