Exam #2: 1 Corinthians

Question 1

1. When and from where was 1 Corinthians written?

Answer 1

Mid 50s AD, Espheus

Question 2

How many letters were written by Paul to Corinth, and which ones have survived?

Answer 2

4 letters were written to Corinth. the 2nd and 4th letter (1 Corinthian and 2 Corinthian.)

Question 3

2. What do we know about the city of Corinth at the time of Paul?

Answer 3

Prosperous port city, but famous for immorality.

Wealth+ Vice

Question 4

What was the condition of the Corinthian church when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians?

Answer 4

Proud, factitious, and had questions for Paul.

Division within the church

Question 5

3. What is the purpose of 1 Corinthians? How is the purpose developed in the two major sections of the book?

Answer 5

To unify the church against factions bringing all the areas of life under the Lordship of Christ.

The Church United (1 Corinthians 1-6). In the first section of the book, Paul seeks to bring the Corinthian factions together under the Lordship of Christ.

Counsel on Christian Living (1 Corinthians 7-16). Paul describes how their subjection to the Lordship of Christ shows itself in marriage, Christian liberty, church ministries, and financial support of the church.

Question 6

4. How does Paul express his argument against factions in 1 Corinthians 1-4 (4 ways)?

Answer 6

We are all in the Lord Jesus Christ (used 9x in 1 Corinthians 1:1-9). Therefore, unite in Christ (1 Corinthians 1:10).

The message of the cross is the power of the gospel, killing pride and factions (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). Paul himself came in the power of the gospel, not wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:1-5), so their faith rests on God, not human wisdom.

True wisdom is possible for spiritual people, but they are still fleshy because of their pride and factions (1 Corinthians 2:6 to 3:9).

Paul chides them for their arrogance (1 Corinthians 4:6-21), compared to the “smallness” of his apostleship (Wow!). His motive is to correct them (1 Corinthians 4:14, 18-21).

Question 7

5. Why does Paul address the specific issues that he does in 1 Corinthians 7-16?

Answer 7

Answering the Corinthian’s questions regarding marriage.

Question 8

6. In 1 Corinthians 7, what five points does Paul make about marriage issues?

Answer 8

1. Give yourselves to one another in marriage
2. Remain single if possible to serve God without distraction
3. But if you burn with sexual desire, then get married.
4. Remain with your spouse until death if possible
5. Generally, it is best to remain as you are.

Question 9

7. What is Paul’s teaching about Christian liberty in general in 1 Corinthians 8-9?

Answer 9

Paul endorses freedom within parameters relating it to life in general and to worship as a church.

Question 10

8. In what way has Paul become “all things to all men,” in 1 Corinthians 9?

Answer 10

He has made himself one with others around him in order to share the gospel free of charge to everyone.

Question 11

9. From 1 Corinthians 11:1-17, how should men and women worship?

Answer 11

Express your freedom distinctively as men and women.

Question 12

10. How should they celebrate the Lord’s Supper, according to 1 Corinthians 11?

Answer 12

Remain pure in your observation of the Lord’s supper

Question 13

11. What does Paul teach about spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12-14?

Answer 13

Gifts give a variety w/in unity interdependence.

Question 14

Why are the gifts given to the church (chapter 12)?

Answer 14

Edify and build up the church

Question 15

12. From 1 Corinthians 13, what is the most critical ingredient to the proper use of the gifts of the Spirit?

Answer 15

Love

Question 16

13. Why does Paul compare prophecy and tongues in chapter 14?

Answer 16

Example of proper motivation

Question 17

14. What is “edification?”

Answer 17

The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

Question 18

15. How should all activity be conducted in church meetings, according to chapter 14?

Answer 18

Orderly and harmonious

Question 19

16. Why is the resurrection important, according to chapter 15 (four points)?

Answer 19

Makes our faith effective
Proves we are forgiven
Assures us of life after death
Proves that we will never die

Question 20

17. What final instruction does Paul give in chapter 16?

Answer 20

Paul closes the letter with instruction about giving to the poor church in Jerusalem (1 Corinthians 16:1-9), then personal words about Timothy, Apollos, and other believers.