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The Lord’s Supper
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Matthew 26:26-29
26While they were eating,
Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
27Then he took a cup, and
when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of
you.
28This is my blood of the
covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
29I tell you, I will not drink
from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with
you in my Father’s kingdom.”
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Jeremiah 31:31
“The days are coming,”
declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of
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Hebrews 9:22
In fact, the law requires
that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and
without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
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1)
What were Jesus
and his disciples doing?
2)
What was going to
happen to Jesus soon after the supper?
3)
According to
verse 26 what did Jesus do with the bread?
4)
According to
verse 26 what did Jesus say about the bread?
5)
According to
verse 27 what did Jesus do with the cup?
6)
According to
verse 27 what did Jesus tell his disciples to do with the cup?
7)
According to
verse 28 what did Jesus say about the cup?
8)
What is the
covenant Jesus referred to?
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Jeremiah 31:31.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what is the new covenant established for?
10)
Why is the shedding
of blood necessary for securing the forgiveness of sins?
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 9:22.
11)
What was the fruit
of the vine that Jesus and his disciples drank from?
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 when was he going to drink from the fruit of the vine new
with his disciples?
13)
When will Jesus
be with his disciples in his Father’s kingdom?
14)
What is the
sacrament that Jesus instituted for the church
during the supper?
15)
What are the two
elements of the Lord’s Supper?
16)
What do the two
elements of the Lord’s Supper symbolize?
17)
What is the proceedings for
the Lord’s Supper that is appropriate in the present-day context and that would
be close to what Jesus did?
18)
Who can partake
of the Lord’s Supper?
19)
How often is the
Lord’s Supper administered?
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1 Corinthians 11:17-34
17In the following directives
I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
18In the first place, I hear
that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to
some extent I believe it.
19No doubt there have to be
differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
20So then, when you come
together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
21for 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.
22Don’t you have homes to eat
and drink in? Or do you despise the
23For I received from the
Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was
betrayed, took bread,
24and when he had given
thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you; do this in
remembrance of me.”
25In the same way, after
supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do
this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
26For whenever you eat this
bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
27So then, whoever eats the
bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the
cup.
29For those who eat and drink
without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
30That is why many among you
are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31But if we were more
discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
32Nevertheless, when we are
judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be
finally condemned with the world.
33So then, my brothers and
sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.
34Anyone who is hungry should
eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in
judgment.
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20)
Whom does ‘I’
refer to in verse 17?
21)
Who was the
recipient of Paul’s letter?
22)
According to
verse 17 what was Paul’ assessment of the Corinthian church in the directives he
was going to give?
23)
According to
verse 18 what did Paul say that he heard happened when the Corinthian church
came together?
24)
According to
verse 19 what did Paul say that differences among the Corinthian church would
show?
25)
According to
verse 21 what was not right with the manner in which the Corinthian church came
together for the Lord’s Supper?
26)
According to
verse 20 did Paul consider the Corinthian church to be eating the Lord’s Supper
the way they did it?
27)
What do we make
of the nature of the Lord’s Supper judging from Paul’s asking the rhetorical
question if the Corinthian church did not have homes to eat and drink in?
28)
According to
verse 22 what did Paul say that was not right with one person getting drunk
while another remaining hungry at the Lord’s Supper?
29)
According to
verse 23 from whom did Paul say that the instruction for the Lord’s Supper he
passed on to the Corinthian church came?
30)
According to
verse 23 on what occasion did Jesus institute the sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper?
31)
According to verses
23 and 24 what did Jesus do with the bread?
32)
According to
verse 24 what did Jesus say about the bread?
33)
According to
verse 25 when did Jesus take the cup?
34)
According to
verse 25 what did Jesus say about the cup?
35)
What is the
covenant that is in Jesus’ blood?
36)
What is the
significance of the cup after the Passover supper?
37)
According to
verses 24 and 25 what did Jesus say the purpose of the Lord’s Supper is?
38)
According to
verse 26 how is the remembrance of Jesus done at the Lord’s Supper?
39)
According to verse
27 how would a person be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the
Lord?
40)
In accordance
with verse 28 what does it mean for people to eat the bread or drink the cup of
the Lord in an unworthy manner, given that the new covenant is for the forgiveness
of sins?
