Bible_Study_0 Flashcards
1 ______________ was written to correct the problems of the local Church
Corinthians
the author of 1 Corinthians is ____
Paul
Paul writes this letter to the church in __________, a church he founded on his _______ missionary journey (Acts 18:1-17)
Corinth, second
Paul had spent __ months in Corinth teaching this church, but many problems had arisen since his departure
18
The church at Corinth was called out of a _____ and ______ culture
pagan, immoral
The Corinthian church was a ______ church in a ________ city
carnal, worldly
Corinth’s strategic location on the narrow Isthmus connection northern Greece and the Greek Peloponnesus between the Aegean and Adriatic (Iconian) Seas gave it control of the vital land and sea trade routs, thus making Corinth the __________ center of ______
commercial, Greece
With its population of 700,000 (500,000 of which were slaves) and large number of travelers, Corinth also became the ___________ sin and ________ capital of the ancient world
idolatrous, pleasure
The pagan temple of _________ ( goddess of fertility and sex) with its 1,000 ritual priestesses or ______________ was the center of Corinthian life.
Aphrodite, prostitutes
The term “to Corinthianize” came to mean to commit ____________
Fornication
Corinthian girl was synonymous with a __________ in the writings of Plato. A common proverb of the day stated that “Not fore every man is the voyage to Corinth”.
Prostitute
The problem was that while these Corinthians had been ______ out of the world, they hand not yet gotten the world out of __________
saved, themselves
While in Ephesus on his _______ Missionary Journey, Paul received reports of divisions in the Corinthian Church from the house of _____ (1 Cor 1:1)
third, Chole
Paul also received a series of _________ and problems from an official delegation of the Church.
questions
Paul writes what is actually his ________ letter to Corinth (cf 1 Cor 5:9) in response to these questions and problems.
second
Content: 1 Corinthians was written to correct the ________, ____________________, and flaws of the local church
problems, missunderstandings
Key Word(s): _____________ of ______ living
Correction, carnal
Key Chapter: 1 Corinthians __- the ____ chapter
13, love
Theme: Correcting the _________ of the _____ church
problems, local
Importance: 1 Corinthians is often considered the ________ most important of Paul’s epistles (________ being the first).
Second, Romans
1 Corinthians is also the ________ of Paul’s letters.
longest
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning M________
Marriage
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning Freedom in _______
Christ
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning the _______ of men and women
roles
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning the Lord’s ________
supper
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning the ______ of the _______
Gifts, Spirit
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning the R___________
Resurrection
Area of confusion in the Corinthian Church: Confusion concerning G______
giving
Give the reference for this passage: And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption
Ephesians 4:30
Give the reference for this passage: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:18
Give the reference for this passage: And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Give the reference for this passage: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
Give the reference for this passage: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.1 C
2 Corinthians 5:17
Give the reference for this passage: For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
2 Corinthians 5:21
Give the reference for this passage: Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
1 Corinthians 13 is the _____ Chapter
love
1 Corinthians 15 is the ________________ Chapter
Resurrection
The name of Paul’s amanuensis (Scribe or recording secretary) is ____________
Sosthenes
When Paul began preaching in Corinth, one of the first converts was _________, the Chief ruler of the Jewish ____________.
Crispus, Synagogue
Sosthenes did not believe and took over as the new ______ of the ____________.
ruler, synagogue
He later helped incite a ________ or rebellion against _____ and had him drug before the Roman Deputy.
revolt, Paul
When the Deputy ____________ the case, the angry Greek mob turned their wrath on ____________ “and beat him before the judgment seat.”
dismissed, Sosthenes
God used all of these events to somehow bring this antagonistic unbeliever (Sosthenes) to __________
salvation
The Corinthian Church possessed ____ the Spiritual ______
all, gifts
The call for ______
untity
The first group followed _____, the ________ of the church who had a deep __________ ministry.
Paul, founder, teaching
The third group followed ______, one of the original 12 apostles and a _____ spoken preacher with messages full of practical applications for real _____
Peter, plain, life
The priority of the _______ of salvation over ________
Gospel, salvation
May are confused as to whether ________ is part of the Gospel and therefore necessary for ___________
baptism, salvation
This passage absolutely refutes and destroys Baptismal _____________ (the teaching that one must be baptized in order to be saved)
regeneration
Paul clearly states that baptism is ________ and _________ form and therefore not part of the gospel of salvation.
distinct, separate
In 1 Corinthians 15:1, 3-4, God’s word describes exactly what is included in the _______ of salvation and baptism is not included.
Gospel
If baptism were necessary for __________ and since Paul was sent by Christ to win the lost, why was Paul not sent by Christ to _________?
salvation, baptize
Also, if baptism saved and Paul did _____ baptize the Corinthians, how can he be said to have begotten them through the _______?
