PAUL'S EARLY LETTERS Flashcards
1 CORINTHIANS
CORRECTION
NO DIVISION
1 Corinthians 1
10 Let “there be no divisions among you”
CROSS IS FOLLY
1 Corinthians 1
18 “the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing”
KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT CHRIST CRUCIFIED
1 Corinthians 2
2 “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
NATURAL PERSON DOES NOT ACCEPT
1 Corinthians 2
14 “The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God”
EACH ONE’S WORK
1 Corinthians 3
11-13 “each one’s work will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done”
SEXUAL IMMORALITY- DISCIPLINE
1 Corinthians 5
2 “Let him who has done this be removed from among you”
SEXUAL IMMORALITY- DISCIPLINE
UNRIGHTEOUS WILL NOT INHERIT KINGDOM
1 Corinthians 6
9 “the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God; And such were some of you”
SELF-CONTROL
1 Corinthians 6
12 ““All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything”
FLEE SEXUAL IMMORALITY
1 Corinthians 6
18 “Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin is outside the body”
NOT HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONS
1 Corinthians 7
1 ““It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.””
COMMON GRACE IN MARRIAGE TO UNBELIEVING SPOUSE
1 Corinthians 7
12-16 COMMON GRACE IN MARRIAGE TO UNBELIEVING SPOUSE
NEITHER CIRCUMCISION NOR UNCIRCUMCISION
1 Corinthians 7
19 “neither circumcision nor uncircumcision”
UNDIVIDED DEVOTION
1 Corinthians 7
35 “to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord”
PURPOSE OF OLD TESTAMENT
1 Corinthians 10
11 “they were written down for our instruction”
PURPOSE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
NO TEMPTATION HAS OVERTAKEN YOU
1 Corinthians 10
13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God will not let you be tempted beyond your ability”
MARRIAGE ROLES
1 Corinthians 11
13 “the head of every man is Christ,
the head of a wife is her husband,
and the head of Christ is God”
COMMUNION INSTRUCTION
1 Corinthians 11
24 “Do this in remembrance of me”
INSTRUCTIONS ON COMMUNION
VARIETIES OF GIFTS, SAME SPIRIT
1 Corinthians 12
4 “Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit”
BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY
1 Corinthians 12
13 “we were all baptized into one body”
DO ALL SPEAK WITH TONGUES
1 Corinthians 12
30 “Do all speak with tongues?”
LOVE IS
1 Corinthians 13
4-7 “Love is…”
TONGUES WILL CEASE
1 Corinthians 13
8 “Love never ends; tongues will cease”
TONGUES SIGN FOR UNBELIEVERS
1 Corinthians 14
22 “Thus tongues are a sign for unbelievers”
CHRIST DIED, BURIED, RAISED
1 Corinthians 15
3-4 “Christ died for our sins, he was buried, he was raised on the third day”
CHRIST NOT RAISED, FAITH IN VAIN
1 Corinthians 15
14 “if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is in vain”
GIVING- PUT SOMETHING ASIDE
1 Corinthians 16
2 “On the first day of every week, put something aside”
2 CORINTHIANS
DEFENSE OF APOSTLESHIP
COMFORT
2 Corinthians 1
4 “Blessed be the God and Father who comforts us in all our affliction”
TRANSFORMED
2 Corinthians 3
18 “we all, are being transformed into the same image”
JUDGMENT SEAT
2 Corinthians 5
10 “we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ”
LOVE OF CHRIST CONTROLS US
2 Corinthians 5
14 “the love of Christ controls us, because one has died for all, therefore all have died”
IN CHRIST, NEW CREATION
2 Corinthians 5
17 “if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation”
AMBASSADORS
2 Corinthians 5
20 “we are ambassadors for Christ”
GODLY GRIEF
2 Corinthians 7
10 “godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation”
CHRIST BECAME POOR
2 Corinthians 8
9 “though he was rich, for your sake he became poor”
CHEERFUL GIVER
2 Corinthians 9
7 “God loves a cheerful giver”
EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE
2 Corinthians 10
5 “take every thought captive to obey Christ”
ANGEL OF LIGHT
2 Corinthians 11
14 “even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light”
MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT
2 Corinthians 12
9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness”
EXAMINE YOURSELVES
2 Corinthians 13
5 “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith”
1 THESSALONIANS
THE GROWTH OF A BABY CHURCH
GENTLE AMONG YOU
1 Thessalonians 2
7 “we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother”
THE WILL OF GOD- PURITY
1 Thessalonians 4
3 “this is the will of God: that you abstain from sexual immorality;
MEET THE LORD IN THE AIR
1 Thessalonians 4
17 “Then we who are alive, will be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air”
DAY OF THE LORD LIKE A THIEF
1 Thessalonians 5
2 “the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night”
NOT DESTINED FOR WRATH
1 Thessalonians 5
9 “God has not destined us for wrath”
WILL OF GOD- REJOICE ALWAYS
1 Thessalonians 5
16-18 “Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing,
give thanks;
this is the will of God for you”
QUENCH THE SPIRIT
1 Thessalonians 5
19 “Do not quench the Spirit.”
TEST EVERYTHING
1 Thessalonians 5
21 “test everything”
2 THESSALONIANS
DEFENSE OF APOSTLESHIP
COMING OF OUR LORD, REBELLION COMES FIRST
2 Thessalonians 2
1-4 “Now concerning the coming of our Lord; that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first”
BROTHER WALKING IN IDLENESS
2 Thessalonians 3
6 “keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness”