41)
In accordance
with verses 29 and 30 what is the consequence for people who are guilty of
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord?
42)
In accordance
with verse 31 how can we avoid coming under the judgment of sinning against the
body and blood of the Lord?
43)
According to
verse 32 what is God’s intent when we come under judgment for partaking of the
body and blood of the Lord in an unworthy manner?
44)
According to
verses 33 and 34 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church when partaking
of the Lord’s Supper?
45)
According to
verse 34 what was the reason for Paul’s appeal?
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1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1
14Therefore, my dear friends,
flee from idolatry.
15I speak to sensible people;
judge for yourselves what I say.
16Is not the cup of
thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ?
And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
17Because there is one loaf,
we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf.
18Consider the people of
19Do I mean then that food
sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20No, but the sacrifices of
pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be
participants with demons.
21You cannot drink the cup of
the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
22Are we
trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?
Are we stronger than he?
23“I have the right to do
anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do
anything”—but not everything is constructive.
24No one should seek their
own good, but the good of others.
25Eat anything sold in the
meat market without raising questions of conscience,
26for, “The earth is the
Lord’s, and everything in it.”
27If an unbeliever invites
you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without
raising questions of conscience.
28But if someone says to you,
“This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of
the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.
29I am referring to the other
person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s
conscience?
30If I take part in the meal
with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
31So whether you eat or drink
or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
32Do not cause anyone to
stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the
33even as I try to please
everyone in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but
the good of many, so that they may be saved.
1Follow my example, as I
follow the example of Christ.
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Exodus 20:4-6
“You shall not make for
yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth
beneath or in the waters below.
You shall not bow down to
them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the
children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those
who hate me,
but showing love to a thousand generations of those who
love me and keep my commandments.
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46)
Whom does ‘my’ in
verse 14 refer to?
47)
Who was the
recipient of Paul’s letter?
48)
According to
verse 14 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church with regard to idolatry?
49)
According to
verse 15 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church in regard to what he
said?
50)
Based on Paul’s
appeal to the Corinthian church in verse 15, what should we do as we try to
understand what Paul said in the current passage of the bible?
51)
According to
verse 16 what was the cup of thanksgiving for which the Corinthian church gave
thanks?
52)
According to
verse 16 what was the bread that the Corinthian church broke?
53)
According to
verse 17 why were all the disciples at the Corinthian
church one body even though they were many?
54)
What was the one
loaf that all the disciples at the Corinthian church shared?
55)
According to
verse 18 what did the people of
56)
To whom did the
people of
57)
In accordance
with verse 20 how did Paul portray the difference between sacrifices offered by
the people of
58)
According to
verse 20 what was Paul trying to ensure in making a distinction between sacrifices
offered to an idol and sacrifices offered to God?
59)
What constitutes drinking
the cup of the Lord and having a part in the Lord’s table?
60)
What is the act
of drinking the cup of the Lord and having a part in the Lord’s
table for?
61)
What is the act
of drinking the cup of demons and having a part in the table of demons for?
62)
What was the only
legitimate choice for the Corinthian church between the cup of the Lord and the
cup of demons, the Lord’s table and the table of
demons?
63)
What kind of a
practice is it for a disciple to drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of
demons, and to have a part in both the Lord’s table
and the table of demons too?
64)
In accordance
with verses 21 and 22 why must the Corinthian church not engage in syncretistic
practice?
65)
What does the
Lord’s jealousy mean?
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 20:4-6.
66)
In accordance
with verse 23 how would sound judgment constrain the right of the Corinthian
church to do anything?
67)
According to
verse 24 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church as to the proper
choice between seeking their own good and seeking the good of others?
68)
According to
verse 25 what was Paul’s advice for the Corinthian church concerning food sold
in the meat market?
69)
What might be the
question of conscience in this case?
70)
In accordance
with verse 26 what was Paul’s justification for his advice concerning food sold
in the meat market?
71)
How do we
interpret Paul’s justification for his advice concerning food sold in the meat
market?
72)
How do we
reconcile Paul’s condemnation of drinking the cup of demons and having a part
in the table of demons with his condoning eating food sold in the meat market that
had been sacrificed to idols?