NOT, Gospel
Types of people (give the term): Lost
Natural
Types of people (give the term): Saved and living in flesh no differently from the lost
Carnal
Types of people (give the term): Saved and walking in the Spirit
Spiritual
The _______ _______ man is caused by the Spirit to think like Christ
Spirit Filled
To be ________ with the Spirit is to be consciously and constantly ___________ to and __________ upon the Holy Spirit to live fro and serve Christ.
filled, surrendered, dependent
Carnal Man’s life is no ___________ from the lost, he is a spiritual man living s though he were a _________ man, dominated by old ______ rather than the new nature.
different, natural, flesh
Is your life filled with: E______, S______, and D___________? The carnal life is one of anger, arguing, cliques, division, offenses, fights, jealousy, and conflict.
Envying, Strife, Division
Carnal men gather around ______ rather than ______.
people, Christ
Carnal men then ________ the Lord’s _______ into camps loyal to and opposed to different leaders.
divided, church
A root problem in carnality is a focus on ____, instead of ____
man, God
If you will cause __________ in the church of God over dislike of or offense by a ___ you are carnal
division, man
If you will stop _________ the worship of God over an offense of ____ you are carnal.
attending, man
If you will stop doing the ______ of God over the dislike of ____, you are carnal
work, man
To be carnal is simply to be naturally controlled by the ______ instead of being supernaturally controlled by the ______
flesh, spirit
The steps of Restoring a sinning Brother in order:♦1. Attempting to restore by _______ the person his faults ______.♦2. Attempting to restore by _______ him with _-_ witnesses♦3. Attempting to restore by Telling the ________♦4. Attempting to restore by ____________ from him. The purpose of this step is still restoration, and the church should stand ready to welcome the person back upon repentance of sin.
(1.) Telling, Alone♦(2.) telling, 2-5♦(3.) Church♦(4.) Separation
The Purpose of Disciplining the Sin: to stop the ________ of sin
spread
The Purpose of Disciplining the Sin: to protect the _________ of christ and his ______
testimony, church
The Purpose of Disciplining the Sin: to encourage R______________
Repentence
Taking a brother to _______ is immoral
court
When we come to a problem we should ask this question: Does the Bible address this issue in P_________
Principle
When we come to a problem we should ask this question: Is there a clear command in Scripture that __________ this?
forbids
When we come to a problem we should ask this question: Is this issue only questionable because our ____________ of what the Bible teaches concerning this?
ignorance
When we are making a decision about a questionable issue, we are to be guided by _____
love
The Christian is never to be controlled by or __________ to any _______
addicted, desire
Any _____ which controls us or to which we become addicted is therefore wrong on that basis alone. We are to be controlled by the ________ not by our desires or habits.
habit, Spirit, desires
Give Ephesians 2:8-9 WORD FOR WORD!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast
A good example of following the principle of a passage is _____________, which is repeatedly forbidden by explicit commands of scripture.
Abortion
The Bible is clear that ____ begins at ___________ and it forbids murder and child sacrifice.
life, conseption
Scripture even gives the _____ penalty for taking eh life of an _______ child
death, unborn
A good example of following what the bible teaches in principle is G____________
Gambling
1 Corinthians 8 addresses issues that are not wrong on the basis of Scripture, but which have acquired a questionable _________ in the minds of some, because of c________ or a________
reputation, culture, association
Natural __________-An object or symbol that is not inherently sinful, but in some settings can represent something sinful and may cause a weaker brother to stumble.
Symbol
Neutral _______-A culturally accepted or known position, a thing that only one group of people does in this culture that may be completely good, but is only associated with a unreputable group
style
Neutral ______ or __________-There was a time when pianos were highly controversial in churches, because they had long been used primarily in only two places, saloons and harlot houses.
Objects, Activities
We are to be warned by ___________ example
Israel’s
We are to be ______ of the sin of prideful self-__________
wary, reliance
Ways to see Temptation afar off: Temptation is C________ to all
common
Ways to see Temptation afar off: Temptation is E______ to all
Equal
Ways to see Temptation afar off: Temptation is B_________ to all
Bearable
Ways to see Temptation afar off: Temptation is E_____________ by all
Escapable
During the Lord’s Supper, Jesus taught that the_____ and “_____” (juice to today’s standards) picture the broken body and the shed blood of Jesus Christ to be eaten “in remembrance of Me”
bread, wine
The Lord’s Supper is a __________ ordinance, not a _________
Memorial, acrament
We celebrate memorials because we have already freely received the grace of salvation, in _____________ of what ______ has done for us.
remembrance, Christ
People partake of ______________ in an attempt to Earn the grace of salvation
Sacraments
An accounting term which speaks of adding or subtracting of something to someone’s account. The act of God whereby He places our guilt upon the account of Jesus Christ and places Christ’s Righteousness upon our account.
The Doctrine of Imputation