1st Corinthians 5 & 6

Question 1

What type of sexual immorality is reported in 1 Corinthians 5?

Answer 1

A man has his father’s wife

This is a form of incest that is condemned even among pagans.

Question 2

What should the church’s response be to the immoral brother according to 1 Corinthians 5?

Answer 2

Put out of your fellowship the man who did this

The church is called to expel the immoral person to maintain purity.

Question 3

What does Paul mean by saying he has already passed judgment on the immoral brother?

Answer 3

He has judged the one who committed the sin as if he were present

This indicates Paul’s authority and concern for church discipline.

Question 4

What is the purpose of handing the immoral man over to Satan?

Answer 4

So that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord

This reflects the hope of repentance and restoration.

Question 5

What metaphor does Paul use to describe the influence of sin in the church?

Answer 5

A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough

This illustrates how a small amount of sin can corrupt the entire community.

Question 6

What festival should the believers keep according to 1 Corinthians 5?

Answer 6

The Festival of Unleavened Bread

This symbolizes sincerity and truth, contrasting with malice and wickedness.

Question 7

Who does Paul clarify should not be associated with in 1 Corinthians 5?

Answer 7

Anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler

This emphasizes the importance of moral integrity within the church.

Question 8

True or False: Paul instructs the church to judge those outside the church.

Answer 8

False

Paul states that God will judge those outside the church.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: ‘Expel the _______ man from among you.’

Answer 9

wicked

This reinforces the necessity of church discipline.

Question 10

What does it mean to honor your body according to the text?

Answer 10

Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you.

Question 11

What should one do in relation to sexual immorality?

Answer 11

Flee from sexual immorality.

Question 12

According to the text, what is the consequence of uniting oneself with a prostitute?

Answer 12

He who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body.

Question 13

What is stated about the relationship between the body and the Lord?

Answer 13

The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord.

Question 14

Fill in the blank: ‘Food for the stomach and the stomach for food’-but God will _______.

Answer 14

destroy them both.

Question 15

What is said about everything being permissible?

Answer 15

Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial.

Question 16

What transformation occurs according to the text for those who were immoral?

Answer 16

You were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Question 17

Who will not inherit the kingdom of God?

Answer 17

The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, thieves, greedy, drunkards, slanderers, and swindlers.

Question 18

True or False: The wicked will inherit the kingdom of God.

Answer 18

False.

Question 19

What does the text imply about lawsuits among believers?

Answer 19

The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already.

Question 20

Fill in the blank: ‘Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be _______?’

Answer 20

cheated.

Question 21

Who are the saints said to judge according to the text?

Answer 21

The world and angels.

Question 22

What should believers do instead of taking disputes before the ungodly?

Answer 22

Appoint as judges even men of little account in the church.

Question 23

What is the implication of having disputes between believers in front of unbelievers?

Answer 23

It brings shame to the believers.

Question 24

What does Paul address in 1 Corinthians 6?

Answer 24

The Corinthians’ behavior and their unspiritual values

Paul highlights issues related to lawsuits among believers.

Question 25

Why does Paul disapprove of the Corinthians taking each other to court?

Answer 25

It destroys fellowship, undermines their claims as God's true Israel, and harms their witness to outsiders ## Footnote Paul's concerns include the impact on community harmony and God's love.

Question 26

What does Paul imply about the nature of ancient lawsuits?

Answer 26

Character attacks and viciousness were common ## Footnote This behavior is inconsistent with Christian values.

Question 27

According to Paul, what should define how Christians act in the present?

Answer 27

Their future status in the eschatological perspective ## Footnote Paul emphasizes a future reversal of roles.

Question 28

What does Paul suggest about resorting to pagan courts?

Answer 28

It is an admission of defeat and promotes enmity ## Footnote Litigation among believers should be avoided.

Question 29

How does Paul view the pagan judges?

Answer 29

As 'the unrighteous' and potentially corrupt ## Footnote Their involvement reflects the injustices within the judicial system.

Question 30

What did Seneca say that Paul agrees with?

Answer 30

A wise man ignores injury and would rather be wronged than wrong others ## Footnote This reflects a key principle in Christian ethics.

Question 31

What was the perception of judges in the ancient world according to Apuleius?

Answer 31

Judges were referred to as 'gowned vultures' who sold their judgments for money ## Footnote This highlights the corruption and bias in the judicial system.

Question 32

What social bias was evident in ancient courts?

Answer 32

Favoritism towards the rich and higher social classes ## Footnote This systemic injustice was a concern for Paul.

Question 33

What does Paul remind the Corinthians in verses 9-11?