73)
According to
verse 27 what was Paul’s advice for the disciples when an unbeliever invited
them to a meal and they wanted to go?
74)
What might be the
question of conscience in this case?
75)
How do we
reconcile Paul’s condemnation of drinking the cup of demons and having a part
in the table of demons with his condoning the disciples eating whatever was put
before them as guests at a meal without raising questions of conscience?
76)
According to
verse 28 what should the disciples do if someone said that the food had been
sacrificed to idols?
77)
According to
verses 28 and 29 what was Paul’s reason for the disciples’ abstinence in this
case?
78)
What did Paul
mean for the disciple to abstain for the sake of the person who told the disciples?
79)
What prompted the
conscience of the person such that the person told the disciples that the food had
been sacrificed to idols?
80)
What would the
person think of Jesus if the disciples proceeded to eat the food that had been
sacrificed to idols regardless of the warning?
81)
In accordance
with verse 30 from Paul’s perspective could the disciples eat food that had
been sacrificed to idols and why?
82)
In accordance
with verses 29 and 30 what was the tension between the disciples and the person
who told the disciples?
83)
In accordance
with verses 28 and 29 which side of the tension should yield?
84)
Whose right were the
disciples defending when they insisted on eating the food that was said to have
been sacrificed to idols?
85)
Would the disciples
defending their own right be compatible with Paul’s appeal for them to do it
all for the glory of God, whether they ate or drank or whatever they did and
why?
86)
Would the disciples
defending their own right be compatible with Paul’s appeal for them to not
cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the
87)
According to
verse 33 how did Paul make an effort to not cause anyone to stumble?
88)
According to
verse 33 what was Paul’s objective in trying to please everyone in every way?
89)
To answer the
question raised earlier, what was Paul’s objective for
the disciples to abstain for the sake of the person who told them?
90)
Whose good were the
disciples seeking when they abstained?
91)
According to
verse 1 of 1 Corinthians 11 whose example was it that Paul was following when
he sought not his own good but the good of many, so that they might be saved?
92)
According to
verse 1 of 1 Corinthians 11 how should the Corinthian church follow Paul’s example?
93)
What should
disciples who partake of the Lord’s Supper do at a meal where some of the food
has been offered in idol or ancestral worship?
94)
What is the
proper motivation for the disciples to eat only what has not been offered in
idol or ancestral worship at a meal?
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The Lord’s Supper
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Matthew 26:26-29
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Jeremiah 31:31
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Hebrews 9:22
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1)
What were Jesus
and his disciples doing?
o
They were eating the
Passover supper.
2)
What was going to
happen to Jesus soon after the supper?
o
Jesus was going
to be
§
Arrested.
§
Tried.
§
And crucified.
o
If
o
We read on from
the current passage of the bible in Matthew.
3)
According to
verse 26 what did Jesus do with the bread?
o
Jesus
§
Took bread.
§
Gave thanks.
§
Broke it.
§
And gave it to
his disciples.
4)
According to
verse 26 what did Jesus say about the bread?
o
Jesus said, “Take
and eat; this is my body.”
5)
According to
verse 27 what did Jesus do with the cup?
o
Jesus
§
Took a cup.
§
Gave thanks.
§
And gave it to
his disciples.
6)
According to
verse 27 what did Jesus tell his disciples to do with the cup?
o
Jesus told them
to drink from it.
7)
According to
verse 28 what did Jesus say about the cup?
o
Jesus said, “This
is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness
of sins.”
8)
What is the
covenant Jesus referred to?
o
The covenant
Jesus referred to is the new covenant per Jeremiah
31:31.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Jeremiah 31:31.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what is the new covenant established for?
o
It is established
§
For many.
§
For the
forgiveness of sins.
10)
Why is the shedding
of blood necessary for securing the forgiveness of sins?
o
The shedding of
blood is necessary for the forgiveness of sins per Hebrews 9:22.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 9:22.
11)
What was the fruit
of the vine that Jesus and his disciples drank from?
o
It was wine made
from grape.
12)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 when was he going to drink from the fruit of the vine new
with his disciples?
o
Jesus is not
going to drink from the fruit of the vine from then on until that day.
o
When
o
He drinks it new
with his disciples in his Father’s kingdom.
