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Who wrote 1 Corinthians and why?
The Apostle Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthian Church to answer questions, help the church live for Christ and understand Gods authority.
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What was your greatest takeaway from the book?
This is a personal question.
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It does not matter what you have or what you can do if you do not have ______. Ch. 13:3
Love
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Why did Eve eat the fruit? And what happened because of it?
The snake (devil) deceived Eve and made her want to know everything and be like God, so she eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Because she and Adam ate the fruit, sin entered into the world.
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After the apostle Paul had established the church at Corinth, he had to write them letters correcting some of their errors. In his first letter to the Corinthians, what was the first problem that they had which he felt obliged to address?
Division within the Church
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What does Paul think about believers taking other believers to court?
Dont do it! Then we are allowing an unbeliever to tell us what to do instead of using wisdom to handle the situation like God wants us to.
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Paul encourages the Church to imitate _____.
Himself, and therefore, Christ. "Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ" Ch. 11:1
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Which one of Joseph's brothers tried to go back for him after his brothers threw him in the pit?
Reuben
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According to 1 Corinthians 3:16, where does Paul imply that the temple of God is located?
In the body of believers. "Dont you yourselves know that you are Gods temple and the Spirit of God lives within you?"
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According to Paul in Chapter 6, verse 9, who will not inherit the Kingdom of God?
"Sexually immoral people, idolaters, adulterers, greedy people, thieves, drunkards, abusive people, and males who have sex with males"
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What does it mean to have an idol?
To worship or put something above God in your life.
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What new name did God give Jacob? Bonus: Do you remember what the name Jacob meant?
Jacobs name became Israel. Jacob originally meant "grabbing/seizing by the heel."
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Paul gives instruction in the 5th chapter as to how the church should deal with a person who commits the sexual sin of having a relationship with his mother or stepmother. How does Paul recommend dealing with this sexual sin in the church?
Remove the man from the church, "hand him over to the devil, that he would be saved in the day of the Lord." Ch. 5:5
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Why does Paul recommend staying with your spouse even if they are an unbeliever?
Because a believing spouse can help bring their unbelieving spouse to Christ.
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In Chapter 12, Paul mentioned nine gifts of the Holy Spirit that were available to the church. Name 3.
The Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice, gives a message of special knowledge, gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. 10 He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.
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Why did God bring a flood and how long did the flood last?
God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and sent flood waters to wash the Earth of mans sin. The flood lasted for 40 days. Noah was in the Ark for a total of 150 Days or 5 months.
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What is the foundation of our lives and our faith? What 2 identifiers of spiritual immaturity are found in the first chapter?
Jesus Christ. Jealousy and Quarreling Ch. 3: 3
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What evil things does Paul say the Israelites did, that we should learn from?
The Israelites created idols, committed sexual immorality, tested Christ, and complained. Paul writes that these things happened so that we would learn to do differently and not fall into temptation.
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According to Paul, why is the resurrection essential to our faith?
It was through the death and resurrection that Jesus overcame sin and death, giving us the opportunity to be washed of our sin, made new, and spend eternity with Christ.
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Name 2 covenants found in Genesis.
1. God establishes a covenant with Noah after the flood in which renews the blessings of creation and says that never again will a flood end humanity.
2. God promises Abraham land, descendants and a blessing. This blessing promised to Abraham would extend through him to all the peoples of the earth. |
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