1 Corinthians Lecture

Spiritual Infants

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)