1 Corinthians

Question 1

Corinthozmai

Answer 1

port/ sailors

Question 2

Chloe

Answer 2

refers to members of Corinth; faced issues with factions serving human leaders, incest, suing each other in secular courts, “anything goes” philosophy/ immorality

Question 3

Outline of 1 Corinthians

Answer 3

1: 1-9 Epistolary introduction
1: 10- 6:20 Paul’s response to reports about Corinthian church
7: 1- 16:9 Paul’s response to questions from Corinthians
16: 10-24 Epistolary Closing

Question 4

Paul’s response to division in the Corinthian church (1:10- 4:21)

Answer 4

“Christians are the temple of God, and DO NOT destroy it!” (3:19)

Question 5

Paul’s response to the misunderstanding of freedom in Christ with incestuous relationships and lawsuits (5:1- ^:20)

Answer 5

“Expel the wicked man from among you” (5:13)
“Why not rather be cheated” (6:7)
“Your body is atemple of the Holy Spirit” (6:19)

Question 6

Paul’s solution to “fully actualized salvation now”

Answer 6

“Salvation YET to be fully realized”

Question 7

Paul’s solution to “ body and spiritual purity”

Answer 7

“Bodily resurrection- body is home to the Holy Spirit”

Question 8

Paul’s solution to “we are FREE therefore all things are lawful”

Answer 8

“All things are lawful, but not everything is good for ‘Christ’s body”

Question 9

libertinism

Answer 9

salvation = present experience that renders a need for final judgment
only spirit matters so indulge the body/ physical; adultery and prostitution

Question 10

asceticism

Answer 10

only spirit matters so do not indulge body/physical; no sex for married couples

Question 11

Paul’s response to the “greatest gift”

Answer 11

“don’t be ignorant” (12:1) about spiritual gifts

“LOVE unites and builds up edification” (14:12)

Question 12

Paul’s solution to food sacrificed to idols, to eat or not to eat?

Answer 12

“Idols have no power but if what you eat causes others to stumble don’t do that”

Question 13

Paul’s response to social divisions in Lord’s Supper

Answer 13

“wait for ‘one another’; do not humiliate the poor” (11:33-34)

Question 14

Corinthian Christian major problems

Answer 14

divisions in the church, incestuous relationship, church tolerance, abuse of spiritual gifts and the Lord’s Supper

Question 15

Paul claims the only thing worth knowing is

Answer 15

Christ and Him crucified

Question 16

What characterization best describes the Corinthian congregation?

Answer 16

A fractious church with numerous problems

Question 17

Instead of advocating for their own personal rights, Paul suggests Corinthians

Answer 17

Consider other people first

Question 18

What does Paul teach the Corinthians about marriage and sex?

Answer 18

Celibacy is preferable to marriage

Question 19

issues that divide the Corinthian church

Answer 19

boasting in sexual freedom, eating food offered to idols, taking one another to court

Question 20

Paul writes to 1 Corinthians in response to

Answer 20

reports from Chloe’s people, a letter written to Paul from Corinthian church and reports from Stephanus, Fortunatus and Achichus ( who delivered a letter to Paul)

Question 21

Paul’s stay and ministry in Corinth, according to Acts

Answer 21

stayed for at least 18 months, with a Jewish- Christian couple named Priscilla and Aquila, and converted at least 2 leaders of Jewish synagogues

Question 22

Corinth was the capital of the Roman province

Answer 22

Achaia

Question 23

Divisions in Corinthian church seems to be based on

Answer 23

Corinthians identifying themselves in terms if allegiance to wise and powerful Christian leaders

Question 24

1 Corinthians 1:15 emphasizes

Answer 24

those who are raised by Christ will have new, glorified bodies

Question 25

1 Corinthians 5 instruct the church to

Answer 25

exclude from Christian fellowship with the “wicked man” to make him repent to be saved

Question 26

1 Corinthians 13

Answer 26

faith, love and hope will abide forever

Question 27

Gift of prophecy in Corinthian church

Answer 27

more helpful to the church than speaking in tongues