13)
When will Jesus
be with his disciples in his Father’s kingdom?
o
Jesus will be
with his disciples in his Father’s kingdom.
o
When
o
He comes again to
judge the world at the end of the age.
14)
What is the
sacrament that Jesus instituted for the church
during the supper?
o
It is the Lord’s
Supper.
15)
What are the two
elements of the Lord’s Supper?
o
The two elements of the Lord’s Supper are
§
The bread.
§
And the cup.
16)
What do the two
elements of the Lord’s Supper symbolize?
o
The bread symbolizes
Jesus’ body.
o
The cup
symbolizes Jesus’ blood of the covenant.
17)
What is the proceedings for
the Lord’s Supper that is appropriate in the present-day context and that would
be close to what Jesus did?
o
To administer the
bread
§
Take a loaf of
bread.
§
Give thanks.
§
Break the bread.
§
Pass the broken bread
around.
§
Once everyone has
the bread, make the declaration, saying,
Ø
“Take and eat.
Ø
This is the Lord’s
body.”
§
Then everyone
partakes of the Lord’s body.
o
To administer the
cup
§
Take the cups
filled with grape juice.
§
Give thanks.
§
Pass the cups around.
§
Once everyone has
a cup, make the declaration, saying,
Ø
“Drink from it.
Ø
This is the Lord’s
blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of
sins.”
§
Then everyone partakes
of the Lord’s blood.
18)
Who can partake
of the Lord’s Supper?
o
Every disciple
who has
§
Repented.
§
Believed the good
news.
§
And been baptized.
o
Can.
19)
How often is the
Lord’s Supper administered?
o
It is not
mentioned in the bible.
o
It is commonly administered
once a month.
o
Each church can
decide how often it is administered.
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1 Corinthians 11:17-34
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20)
Whom does ‘I’
refer to in verse 17?
o
‘I’ in verse 17 refers
to the apostle Paul.
21)
Who was the
recipient of Paul’s letter?
o
The Corinthian
church.
22)
According to
verse 17 what was Paul’ assessment of the Corinthian church in the directives
he was going to give?
o
He had no praise
for the Corinthian church.
o
For
o
Their meetings did
§
More harm.
§
Than good.
23)
According to
verse 18 what did Paul say that he heard happened when the Corinthian church
came together?
o
He heard that there
were divisions among the Corinthian church.
o
When
o
They came
together.
24)
According to
verse 19 what did Paul say that differences among the Corinthian church would
show?
o
Differences among
them would show which of them had God’s approval.
25)
According to
verse 21 what was not right with the manner in which the Corinthian church came
together for the Lord’s Supper?
o
Some of them went
ahead with their own private suppers.
o
As a result,
§
One person
remained hungry.
§
And another got
drunk.
26)
According to
verse 20 did Paul consider the Corinthian church to be eating the Lord’s Supper
the way they did it?
o
No.
27)
What do we make
of the nature of the Lord’s Supper judging from Paul’s asking the rhetorical
question if the Corinthian church did not have homes to eat and drink in?
o
The Lord’s Supper
is meant to be symbolic.
o
People should eat
a real supper at home.
28)
According to
verse 22 what did Paul say that was not right with one person getting drunk
while another remaining hungry at the Lord’s Supper?
o
The Corinthian
church despised the
29)
According to
verse 23 from whom did Paul say that the instruction for the Lord’s Supper he
passed on to the Corinthian church came?
o
It came from the
Lord Jesus.
30)
According to
verse 23 on what occasion did Jesus institute the sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper?
o
Jesus instituted
the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper on the night he was betrayed.
31)
According to
verses 23 and 24 what did Jesus do with the bread?
o
Jesus
§
Took bread.
§
Gave thanks.
§
And broke it.
32)
According to
verse 24 what did Jesus say about the bread?
o
Jesus said,
§
“This is my body,
which is for you.
§
Do this in
remembrance of me.”
33)
According to
verse 25 when did Jesus take the cup?
o
Jesus took the
cup after supper.
34)
According to
verse 25 what did Jesus say about the cup?
o
Jesus said,
§
“This cup is the
new covenant in my blood.
§
Do this, whenever
you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
35)
What is the
covenant that is in Jesus’ blood?
o
It is the new
covenant that has been discussed earlier.
