I Corinthians 12

1-20-08


How do you respond when you are told that you have a gift or a talent vitally needed by the group to which you belong?

Read I Corinthians 12

What words or phrases do you see repeated in this chapter ?




What particular problem in the Corinthians church may have led Paul to offer the "test" in verse 3 ?



What do verse 4-6 teach about unity and diversity of spiritual gifts?




What might make some members of the church feel useless or envious of other parts of the body?



According to Paul, how can we make every part of the body feel special ? ( 21-26)



What does the word( first, second, third and then mean)?


How do we reconcile Paul's exhortation to "eagerly desire the greater gifts" (31) with his earlier emphasis that God sovereignly assigns gifts?