1 Corinthians 4 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What's one thing that you were able to apply or meditate on from last week's study?
- Share with one another before you move on to this week's study.
- What do you think makes a good church leader? What should their priorities be?
- Read 1 Corinthians
- What repeated words to you notice?
- What characters are mentioned in this chapter?
- What is a "clear conscience"? (1 Corinthians 4:4-5)
- What is one question that you'd like to have answered about this text?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How does Paul describe the true life and ministry of the apostles and church leaders?
- What do those entrusted with church leadership need to do? (v. 2)
- What judgements does Paul care about (v.5) and which ones does he not care about (v.3)?
- What are some of the implications of this for gospel ministry today?
- How does this encourage and fuel steadfastness in ministry?
- Why would it be tempting for a church leader to go "beyond what is written"?
- Why would it be tempting to say less than what's written?
- What does this chapter have to say to people who are looking to choose church leaders (elders/deacons)?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How does Paul's teaching here encourage us if we're being falsely accused?
- What should we do if our conscience isn't clear?
- How can we help our pastors make sure they don't go "beyond what is written?
- How can we make sure that we don't do this with others?
- Do you know the freedom of knowing that God's judgment is the only judgement that matters, and that if you're in Christ God sees you as perfect?
- How does this help you when you face the judgment of others?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
- Sing Across the Lands to God and to one another.
Some of the questions from this study were developed from Mark Dever's book "1 Corinthians 1-9: Challenging Church."
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1 Corinthians 4 | Bible Study Questions
Observation
What does it say?
- What's one thing that you were able to apply or meditate on from last week's study?
- Share with one another before you move on to this week's study.
- What do you think makes a good church leader? What should their priorities be?
- Read 1 Corinthians
- What repeated words to you notice?
- What characters are mentioned in this chapter?
- What is a "clear conscience"? (1 Corinthians 4:4-5)
- What is one question that you'd like to have answered about this text?
INTERPRETATION
What does it mean?
- How does Paul describe the true life and ministry of the apostles and church leaders?
- What do those entrusted with church leadership need to do? (v. 2)
- What judgements does Paul care about (v.5) and which ones does he not care about (v.3)?
- What are some of the implications of this for gospel ministry today?
- How does this encourage and fuel steadfastness in ministry?
- Why would it be tempting for a church leader to go "beyond what is written"?
- Why would it be tempting to say less than what's written?
- What does this chapter have to say to people who are looking to choose church leaders (elders/deacons)?
APPLICATION
How should it change us?
- How does Paul's teaching here encourage us if we're being falsely accused?
- What should we do if our conscience isn't clear?
- How can we help our pastors make sure they don't go "beyond what is written?
- How can we make sure that we don't do this with others?
- Do you know the freedom of knowing that God's judgment is the only judgement that matters, and that if you're in Christ God sees you as perfect?
- How does this help you when you face the judgment of others?
- Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
- Sing Across the Lands to God and to one another.