36)
What is the
significance of the cup after the Passover supper?
o
There are four
cups to be drunk at the Passover supper.
o
The cup after
supper
§
Is the third cup.
§
And is called the
Cup of Redemption.
o
Which
commemorates how the Lord had redeemed
o
We partake of the
Cup of Redemption at the Lord’s Supper.
37)
According to
verses 24 and 25 what did Jesus say the purpose of the Lord’s Supper is?
o
It is for remembrance
of Jesus.
38)
According to
verse 26 how is the remembrance of Jesus done at the Lord’s Supper?
o
Whenever we
§
Eat the bread.
§
And drink the cup.
o
We proclaim the
Lord’s death.
o
Until
o
He comes.
39)
According to
verse 27 how would a person be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of
the Lord?
o
Whoever
§
Eats the bread.
§
Or drinks the cup.
o
In an unworthy
manner would be guilty of sinning against
§
The body.
§
And blood of the
Lord.
40)
In accordance
with verse 28 what does it mean for people to eat the bread or drink the cup of
the Lord in an unworthy manner, given that the new covenant is for the
forgiveness of sins?
o
People
§
Eat the bread.
§
Or drink the cup
of the Lord.
o
In an unworthy
manner.
o
When
o
They
§
Do not examine their
sins.
§
And ask God for
forgiveness.
41)
In accordance
with verses 29 and 30 what is the consequence for people who are guilty of
sinning against the body and blood of the Lord?
o
Such people
§
Eat.
§
And drink
judgment.
o
On themselves.
o
They were
§
Weak.
§
And sick.
o
And a number of them
had fallen asleep.
42)
In accordance
with verse 31 how can we avoid coming under the judgment of sinning against the
body and blood of the Lord?
o
We can avoid
coming under judgment.
o
When
o
Partaking of the
§
Body.
§
And blood of the
Lord.
o
If
o
We
§
Examine our sins.
§
And ask God for
forgiveness.
43)
According to
verse 32 what is God’s intent when we come under judgment for partaking of the
body and blood of the Lord in an unworthy manner?
o
God is
disciplining us.
o
So that
o
We would not be
condemned with the world in the end.
44)
According to
verses 33 and 34 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church when partaking
of the Lord’s Supper?
o
Paul asked
§
That they should
all eat together.
§
And that anyone
who was hungry should eat something at home.
45)
According to
verse 34 what was the reason for Paul’s appeal?
o
It was for
ensuring that the Corinthian church meeting together for the Lord’s Supper
might not result in judgment.
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1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1
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Exodus 20:4-6
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46)
Whom does ‘my’ in
verse 14 refer to?
o
‘My’ in verse 14 refers
to Paul.
47)
Who was the
recipient of Paul’s letter?
o
The Corinthian
church was the recipient of Paul’s letter.
48)
According to
verse 14 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church with regard to idolatry?
o
The Corinthian
church must flee from idolatry.
49)
According to
verse 15 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church in regard to what he
said?
o
The Corinthian
church should judge as sensible people what he said.
50)
Based on Paul’s
appeal to the Corinthian church in verse 15, what should we do as we try to
understand what Paul said in the current passage of the bible?
o
We should put on
our thinking hat.
51)
According to
verse 16 what was the cup of thanksgiving for which the Corinthian church gave
thanks?
o
It was a
participation in the blood of Christ.
52)
According to
verse 16 what was the bread that the Corinthian church broke?
o
It was a
participation in the body of Christ.
53)
According to
verse 17 why were all the disciples at the Corinthian
church one body even though they were many?
o
They were one
body.
o
Because
o
There was one
loaf.
o
And they all
shared the one loaf.
54)
What was the one
loaf that all the disciples at the Corinthian church shared?
o
The one loaf that
they all shared was the bread
§
That symbolizes
Jesus’ body.
§
And that they
broke at the Lord’s Supper.
55)
According to
verse 18 what did the people of
o
They participated
in the altar.
o
When
o
They ate the
sacrifices.
56)
To whom did the
people of
o
They offered sacrifices
to God.
57)
In accordance
with verse 20 how did Paul portray the difference between sacrifices offered by
the people of
o
Sacrifices offered
by the people of
o
Sacrifices offered
by pagans were offered to demons.
