1 Corinthians 1
This city was home to the church that Paul wrote to in 1 Corinthians.
What is Corinth?
When Paul came to the Corinthians, what did he choose not to know among them except for one thing?
Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:2)
What did Paul say about the Corinthians’ spiritual maturity and how he had to treat them?
He had to feed them “milk, not solid food” because they were not yet spiritually mature (1 Corinthians 3:2)
Who did Paul send to remind the Corinthians of his teachings?
Timothy (1 Corinthians 4:17)
What serious issue of immorality does Paul address in this chapter, which even pagans do not tolerate?
A man having relations with his father’s wife (1 Corinthians 5:1).
Paul begins 1 Corinthians by addressing the church's divisions over this issue.
What is allegiance to different leaders?/Who serves Paul/Apollos/Cephas? (1 Corinthians 1:12)
What does Paul say about the wisdom of this age and its rulers?
Answer: It comes to nothing (1 Corinthians 2:6).
How does Paul explain the collaborative roles of himself and Apollos in the church's growth?
Paul planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6-7)
How does Paul describe the contrast between himself and other apostles, compared to how the Corinthians view themselves?
He says they are like “fools for Christ,” whereas the Corinthians view themselves as wise (1 Corinthians 4:10).
How does Paul advise the church to respond to the man committing immorality?
To remove him from their fellowship (1 Corinthians 5:2-5).
To whom is the message of the cross foolishness, and to whom is it the power of God?
Foolishness to those who are perishing, power of God to those being saved (1 Corinthians 1:18).
Who reveals the wisdom and mysteries of God to believers?
The Spirit of God/Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:10)
What does Paul compare the church to in this chapter?
God’s field and God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:9)
What does Paul caution the Corinthians against becoming?
Prideful (1 Corinthians 4:6).
What analogy does Paul use about “yeast” to illustrate the influence of sin?
“A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough” (1 Corinthians 5:6).
What did Paul say about Christ in relation to both the wisdom and power of God?
Christ is the power and wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24)
Why can’t people without the Spirit understand spiritual things, according to Paul?
Spiritual things are spiritually discerned, which requires the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:14)
Who is the one and only foundation of the Church?
Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11)
Paul says he and Apollos are to be regarded as what?
Servants of Christ and stewards of God’s mysteries (1 Corinthians 4:1)
What does Paul instruct the Corinthians about associating with those who claim to be believers but live immorally?
Not to associate or even eat with such a person (1 Corinthians 5:11)
What type of people does Paul say God chose to bring to nothing the things that are?
The lowly and despised, and things that are not (1 Corinthians 1:28).
In what sense do believers “have the mind of Christ”?
Through the Spirit, they are able to understand and discern God’s wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:16).
Paul says each person's work will be tested by what?
Fire (1 Corinthians 3:13)
What reason does Paul give for sending Timothy to the Corinthians?
To remind them of his ways in Christ, which he teaches everywhere in every church (1 Corinthians 4:17)
What does Paul clarify about judging “those outside” the church versus those inside?
God judges those outside, while the church should judge those inside (1 Corinthians 5:12-13)