STUDY QUESTIONS FOR 1 Corinthians lesson 2 (chapters 3-4)

1. Why, according to 1 Corinthians 3:1, did Paul tell the Christians in Corinth that he was unable to speak to them “as spiritual people,” but instead had to speak them as if they were “carnal people”?

2. In 1 Corinthians 3:2 Paul said that he formerly had fed the Christians with “spiritual milk” instead of “solid food,” but at the time of his writing to them they still were unable to eat such solid food. Why was that the case?

3. Explain how Hebrews 5:12-14 agrees with Paul’s comments in 1 Corinthians 3:1-4.

4. According to Jesus’ comments in the Sermon on the Mount (specifically, Matthew 5: 6), what are Christians continually to do?

5. According to what Paul told Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:15, what should every Christian be doing?

6. How does Philippians 2:14 teach Christians to live?

7. In 1 Corinthians 15:58, what did Paul admonish all Christians to do?

8. According to Colossians 1:18, what one person deserves the sole preeminence in the church?

9. According to 1 Corinthians 3:7, if we do our part to spread the Gospel, what will God do as His part?

 10. According to 1 Corinthians 3:9, what is each Christian’s relationship to every other Chris­tian?

 11. In Acts 2:47, what is God depicted as doing?

 12. What important message is found in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 for every Christian?

 13. According to Paul’s statements in 1 Corinthians 3:11, who or what is the foundation of the church?

 14. What, according to Hebrews 7:25-26, is Christ able to do?

 15. What important point is found in 1 Corinthians 3:16?

 16. According to 1 Corinthians 3:23, to whom do we as Christians belong?

 17. In 1 Corinthians 4:6, what did Paul say that we are not to do?

 18. According to 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, what are all Christians to strive to be?

 19. What does 1 Peter 2:21 admonish Christians to do?

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