58)
According to
verse 20 what was Paul trying to ensure in making a distinction between sacrifices
offered to an idol and sacrifices offered to God?
o
Paul did not want
the Corinthian church to be participants with demons.
59)
What constitutes drinking
the cup of the Lord and having a part in the Lord’s table?
o
Drinking the cup
of the Lord and having a part in the Lord’s table is partaking of
§
The cup.
§
And the bread.
o
At the Lord’s
Supper.
60)
What is the act
of drinking the cup of the Lord and having a part in the Lord’s
table for?
o
It is for worshipping
God.
61)
What is the act
of drinking the cup of demons and having a part in the table of demons for?
o
It is for worshipping
demons.
62)
What was the only
legitimate choice for the Corinthian church between the cup of the Lord and the
cup of demons, the Lord’s table and the table of
demons?
o
The only
legitimate choice for the Corinthian church was
§
The cup of the
Lord.
§
And the Lord’s table.
63)
What kind of a
practice is it for a disciple to drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of
demons, and to have a part in both the Lord’s table
and the table of demons too?
o
It is a
syncretistic practice for a disciple to worship both
§
God.
§
And demons.
64)
In accordance
with verses 21 and 22 why must the Corinthian church not engage in syncretistic
practice?
o
The Corinthian
church
§
Drinking the cup
of demons.
§
And having a part
in the table of demons.
o
Aroused the
Lord’s jealousy.
o
And they were not
stronger than the Lord.
65)
What does the
Lord’s jealousy mean?
o
The second of the
Ten Commandments recorded in Exodus 20:4-6 refers to the Lord as a jealous God
who is against those that
§
Make.
§
And worship idols.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 20:4-6.
66)
In accordance
with verse 23 how would sound judgment constrain the right of the Corinthian
church to do anything?
o
The Corinthian
church had the right to do anything but
§
Not everything is
beneficial.
§
And not
everything is constructive.
67)
According to verse
24 what was Paul’s appeal to the Corinthian church as to the proper choice
between seeking their own good and seeking the good of others?
o
No one should
seek
§
Their own good.
§
But the good of
others.
68)
According to
verse 25 what was Paul’s advice for the Corinthian church concerning food sold
in the meat market?
o
They could eat
anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience.
69)
What might be the
question of conscience in this case?
o
Food sold in the
meat market might have been sacrificed to idols.
o
The question of
conscience would be asking if the food had indeed been sacrificed to idols.
70)
In accordance
with verse 26 what was Paul’s justification for his advice concerning food sold
in the meat market?
o
There was no
restriction on what the Corinthian church could eat.
o
Because
o
The earth is the
Lord’s.
o
And everything in
it.
71)
How do we
interpret Paul’s justification for his advice concerning food sold in the meat
market?
o
Everything
including food belongs to the Lord.
o
Even when
o
It has been
sacrificed to idols.
o
Such that
o
Those that eat such
food owe no allegiance to the idols.
72)
How do we
reconcile Paul’s condemnation of drinking the cup of demons and having a part
in the table of demons with his condoning eating food sold in the meat market that
had been sacrificed to idols?
o
Drinking the cup
of demons and having a part in the table of demons is
§
Offering
Ø
Drinks.
Ø
And sacrifices.
§
To an idol.
§
And then
Ø
Eating.
Ø
And drinking.
§
What has been offered.
o
Which is
§
An act of worshipping
demons.
§
And therefore
condemned.
o
Eating food sold
in the meat market that had been sacrificed to idols
§
Is not an act of
worshipping demons.
§
And is acceptable.
o
Because
o
The earth is the
Lord’s.
o
And everything in
it.
73)
According to
verse 27 what was Paul’s advice for the disciples when an unbeliever invited
them to a meal and they wanted to go?
o
They could eat
whatever was put before them without raising questions of conscience.
74)
What might be the
question of conscience in this case?
o
The food set
before the disciples by the unbeliever might have been sacrificed to idols.
o
The question of
conscience would be asking if the food had indeed been sacrificed to idols.
75)
How do we
reconcile Paul’s condemnation of drinking the cup of demons and having a part
in the table of demons with his condoning the disciples eating whatever was put
before them as guests at a meal without raising questions of conscience?
o
Drinking the cup
of demons and having a part in the table of demons is
§
Offering
Ø
Drinks.
