1 Corinthians – Have you asked?

1 Corinthians Study 16 (right click, save as to download)

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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)

VII. Men and Women in Worship (11:2-16)

VIII. The Lord’s Supper (11:17-34)

IX. Spiritual Gifts (12:1-14:40)

A. Jesus is Lord (12:1-3)

B. The Need for Diversity (12:4-31)

1. Diversity of the Gifts (12:4-11)

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EXCURSUS: The Controversial Gifts

I. Prophecy – Review John Piper article  (Oldsalt1979.wordpress.com August 24, 2015)

A. “The New Testament Gift of Prophecy: Definition, Theses and Suggestions”

II. Speaking in Tongues

A. Is the Spiritual Gift of Tongues the evidence of Baptism in the Holy Spirit?

B. What is being “Filled” with the Holy Spirit?

C. How is a believer filled with the Holy Spirit?

D. What is the role of the Holy Spirit with respect to a member of the Ekklesia?

E. If you believe the gifts have ceased, what is the biggest problem you have if you are
wrong in your belief?

F. If you believe the gifts have not ceased, what is the biggest problem you have if you
are wrong in your belief?

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2. The Body – Diversity in Unity (12:12-14)

1. How do we enter into the Ekklesia? (v. 13)

3. The Application (12:15-26)

2. How did we get into the Ekklesia? (v. 18)

3. To whom has God given “more abundant honor” in the Ekklesia? (v. 24)

4. The Fact of Diversity (12:27-31)

4. Compare v. 28 and Ephesians 4:11. Can you summarize the similarities and differences between
these passages?

Wayne Grudem: Systematic Theology