Concerning the Intro to 1 Corinthians

Question 1

What is the subtitle of 1 Corinthians

Answer 1

Correcting the problems of the local church

Question 2

Who is the author of 1 Corinthians?

Answer 2

the Apostle Paul

Question 3

Who are the recipients of the 1 Corinthians?

Answer 3

the church at Corinth

Question 4

When did Paul found the church at Corinth?

Answer 4

on his 2nd missionary journey

Question 5

How long did Paul stay in Corinth?

Answer 5

18 months

Question 6

The church at Corinth was called out of a pagan and immoral culture. What type of church was it?

Answer 6

a carnal church in a worldly city

Question 7

The strategic location of Corinth gave it control of vital land and sea trade routes, thus making Corinth what?

Answer 7

The commercial center of Greece

Question 8

What was the population of Corinth?

Answer 8

700,000

Question 9

How many people in Corinth were slaves

Answer 9

500,000

Question 10

The pagan temple of Aphrodite (goddess of fertility and sex) with its________ritual priestesses or prostitutes was the center of the Corinthian life.

Answer 10

1,000

Question 11

The term, “to Corinthianize”, came to mean, to commit ______.

Answer 11

fornication

Question 12

“Corinthian girl” was synonymous with a _______ in the writings of Plato.

Answer 12

Prostitute

Question 13

Corinthians were saved from a background of fornication, idolatry, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, drunkards, etc.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

The problem with the Corinthians that had been saved out of the world, had not yet gotten the world out of themselves.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Occasion of Writing 1 Corinthians.

Answer 15

While in Ephesus on his 3rd Missionary journey

Question 16

1 Corinthians was written for what reason?

Answer 16

Correct the problems, misunderstandings, and flaws of a local church

Question 17

Key Word of 1 Corinthians?

Answer 17

Correction of carnal living

Question 18

Key Chapter of 1 Corinthians?

Answer 18

1 Corinthians 13 - Love Chapter

Question 19

Theme of 1 Corinthians?

Answer 19

Correcting the problems of the local church

Question 20

Importance of 1 Corinthians?

Answer 20

1 Corinthians is often considered the 2nd most important of Paul’s epistles (Roman’s first). It is also the longest of Paul’s letters.

Question 21

Who is Sosthenes?

Answer 21

Paul’s amanuensis or recording secretary. Who was an unbeliever and took over as the new ruler of the Synagogue. He helped incite an insurrection against Paul and had him drug before the Roman Deputy

Question 22

When Paul began preaching in Corinth, one of the first converts was?

Answer 22

Crispus, who was the chief ruler of Jewish Synagogue.

Question 23

When the Roman Deputy dismissed the case, the angry Greek Mob turned their wrath on Sosthenes “and beat him before the judgement seat” and what happened then?

Answer 23

God used all of the events to somehow bring this antagonistic unbeliever to salvation.

Question 24

The Call for Unity….Paul replies to a report he received from the house of ________ about the Church in Corinth

Answer 24

Chloe

Question 25

The 1st group followed Paul, the _________of the church who had a deep__________ ministry

Answer 25

Founder, teaching

Question 26

The 3rd group followed __________, one of the original 12 apostles and a plain spoken preacher with messages full of practical applications for real life.

Answer 26

Peter

Question 27

The 2nd group followed _________, who later pastored the church and was a thrilling speaker and great pulpiteer.

Answer 27

Apollos

Question 28

The 7 areas of confusion in the Corinthian Church

Answer 28

confusion concerning Marriage
Freedom in Christ
Roles of Men and Women
The Lord’s Supper
The Gifts of the Spirit
The Resurrection
Giving