Ø
And sacrifices.
§
To an idol.
§
And then
Ø
Eating.
Ø
And drinking.
§
What has been offered.
o
Which is
§
An act of
worshipping demons.
§
And therefore
condemned.
o
Eating food as
guests at a meal that had been sacrificed to idols
§
Is not an act of
worshipping demons.
§
And is acceptable.
o
Because
o
The earth is the
Lord’s.
o
And everything in
it.
76)
According to
verse 28 what should the disciples do if someone said that the food had been
sacrificed to idols?
o
The disciples should
abstain from eating it.
77)
According to
verses 28 and 29 what was Paul’s reason for the disciples’ abstinence in this
case?
o
The disciples’ abstinence
was for the sake of
§
The person who
told them.
§
And the conscience
of the person who told them.
78)
What did Paul
mean for the disciple to abstain for the sake of the person who told the disciples?
o
We are going to
find out shortly.
79)
What prompted the
conscience of the person such that the person told the disciples that the food had
been sacrificed to idols?
o
The person felt
obligated to tell the disciples.
o
Because
o
The person
thought that the disciples eating the food would conflict with their practice
of abstaining from idolatry.
o
Since they
confessed Jesus as Lord.
80)
What would the
person think of Jesus if the disciples proceeded to eat the food that had been
sacrificed to idols regardless of the warning?
o
The person would
have
§
A low view of the
disciples.
§
And therefore a
low view of Jesus.
81)
In accordance
with verse 30 from Paul’s perspective could the disciples eat food that had
been sacrificed to idols and why?
o
Yes, because if
they took part in the meal with thankfulness, the disciples should not be denounced
because of something.
o
That
o
They thanked God
for.
82)
In accordance
with verses 29 and 30 what was the tension between the disciples and the person
who told the disciples?
o
The tension was between
§
The disciples’
freedom.
§
And judgment by
the conscience of the person.
§
And the disciples’
taking part in the meal with thankfulness.
§
And denouncement
by the person of something they thanked God for.
83)
In accordance
with verses 28 and 29 which side of the tension should yield?
o
The disciples’ freedom
should yield.
84)
Whose right were the
disciples defending when they insisted on eating the food that was said to have
been sacrificed to idols?
o
The disciples
were defending their own right.
85)
Would the disciples
defending their own right be compatible with Paul’s appeal for them to do it
all for the glory of God, whether they ate or drank or whatever they did and
why?
o
No, because the disciples
proceeding to eat the food that had been sacrificed to idols would instill in
the person a low view of Jesus.
86)
Would the disciples
defending their own right be compatible with Paul’s appeal for them to not cause
anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the
o
No, because the disciples
proceeding to eat the food that had been sacrificed to idols would cause the person
to become resistant to the good news of Jesus.
87)
According to
verse 33 how did Paul make an effort to not cause anyone to stumble?
o
He tried to
please everyone in every way.
88)
According to verse
33 what was Paul’s objective in trying to please everyone in every way?
o
He did it, not to
seek
§
His own good.
§
But the good of
many.
o
So that
o
They might be
saved.
89)
To answer the
question raised earlier, what was Paul’s objective for
the disciples to abstain for the sake of the person who told them?
o
The disciples abstained
for the sake of the person who told them.
o
So that
o
The person might
be saved.
90)
Whose good were the
disciples seeking when they abstained?
o
They were seeking
the good of the person who told them.
91)
According to
verse 1 of 1 Corinthians 11 whose example was it that Paul was following when
he sought not his own good but the good of many, so that they might be saved?
o
He was following
the example of Christ.
92)
According to
verse 1 of 1 Corinthians 11 how should the Corinthian church follow Paul’s example?
o
They should follow
Paul’s example.
o
As
o
He followed the
example of Christ.
93)
What should disciples
who partake of the Lord’s Supper do at a meal where some of the food has been
offered in idol or ancestral worship?
o
They can eat what
has not been offered, for instance,
§
Rice.
§
And vegetables.
94)
What is the
proper motivation for the disciples to eat only what has not been offered in
idol or ancestral worship at a meal?
o
They do so for
the sake of all who are present.
o
So that
o
They might be
saved.
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