APPLICATION QUESTIONS:

How does a seed planted in the ground illustrate the resurrection of the body from death?

When will believers resurrect and receive glorified bodies?

According to 1 Corinthians 15, what can be known about the resurrected body? What similarities will a resurrected body have to a natural body?

Since the resurrection makes the Christian life worthwhile according to 1 Corinthians 15:58, how does that motivate your faithfulness?

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?