STUDY QUESTIONS FOR 1 Corinthians Lesson 4 (Chapters 7-8)

1. In 1 Corinthians 7:1 there is a clue about the subject matter that Paul will discuss in the remainder of that chapter. What is that subject matter?

2. What did Paul mean when he said in 1 Corinthians 7:1 that it “is good for a man not to touch a woman”?

3. As far back as Genesis 2:24 God had something important to say about marriage. What was it?

4. According to the Lord’s commandment given through Moses in Deuteronomy 17:17, what did God not want the kings of Israel to do?

5. What sin is condemned in Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:12-13?

6. What sin is condemned in Romans 1:26-29?

7. What command did Paul give husbands and wives in 1 Corinthians 7:5?

8. What was the reason behind Paul’s command to husbands and wives in 1 Corinthians 7:5?

9. What two important points regarding the marriage relationship are contained in 1 Corinthians 7:10-11?

 10. What question did the Jews of Jesus’ day ask Him in Matthew 19:3?

 11. How did Jesus answer that particular question (give a Scripture reference to support your answer)?

 12. In Matthew 19:9, what was the sole reason that Jesus gave as being acceptable before God for a divorce?

 13. According to Jesus’ instructions in Matthew 19:9, who has a scriptural right to remarry after a divorce has occurred?

 14. What did Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 7:12-13 when he said, “But to the rest I, not the Lord, say…”?

 15. In 1 Corinthians 7:15, the words “not under bondage” are not speaking about the mar­riage relationship, but instead are speaking about some other relationship. What is that other relationship?

 17. What general principle does Paul discuss in 1 Corinthians 8, and how does that principle apply to Christians today?

 18. What did Paul mean when he asked in 1 Corinthians 8:11, “Because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?”

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