1 Corinthians

What are "Manifestation gifts"?

"Visible" gifts used to authenticate God's message; examples are healing, tongues, prophecy

What are the rules for tongues?

- It must be edifying - Therefore it must be understandable - an interpreter must be present - no more than 2 or 3 were allowed to speak in a service - only one person at a time was to speak - women were not to speak in tongues in the service - the service was to be orderly and controlled

The resurrection (of Christ) is....

- crucial to the gospel - proven by eyewitnesses - our hope for salvation - the pattern for our resurrected bodies - our future motivates our present

Where was Paul, and on which missionary journey, when he received a report of questions and problems from the church at Corinth?

Ephesus, 3rd missionary journey

What should be done for God's glory? According to 1 Cor. 10:31

Everything

True or false: 1 Corinthians was written in AD 56-57

False

True or false: according to 1 Cor. 8:1, the key is knowledge

False

True or false: in 1 Corinthians 6, the issues that Christians taking each other to court for were criminal issues

False

True or false: manifestation gifts are invisible gifts

False

True or false: the Corinthians glorified God with their manifestation gifts

False

True or false: the resurrection of Christ is not crucial to the gospel

False

True or false: we should sue our Christian brethren over civil and personal issues

False

True or false: the goal of church discipline is punishment

False (it's restoration)

True or false: Paul eventually spent 16 months teaching the Christians in Corinth

False - he spent 18 months

True or false: remaining single is not an option

False - it is an option and a gift

True or false: Corinth was a beautiful city without much corruption

False - it was beautiful, but corrupt

True or false: manifestation gifts are still used today, whereas ministry gifts are not

False - ministry gifts are used today, manifestation gifts are not

What country was a philosophical leader in the ancient world? What did its people pride themselves on?

Greece; on their wisdom and sophistication

Greek teaching was prevalent at the time Paul was writing 2 Corinthians. What was one thing it taught that Paul had to address?

Greek philosophy taught there was no afterlife; so the resurrection of Jesus was a controversy

The church at Corinth was a cross-cultural body of ________, _________, and _________ Christians

Greek, Roman, and Asian

True or false: Corinth was a run-down city, not much architecture/art and a lower population

False! It was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire and had beautiful architecture and art

True or false: 4 or more people could speak in tongues in a service

False, only 2-3

1 Corinthians was a response to bad reports about the church from what family?

Family of Chloe

According to 1 Cor. 10:31, how should everything be done?

For God's glory

Why should we be willing to accept a higher standard? How can we do this?

For the sake of others; - be flexible - be disciplined

Our __________ motivates our __________

Future; present

What were two problems in public worship that Paul addresses in 1 Corinthians 11?

Head coverings/hair length The Lord's Supper

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 7

Marriage and Divorce

What are the two categories of "gifts" in the New Testament?

Ministry Gifts Manifestation Gifts

What kind of gifts are invisible gifts used to edify fellow believers? What is an example(s) of one?

Ministry gifts; faith, mercy

Our future ____________ our present

Motivates

Is divorce an option?

No

Just because you "can" do something, should you?

No

What were the rules Paul gave about how many people can speak in a service and at one time in tongues?

No more than 2-3 people in a service, and only one at a time

A service in which tongues was spoken was to be _________ and ___________.

Orderly and controlled

The Lor's Supper is an ___________, not a ____________

Ordinance, not a sacrament

Our appearance ought to demonstrate what?

Our right relationship to God's authority

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 3b

Over Personalities

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 1-2

Over Philosophy and the Wisdom of Man

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 3a

Over a Lack of Spirituality

Authorship of 1 Corinthians

Paul

Who was the "spiritual father" of the Corinthians?

Paul

What was one problem of immorality in the Corinthian church mentioned in 1 Cor. 5:1?

There was a man in the church having a relationship with his step mother

How was Corinth a corrupt city?

There were many taverns, much drunkenness, and debauchery. Prostitutes were hosted at Temple of Aphrodite (Greek goddess of love) as a part of its worship. To "corinthianize" came to mean "to commit fornication"

What word came to mean "to commit fornicaiton" as a result of the moral corruption of Corinth?

Corinthianize

What is the theme of 1 Corinthians?

Correction of Carnal Christians

The resurrection of Christ is ________ to the gospel, _________ by eyewitnesses, our ________ for salvation, the __________ for our resurrected bodies; and it ___________ our present because it is our future

Crucial; proven; hope; pattern; motivates

We must learn to _________ for the privilege of service

Defer

What word means "to submit humbly; to put off to a later time"?

