Catholic Community Bible Study

1 Corinthians 11:29-31 We will wrap up Chapter 11 with a deep dive into St. Paul's warning that the Corinthians should NOT receive the Eucharist unworthily. What is HIS context? What does the Church now teach about this? And if you are like me, you may have struggled with this a wee bit. How is anyone worthy? Isn't the Eucharist meant to feed us God's Grace? I'll share a very personal spiritual battle I have had with this teaching, and I pray you are satisfied with the conclusion!!

1 Corinthians Episode 11

11:25-29

We left off with Jesus saying THIS IS MY BODY and now THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD. We will talk about the New Covenant and New Testament, the Memorial and Anamnesis, we will dig deeper into the Real Presence of Jesus in Holy Communion, talk about the root of sacrifice and to cut a covenant, and we’ll end with the words of Jesus judging us for receiving unworthily….

1 Corinthians 11:17-24

For those of you who believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist, you do not want to miss this episode! We will not get through very many verses today as we take a deep dive into Paul's words during the institution of the Lord's Supper. First we will look at the very first church gatherings: why was it on Sunday? Who were the presiders, who hosted, what did it look like? We will especially look at the phrase “this is my body.” What does it mean in English, in Greek, and in Aramaic?!

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

We’ll start off talking about the oral and written Traditions of Christianity, and a defense of the Catholic understanding of Sacred Tradition vs. the traditions of Men. Then we’ll follow Paul as he addresses what men and women are WEARING during public worship: veiling and what it meant then and what it means today, and we’llvgo into a deep dive on the dignity of women. This episode is DEEP with theology and I pray helps to understand a LOT of stuff!

Chapter 10

We’ll follow Paul through one of the best OT Bible Studies EVER as he demonstrates for us the way Christians should read the OT, including a cool Jewish legend about the rock in the desert. Then he’ll circle back around to the issue of eating animal offerings and worshipping false gods, and begin to link it with Christian worship—the Body and Blood of Jesus—Holy Communion!

1 Corinthians 7:12-9:27

We’ll continue with Chapter 7 and the detailed answer Paul gives to the questions about marriage, then we’ll see St. Paul answering questions about food that has been offered to Pagan Gods, he shares his technique of denying himself of things for the benefit of the weaker brothers and sisters to avoid scandal, he AGAIN defends himself, and shares that he is compelled to share the Good News of Christ Jesus!

1 Corinthians 6:12-7:11

Paul has been talking about sins in the Corinthian community, and being very clear that Christians must not allow sin—he charges them to judge those INSIDE but not those OUTSIDE. Today we will unpack that in great detail: Are we supposed to Judge? If so HOW??? We will also look at how he answers many questions the Corinthians are asking about marriage…

1 Corinthians 5:6 – 6:11

Physical description of St. Paul; Paul Continues with the topic of going to civil courts, which leads to a discussion how sin is like leaven in bread. What does he mean when he says we will judge the world and judge the angels? Then Paul gives one of his sin lists, and we’ll dive into the context and especially how certain sins especially harm the Temple of God.

1 CORINTHIANS Chapter 4:1-5:5

Today we will look at how we are each a temple of the Holy Spirit, there is no room for pride, being fools for Christ! We will also address “Call no man Father” and spend some time exploring the major moral crisis that needs a resolution, and Paul’s first major melt down ---whoah we get a glimpse of his temper! And to top it off, are Christians allowed to JUDGE other people? Paul is going to fiercely rock this boat !!

1 Corinthians 2:1—3:15

Paul continues talking about the cross, then the power of the Holy Spirit, then God’s wisdom rather than human wisdom, then being immature Christians who can’t handle solid food, then he mixes some farming metaphors with building metaphors!!