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