Spiritual Infants
________- Not firm enough in their faith to be spoken to with the hardness of Christianity and didnt act mature enough to admit their downfalls.
Corinthians
________ believed that "freedom in Christ "meant freedom to do all things.
Spiritual Gifts
________- wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, teaching, etc.
Eros
________- Erotic love (between a husband and wife)
Examine
________ Yourselves- do not partake without the right heart and mind.
Pauls Admonitions
________- Gifts should be used for love, Gifts should be used for unifying the church.
Liturgy
________- Earliest and most laid out story of the Last Supper.
Temple
________- everyone in the ________ is important and all need to do their job.
Agape
________- Noble love (closely with respect)
Grace
________- We are all equal at this table and working together, noticing our own faults and extending ________ to others.
Glossolalia
________- Speaking in tongues.
Christ Crucified
________- focused too much on Christ exalted, so Paul tries to draw them back to ________.
Immorality
________- some immorality needs severe punishment (man with stepmother)
Corinthians
1 ________- Glossolalia used in worship (and addition of interpreters)
Corinths Reputation
City of Sin
Cenchreae
Allowed for it to become a trade hub
Congregation
mostly poor, mostly Gentiles, though two wealthy Jewish leaders converted, but fairly diverse
Paul, Silas, Timothy
make tents in the city to become a part of their culture and city
Written in response to
Chloes people and churches questions
Purpose
Provide guidance to issues and problems threatening the unity of the church
"Lost Letter"
first letter to the Corinthians
"Painful Letter"
lost or in 2 Corinthians
Cliques
by leader (Paul, Cepheus, Apollos)
Temple
everyone in the temple is important and all need to do their job
Spiritual Infants
Not firm enough in their faith to be spoken to with the hardness of Christianity and didnt act mature enough to admit their downfalls
Christ Crucified
focused too much on Christ exalted, so Paul tries to draw them back to Christ crucified
Problem
didnt know how to deal with meals together and manage meals/drinks together
Liturgy
Earliest and most laid out story of the Last Supper
Examine Yourselves
do not partake without the right heart and mind
Grace
We are all equal at this table and working together, noticing our own faults and extending grace to others
Immorality
some immorality needs severe punishment (man with stepmother)
Sacrificed Meat
cannot eat because sacrificed to demons
Demons
Roman Gods
Purchased Meat
Marketplace sold unclean meat; but as long as you didnt know if it was sacrificed it was okay to eat
Weaker Members
Do not eat sacrificed meat in front of people that would take offense to it (Jewish Christians)
Spiritual Gifts
wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, teaching, etc
Glossolalia
Speaking in tongues
Acts
Glossolalia used when extended to new groups
1 Corinthians
Glossolalia used in worship (and addition of interpreters)
Problems
boasters (saw it as a special gift), disrupted service, put off other members
Pauls Admonitions
Gifts should be used for love, Gifts should be used for unifying the church
1 Corinthians 13
Love Chapter
Agape
Noble love (closely with respect)
Phileos
Friendly love
Eros
Erotic love (between a husband and wife)