Assignment
Jesus is Lord
Completion requirements
We now shift our attention to New Testament churches. In Jesus is Lord, read Chapters 41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, and 53. For each chapter, be sure to address the Chapter Questions below.
Chapter 41 (The Corinthian Letters: Unity Problems)
- There were 2 big reasons why Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. What were those 2 reasons?
- What was the heart of the problem in the Corinthian Church?
- What were some of the specific problems the Corinthian Church was facing?
- In what way were some Christians in Corinth partaking of the Lord’s Supper in a wrong way?
- Are Christians today ever tempted to think they are more superior than other Christians? Explain.
Chapter 42 (Contemporary Issues in 1 Corinthians)
- What are important points Paul teaches about marriage?
- What does Paul instruct about the effect of one’s freedom on others?
- How does this personally apply to you?
- Do you think Paul was encouraging the use of tongues in worship or discouraging it?
- What would your policy be on tongues in a local church?
Chapter 45 (Galatians: Paul on the Defense)
- Watch the video Overview: Galatians (9:03)
- Why did Paul write Galatians?
- Paul formulates a different way for Gentiles to be acceptable to God. What was this way?
- According to Paul, if the Spirit is in a person, what kind of ‘fruit’ will he/she bear? Be specific
Chapter 46 (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Philemon: Letters from Prison)
- What are the ‘prison epistles’? List them.
- Identify one major theme from each of the ‘prison epistles’.
- How might Christians today model the unity celebrated in Ephesians?
- What big lesson does Philippians teach us about suffering?
- What attitude did Paul have toward life and death?
- What does Colossians have to say about Gentiles and the keeping of the Sabbath?
- Watch the video Overview Philemon (6:39)
- What does Paul urge Philemon to do with Onesimus?
Chapter 48 (1st and 2nd Thessalonians: Paul's Earliest Preaching)
- In 1 Thessalonians Paul reminds the Thessalonians about 3 things. What are they?
- According to 1 Thessalonians, what happens to Christians who die before Jesus Christ returns?
- According to 2 Thessalonians, what is the “Protestant work ethic”? Practically, how should you apply this to yourself?
- What do you think the “day of the Lord” is?
Chapter 51 (Hebrews: Don't Give up the Race)
- Watch the video Overview: Hebrews (8:16)
- Hebrews was sent to encourage a particular community to do what?
- Why would this community need encouragement?
- Hebrews proclaims Jesus Christ to be what?
- Hebrews 11 is referred to as what? Why is it referred this way?
Chapter 53 (The Apocalypse: Jesus Revealed!)
- Do you think Revelation is about John’s time only, the end of time only, or a combination of the two?