1 Corinthians – Running your own race, that Give G_D Glory

July 31, 2026

1 Corinthians Study 12 (right click, save as to download)

1 Corinthians Study (right click, save as to download)

I. Introduction

II. Greetings From Paul and Sosthenes (1:1-1:9)

III. Divisions in the Congregation (1:10-4:21)

IV. Moral Disorder (5:1-6:20)

V. Marriage (7:1-40)

VI. Food Sacrificed to Idols (8:1-11:1)

A. The Basis of Christian Conduct – Love over Knowledge (8:1-13)

B. The Example of Paul (9:1-27)

1. The Defense of Paul’s Apostleship (9:1-2)

2. Paul’s Apostolic Rights (9:3-14)

3. Paul’s Apostolic Restraint (9:15-18)

4. Paul’s Apostolic Freedom (9:19-23)

5. Paul’s Exhortation and Example (9:24-27)

1. What is the purpose of exerting self-discipline in our Christian life? (v. 25)

C. Prohibition Against Pagan Temples (10:1-22)

1. The Example of Israel (10:1-5)

2. What does Paul mean, “they were laid low in the wilderness”? (v. 5)

2. Application of the Example – Warning Against Idolatry (10:6-13) he Lord? (v. 12)

3. How does Paul warn those who have confidence in their obedience to the Lord? (v. 12)

3. The Prohibition and Its Basis (10:14-22)

4. What are we in Messiah Jesus? (v. 17)

ONE BODY – ECCLESIA

D. Eating Marketplace Food (10:23-33)

5. Why should we be careful with the freedom we have in Messiah? (v. 23)

6. What should be our motive in whatever we do? (v. 31)

E. Paul’s Example (11:1)

7. Why / how should we imitate Paul? (v. 1)

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