Answer 33

He reminds them of the consequences of their actions and the importance of moral integrity ## Footnote This section serves as a moral reminder.

Question 34

Fill in the blank: Paul sees litigation as promoting _______ instead of brotherliness.

Answer 34

enmity

Question 35

What will have no place in the Kingdom of God?

Answer 35

Injustice and immoral litigation ## Footnote This refers to the manifestations of sin that are incompatible with the Kingdom of God.

Question 36

What does Paul provide to reinforce his warning about the unjust?

Answer 36

An extensive list of vices practiced by the unjust ## Footnote This list serves as a caution for the Christian community.

Question 37

What question does Paul pose regarding judgment by the unjust?

Answer 37

Do they really want to submit the Christian community to judgment by such people? ## Footnote This rhetorical question emphasizes the danger of associating with the unjust.

Question 38

What transformation does Paul reference concerning the unjust?

Answer 38

They had once been like them until they were transformed ## Footnote This highlights the change in moral values that occurs through faith.

Question 39

What moment does Paul cite as significant for washing away moral filth?

Answer 39

Baptism ## Footnote Baptism is viewed as the transformative act that cleanses individuals of their past sins.

Question 40

What does Paul argue regarding the slogan 'All things are lawful for me'?

Answer 40

Paul insists on responsible freedom, which takes account of the relationship with Christ and our Christian brethren. ## Footnote This phrase was originally used to express the freedom of the Christian from the restrictions of the Jewish Law, but it was misused as a basis for moral indifference.

Question 41

How does Paul amend the slogan 'All things are lawful for me'?

Answer 41

'but not all things are beneficial.' ## Footnote This amendment emphasizes that Christian ethics consider how actions affect others.

Question 42

What is the implication of the slogan 'Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food'?

Answer 42

It arose from the Christians' freedom to eat without the restraint of the food laws. ## Footnote The Corinthians argued that the transient nature of the body justified satisfying sexual appetite conveniently.

Question 43

What does Paul mean when he says 'Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself'?

Answer 43

It implies the closest possible union between Christians and Christ. ## Footnote Engaging in immoral unions denies the Lordship of Christ.

Question 44

What consequence does Paul associate with physical union with a prostitute?

Answer 44

It gives what is Christ's to another and contaminates the union with Christ. ## Footnote Casual sex is suggested to create a permanent union.

Question 45

What does uniting with the Lord lead to, according to Paul?

Answer 45

A God-centered life. ## Footnote This contrasts with the negative implications of immoral unions.

Question 46

What is the relationship between resurrection and Christ according to the text?

Answer 46

Eunrection is tied to Christ's resurrection.

Question 47

What is crucial to our redemption as stated in the text?

Answer 47

Christ's physical body.

Question 48

Who is Lord over our present physical existence?

Answer 48

Christ.

Question 49

What did Christ buy us with?

Answer 49

A price.

Question 50

How are Christians described in relation to Christ?

Answer 50

Christians are now the property of Christ.

Question 51

What must Christians do according to the teachings?

Answer 51

Glorify God with their bodies.

Question 52

What does Paul say about the significance of the body?

Answer 52

The body is not irrelevant to spiritual matters.

Question 53

What does Paul see sexual immorality as?

Answer 53

A sin specifically directed to the body.

Question 54

How does Paul view the relationship between the body and the person of 'self'?

Answer 54

The body is not separate from the person of 'self'.

Question 55

What moral significance does Paul attach to sexual immorality?

Answer 55

It is a serious sin that distorts personal relationships.

Question 56

What does the text suggest about the effects of sexual sin?

Answer 56

The effects cannot be undone by abstinence.

Question 57

How does Paul differentiate sexual sin from other sins?

Answer 57

Every other sin is outside the body.

Question 58

What does the term 'whole Christian person' imply?

Answer 58

Ordained for resurrection.

Question 59

What type of act is intercourse described as?

Answer 59

An act of the whole person.

Question 60

What does the body represent according to Paul?

Answer 60

An instrument of communication of the most intimate kind.

Question 61

True or False: Paul believes that physical indulgence is insignificant.

Answer 61

False.

Question 62

Fill in the blank: The burden of what Paul is saying is that ________ has a spiritual dimension bound up with it.

Answer 62

physical indulgence.

Question 63

What does the text indicate about the nature of sexual sin?

Answer 63

It is quantitive and does the greatest amount of damage.

Question 64

What is an example of a moral sin mentioned in the text?

Answer 64

Sexual immorality.

Question 65

What is the impact of sexual sin on personal relationships as discussed in the text?

Answer 65

It distorts loving intimacy.

Question 66

What does the text imply about the nature of spiritual matters in relation to the body?

Answer 66

They are intertwined.