Defer

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 7-16

Difficulties in the Church

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 5-6

Discipline in the Church

1 Corinthians outline: 1-4

Divisions in the church

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 8-10

Doubtful Activities

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 11

Public Worship

Divorce is not an option, but if it happens, the person is to what?

Remain unmarried or be reconciled

If divorce happens, what should the person(s) do?

Remain unmarried or be reconciled

What is the goal of (church) discipline?

Restoration, not punishment

The goal of (church) discipline is ____________, not ____________

Restoration; punishment

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 12-14

Spiritual Gifts

Every believer is given at least one what?

Spiritual gift

Manifestation gifts were ___________, fading from use as the New Testament was written and the apostolic office faded away

Temporary

What games were second only to the Olympics in size and held in Corinth? How often were they held?

The "Isthmus Games"; every 2 years

What should/ought to be a time of sober celebration? What should it not be?

The Lord's Supper; not a time of self-indulgence and division

Manifestation gifts were temporary, fading from use as what else happened?

The NT was written and the apostolic office faded away

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 5

The Problem of Immorality

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 15

The Resurrection

Paul used the example of "tongues" to prevent what?

The abuse of manifestation gifts

Readership of 1 Corinthians

The church at Corinth

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 16a

The collection

According to 1 Corinthians 1-2, what were some things that people rejected and why?

The gospel - it didn't "make sense" to them Paul - he didn't fit their expectations for a teacher Authority in the church - they felt they were self-sufficient

Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church included "church discipline" regarding what matter?

The man having a relationship with his step mother

Pride kept the Corinthian church from dealing with what problem?

The man having a relationship with his step mother

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 16b

The plans and greetings

We must learn to defer for what?

The privilege of service

1 Corinthians chapter outline: 6

The problem of Christians taking Christians to court

What was a controversy of Paul's day that he had to address in 1 Cor. 15?

The resurrection

What is our hope for salvation, proven by eyewitnesses, crucial to the gospel, and the pattern for our resurrected bodies?

The resurrection of Christ

Giving should be done worshipfully. Giving is a part of _________.

Worship

What is an agora?

marketplace; and a place to meet and debate issues

What does Carnal mean? (1 Cor. 3a)

"Fleshly"

What are "Ministry Gifts"?

"Invisible" gifts used to edify fellow believers; examples are faith and mercy

The Lord's Supper ought to be a time of _______________, not ____________ and ____________.

"Sober celebration", not self-indulgence and division

The moral condition of Corinth was so bad that to "corinthianize" came to mean what?

"To commit fornicaiton"

___________________ was written as a response to bad reports about the church from the family of Chloe

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians outline: divisions in the church

1 Corinthians 1-4

According to what verse, should everything be done to God's glory?

1 Corinthians 10:31

1 Corinthians chapter outline: The Resurrection

1 Corinthians 15

1 Corinthians chapter outline: the collection

1 Corinthians 16a

1 Corinthians chapter outline: the plans and greetings

1 Corinthians 16b

Carnal meaning "fleshly" is under what in the chapter outline?

1 Corinthians 3a - Over a Lack of Spirituality

What is the key verse of 1 Corinthians?

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

______________ is the only New Testament epistle to mention tongues. What does this show?

1 Corinthians; that the use of tongues was already on the decline

Giving should be done...

1. Worshipfully 2. Systematically 3. Personally 4. Proportionally

How long did Paul eventually spend teaching the Christians in Corinth?

18 months

1 Corinthians key chapters

3 - Wisdom for the Spiritual Man 7 - Marriage and Divorce 11 - Lord's Supper 12 - Spiritual Gifts 13 - The Love Chapter 15 - The Resurrection

What was the (approximate) population of Corinth?

50,000 people

What is the definition of a spiritual gift?

A divine ability to have a spiritually significant impact on the life of another person

What did Paul find work as in Corinth?

A tentmaker

What is the date and place of writing for 1 Corinthians?

AD 55-56; Paul was in Ephesus on his 3rd missionary journey when he received a report of questions and problems form the church at Corinth

Where is the founding of the church at Corinth recorded?

Acts 18:1-8

Paul arrived at Corinth after sending who to where?

After sending Silas and TImothy to visit the Macedonian Christians

Greek philosophy, which was prevalent in Paul's time, taught that there was no ________________

Afterlife

Marriage is typical and good, but remaining single is what?

An option and a gift

Our ___________ ought to demonstrate our right relationship to God's authority

Appearance

Giving should be done proportionately. ("...________________________...")

As God hath prospered him

What are manifestation gifts used to do? Are they visible or invisible? Are they gifts still used today? What are some examples?

Authenticate God's message; visible; No, they were temporary Healing, tongues, prophecy

Paul wrote 1 Corinthians as a response to what?

