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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