Lesson No. 531
1 Corinthians Chapter 11
"God's Order (not mine or yours)"
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Lesson No. 531 "God's Order (not mine or yours)"
1st Corinthians 11 09/12/2020
1) Paul first starts by telling the church members to 'imitate' him. Why does he say this rather than telling them to be like Christ?
2) Verse 2 praises the church for following his teachings and maintaining the church, but then goes on in verses 3 through 10 to talk about an issue regarding woman's head covering in church! What is this all about?
3) The head covering issue for men and women is symbolic for God's order: God over man, man over women, angels as witnesses (v 3). God is superior to man of course, but does this 'order' suggest that men are superior to women? (Hint 11-12)
4) What does God say about this in 'the beginning'? (hint- Gen 2:18 and 3:16) The relationship between man/woman is clear; what is it like?
5) What does it mean if a man covers his head or a woman uncovers her head? Is this why men take their hats off in a building but not women?
Hats, hoodies, and long hair- is this important? What is the bottom line with this? God's order? Positional respect? Not offending a brother?
6) Verses 13-16 offer an interesting position- but is this historical?
7) Paul goes on the second half of the chapter to talk about communion feasts (v 17-22). What was the church doing wrong?
8) What is the purpose of communion? (hint- 23-26)
9) Verses 27-30 talks about judging ourselves before we participate in communion. Why? What is meant by verse 30?
10) What is Paul's message in this chapter? Marital peace, proper head coverings, long or short hair, church pot-lucks verses true communion?
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