Bad reports about the church from the family of Chloe

Why did some reject Paul? (1 Corinthians 1-2)

Because he didn't fit their expectations for a teacher

Why did some reject the gospel? (1 Corinthians 1-2)

Because it didn't make "sense" to them

Why was Corinth such a wealthy city?

Because of its location as a commercial crossroads between the eastern and western parts of the empire

Why did some reject any authority in the church? (1 Corinthians 1-2)

Because they felt they were self-sufficient

What word means "fleshly"? (1 Cor. 3a)

Carnal

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Public Worship

Chapter 11

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Over a Lack of Spirituality

Chapter 3a

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Over Personalities

Chapter 3b

1 Corinthians chapter outline: The Problem of Immorality

Chapter 5

1 Corinthians chapter outline: The problem of Christians taking Christians to court

Chapter 6

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Marriage and Divorce

Chapter 7

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Over Philsoophy and the Wisdom of Man

Chapters 1-2

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Spiritual Gifts

Chapters 12-14

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Discipline in the Church

Chapters 5-6

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Difficulties in the Church

Chapters 7-16

1 Corinthians chapter outline: Doubtful Activities

Chapters 8-10

Paul said to the Corinthians, follow me as I follow _______

Christ

What did Paul's instruction to the Corinthian church regarding the man having a relationship with his step mother involve?

Church discipline

Giving should be done systematically. Give ____________ and ______________

Consistently and regularly

What is the context and issue in 1 Corinthians 6?

Context is Christian vs. Christian in a secular court; issue is civil and interpersonal issues, not criminal issues

What kind of issues are between Christians in 1 Corinthians 6? What kind of issues are they not?

Issues are civil and interpersonal, not criminal issues

THe "__________ Games" were held in Corinth every two years in a stadium that could hold ___________ people; these games were second only to the Olympics in size

Isthmus; 20,000

Instead of suing our Christian brethren over civil/personal issues, what should we do?

It is better to accept the loss rather than to harm the testimony of Christ

What are some distinctive features of 1 Corinthians?

It was a response to bad reports about the church from the family of Chloe, it addressed some questions the Corinthian church had sent Paul via three men, and its purpose was to answer questions and correct problems

Giving should be done personally. (.... ______________________...")

Let every one of you

According to 1 Corinthians 8:1, the key is ________, not ___________

Love, not knowledge

What were some of the different personalities in 1 Corinthians 3 that people were divided over? Who was their spiritual father?

Paul, Apollos, Peter, Jesus; Paul

What kept the Corinthian church from dealing with the problem of the man having a relationship with his step mother?

Pride

How did the Corinthians use their manifestation gifts?

They used them to promote themselves, rather than to glorify God

1 Corinthians addressed some questions the Corinthians church had sent Paul via whom?

Three men

According to 1 Cor. 8-10, we should be willing to accept what? Why? How?

To accept a higher standard for the sake of others; - be flexible - be disciplined

What was the purpose of 1 Corinthians?

To answer questions and correct problems

What does "defer" mean?

To submit humbly; to put off to a later time

What does Paul use as an example to prevent the abuse of manifestation gifts?

Tongues

True or false: 1 Corinthians was written in AD 55-56

True

True or false: Corinth was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire and a beautiful city of architecture and art

True

True or false: according to 1 Cor. 8:1, the key is love, not knowledge

True

True or false: every believer is given at least one spiritual gift

True

True or false: in 1 Corinthians 6, the issues that Christians taking each other to court for were civil and interpersonal issues

True

True or false: it is better to accept the loss (in an issue against another Christian) rather than to harm the testimony of Christ

True

True or false: just because you *can* do something, it doesn't mean that you *should* (1 Cor. 10:23)

True

True or false: marriage is not for everyone, and some will be called to remain single

True

True or false: ministry gifts are invisible gifts

True

True or false: the Corinthians loved athletic competitions

True

True or false: the church at Corinth was a cross-cultural body of Greek, Roman, and Asian Christians

True

True or false: the goal of church discipline is resotration

True

True or false: women were not allowed to speak in tongues in a service

True

Marriage is ________ and __________, but remaining single is ____________ and ____________

Typical and good; an option and a gift

Marriage is ________ and _________, but remaining single is an option and a gift

Typical, good

Speaking in tongues must be edifying; therefore, it must be ___________ and there must be an ____________ present

Understandable; interpreter

What is a great principle for life? (1 Cor. 8-10)

We must learn to difer for the privilege of service

From where/what did Paul likely win his first converts in Corinth?

While speaking in the synagogue on the Sabbaths, while working as a tentmaker