IBC Richmond

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
Are you afraid to die? What is the cause and remedy for the fear of death?

How would you explain death to a child? How does the resurrection help you understand death and explain death from a Christian point of view?

How will faith in the resurrection compel believers to live here-and-now? Discuss the incentives for service and sanctification listed in 1 Corinthians 15:30-34.

Why is death an enemy? When will death end? Are believers living in God’s kingdom according to 1 Corinthians 15:24-26?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

What must a person believe to be a Christian? Define the Gospel in as few words as possible.

Why does “according to the Scriptures” make the resurrection believable? How does this type of logic inform how Christians read the Bible?

What is grace? Does God’s grace impact your life as Paul described? What difference has it made?

Do you ever feel unworthy? How does the Gospel address inferiority?

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

Can you define the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy? What were these gifts in the Corinthian church?

Do the gifts of tongues or prophecy continue in the church today or have they ceased?

What is the essential purpose of gathering as a church according to 1 Corinthians 14?

How important is orderliness in public church meetings? In what practical ways can a church member contribute to doing church “decently and in order” (1 Col 14:30)?

Application Questions:

1. Name an object or event that is good, beautiful, and true? What causes you to desire it?

2. How do you differentiate between good and bad? Is morality more than preference?

3. Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is beauty more than perception?

4. Is truth relative to culture and circumstance? Is truth more than opinion?

Application Questions:
1. In 1 Corinthians 13, is love a feeling or an action? What is the relationship between emotions and actions? Is acting in love without feeling love hypocritical?

2. For you, what is the most difficult outcome of love in 1 Corinthians 13?

3. Why is love better than gifts, as Paul describes it as a “more excellent way” (1 Cor 12:31)?

4. How is Christian love more than niceness? What are examples of tough love that “does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth” (1 Cor 13:6)?

Application Questions:

1. Do all Christians have spiritual gifts? What spiritual gifts would others identify in you?

2. What is the purpose of spiritual gifts according to 1 Corinthians 12:7? Give examples of how this principle is evident?

3. Does your local church suffer and rejoice together (1 Corinthians 12:26)? How might you contribute to this mutuality among the members?

4. How will differences among God’s people promote greater unity? How do spiritual gifts aid in accomplishing this?

Application Questions:
Should women or men wear head coverings (hats) while worshiping? Why does Paul make it a matter of conscience (1 Cor 11:13) when he has written, “Let her cover her head” (1 Cor 11:6)?
How does 1 Corinthians 11:2-17 influence the way you dress for public worship in church? Does dress even matter?
What does the Lord’s Supper symbolize? Why is it an act of worship? Should the Lord’s Supper ever be taken outside of a church gathering?
How important is it to eat meals with people you love, especially in a family or a church? Please explain.

APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. From where do the trials which Christians face come? What kind of attitude should a Christian have in the midst of a trial and why?
2. Which qualities of God help to establish your heart while going through a difficult time? Which promises of God bring you reassurance when facing a trial? Find supporting Scripture.
3. What is the relationship between the testing of your faith and worship?
4. Have you experienced any spiritual victories recently? Share that God might be glorified!

Application Questions:
Do Christians ever have a right to sue other Christians in civil court? Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 and support your answer why or why not.

What does Paul mean “and such were some of you” (1 Cor 6:11)? How has the Gospel changed you by washing, sanctifying, and justifying? What is different about you since your conversion?

Why is the physical body important to God? How does sin defile the body?

1 Corinthians 6:20 says, “For you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” Who paid the price? How does the payment obligate a Christian to live?

Application Questions:

What is the circumstance in which Paul tells the Corinthian church, “Purge the evil person from among you”?

What is church discipline? Should churches remove people from members and under what circumstances?

Who is Paul more concerned about—the unrepentant man or the church? What are the sins in question?

Have you been involved in church discipline? What was your role? How did it turn out?

What mistakes were made? How can discipline be exercised more faithfully to the Scriptures?