First Corinthians — Expert Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

In 1 Corinthians 5, Paul instructs the church to hand over a man to Satan for the destruction of his flesh. What specific sin had this man committed according to Paul's description?

📖 1 Corinthians 5:1

#2

What does Paul say about the conscience of a weaker brother when eating food sacrificed to idols in 1 Corinthians 8?

📖 1 Corinthians 8:7-12

#3

In 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, what specific problem does Paul address regarding the Lord's Supper?

📖 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

#4

According to 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, what does Paul say love does NOT do?

📖 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

#5

In 1 Corinthians 14, Paul addresses the use of speaking in tongues in the church. What does he say is greater than the gift of tongues?

📖 1 Corinthians 14:5

#6

In 1 Corinthians 7:1-7, what does Paul say about marriage and abstinence from sexual relations?

📖 1 Corinthians 7:1-7

#7

What does Paul mean by 'the sting of death is sin' in 1 Corinthians 15:56?

📖 1 Corinthians 15:55-57

#8

In 1 Corinthians 12:12-27, what metaphor does Paul use to describe the church and its members?

📖 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

#2

It will be wounded if they eat against their conviction

In 1 Corinthians 8:7-12, Paul explains that if a weaker brother's conscience is weak and they eat food sacrificed to idols, their conscience becomes 'defiled,' and more critically, sinning against a weaker brother wounds their conscience.

1 Corinthians 8:7-12

#1

Sleeping with his father's wife

Paul explicitly states in 1 Corinthians 5:1 that a man has his father's wife, a sin 'that does not occur even among pagans,' demonstrating the severity of this immorality within the church.

1 Corinthians 5:1

#4

Love does not fail

Paul states in 1 Corinthians 13:8 that 'love never fails,' while in verses 4-7 he lists specific behaviors love does not engage in: it does not envy, boast, dishonor, record wrongs, or rejoice in evil.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

#3

Some members are getting drunk while others go hungry

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 11:21 that 'when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk,' indicating division and overindulgence during the communal meal.

1 Corinthians 11:17-34

#6

Married couples may abstain by mutual consent for prayer, but then should reunite

Paul states in 1 Corinthians 7:5 that spouses 'do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.'

1 Corinthians 7:1-7

#5

The gift of prophecy

Paul explicitly states in 1 Corinthians 14:5, 'I would like every one of you to speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy,' establishing prophecy as the superior gift for church edification.

1 Corinthians 14:5

#8

A body with many parts and Christ as the head

Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 12:12-13 'Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but many parts that make one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body,' establishing the body metaphor for the church.

1 Corinthians 12:12-27

#7

Sin gives death its power and makes it our enemy

In context (1 Corinthians 15:55-57), Paul explains that sin empowers death as humanity's adversary; the resurrection through Christ removes death's sting by removing the penalty of sin, making death no longer a threat to believers.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57

#9

According to 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, what is the chronological order of Christ's resurrection appearances that Paul lists?

📖 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

#10

In 1 Corinthians 6:1-11, what does Paul criticize the Corinthians for doing, and what does he propose as an alternative?

📖 1 Corinthians 6:1-6

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#10

Taking each other to pagan courts instead of resolving disputes among themselves

Paul reprimands in 1 Corinthians 6:1-6 that believers are 'taking each other to court' before 'ungodly judges,' and instead proposes that believers should 'appoint as judges even the least esteemed of the church' to settle disputes among themselves.

1 Corinthians 6:1-6

#9

Peter, then the twelve, then James, then all apostles, then Paul

Paul states in 1 Corinthians 15:5-8 that Christ appeared 'to Peter, and then to the Twelve...to more than five hundred...to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also.'

1 Corinthians 15:3-8

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