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1 Cor 11-16NT Lesson #34

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Chapter Summaries

11 Instructions for proper worship

12 Spiritual gifts, body of Christ analogy

13 Preeminence of Love over other gifts

14 Instruction for speaking in tongues, orderlyworship

15The meaning of Christs resurrection

16 Collection for the poor, personal requests, finalgreetings.

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Chapter 11

Vs 4-5 (Head Coverings)

Some evidence suggests that married women kept theirheads covered to (a) signal that they were female and (b) as

a way of being modest. Perhaps some Corinthian femaleChristians were worshipping with their heads uncovered.

vs 21,27, 33-34 (The Lords Supper)

Early Christians partook of the Lords Supper (sacrament)while sharing an evening meal together. Some of thewealthier members could show up earlier and would eat allthe food and wine, sometimes getting drunk!

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Chapter 12

Vs 7-10 (Gifts of theSpirit)

Wisdom

Knowledge Faith

Healing

Work miracles

Prophecy Discernment

Tongues

Interpretation of tongues

All from the same Spirit

Vs 14-20 (Analogy of thebody)

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Chapter 13

vs 1-7, 13 (Agape)

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Chapter 14

Vs 6,9, 23

Some were speaking in tongues, a spiritual gift which is not

commonly manifest today (in the same way). Paul says it isonly worthwhile if you can interpret and understand it.

glossolalia = speaking in a non-Earthly tongues

xenoglossy = speaking in an Earthly tongue Glossolalia was sometimes manifested in the early LDS

Church.

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Chapter 14

Vs 33-35

A ban on women speaking in church?

Contradicts Ch 11:5!

Contradicts other evidence from Paul:

celibate women with no husband (ch 7)

Women leaders of in the church (Rom 16:1-2, 3-4, 7; Phil 4:2)

Three possibilities:

Paul is truly contradicting himself

Could be a warning to not contradict your husbands in public

This is a later addition from a copyist (there is evidence for this).

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Chapter 15

3-5 First Christian creed

20-22 Death by first man,resurrection by last

man

29 Baptism for the dead

41-42 Glories of sun, moon,

and stars

51-52 Twinkled

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Chapter 16

13 Encouragement

20 Holy kiss

22 Maranatha! (Let the Lord come!)

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Summary

LOTS of problems

Different social classes

Some believed they were spiritually superior

Spoke in tongues to appear more holy Took each other to court

Gluttons at ward meals

Adultery, prostitution

Believed they already had achieved salvation.

Pauls letter is a hodge-podge of rebuke, advice, andcommandments.