Before the Lord
Comments for Study 8
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I. Propriety in Worship (11:2-16)
>1. What kind of Bible students were the Corinthians Christians? (2)
* 1 Corinthians 11:2 "I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you."
* Paul is now writing about an ancient Jewish and Middle East tradition. Specifically that a woman is to wear a head covering during a religious service and a man is to take his hat off. This is not done in almost all congregations now.
However, movies and videos from before the 1960s portray this was done as a matter of religious law for quite some time. Women wore hats except inside their homes. Men were always taking theirs off inside. I really don't prefer one way or another. It's a tradition backed up by Paul's logic, not a law or commandment.
The Bible, congregations, and denominations have traditions and society's customs that people have mistakenly believed are requirements needed to remain in a good close relationship with God. They mistakenly back this up by the feelings we get when we believe we have been a good moral and ethical person.
They say, "God testifies in my soul that this is the right thing." When in fact it's just a self-induced physical reaction to self-righteousness. Pride is also a feel-good emotion. Pride puffs up. Pride imposes self-righteous action on others to the detriment of many. Jesus came harshly rebuking the religious leaders of his day for such practices. He called them white-washed tombs that kill people. The church is filled with many stones to this day.
I have preferences. I like doing things a certain way. Some are based on something I read in the Bible or a religious article. Some are just a habit. But I need to remember that they are my preferences. I should never impress them on others. I can suggest it to someone under my care and guidance. I would be wrong to exasperate them.
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>What is the organization mode in verse 3?
* 1 Corinthians 11:3 "Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God."
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>2. With what attitude should a man and a woman pray and teach the Bible? (4-5)
* 1 Corinthians 11:4-5 "Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is just as though her head were shaved."
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>Why do you think a woman Bible teacher should cover her head? (6-9)
* 1 Corinthians 11:6 "If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man."
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>What does verse 10 mean?
* 1 Corinthians 11:10 "For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head."
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>3. What do you think God made man and woman dependent on each other? (11-12a)
* 1 Corinthians 11:11-12a "In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman."
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>Who are both ultimately dependent on? (12b)
* 1 Corinthians 11:12b "But everything comes from God."
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>4. What happens to many man's hair that hardly never happens to a woman? (13-14)
* 1 Corinthians 11:13-14 "Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,"
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>Whose shampoo advertising is most common, man or woman? (15)
* 1 Corinthians 11:15 "but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering."
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>How does verse 16 show that this is a common practice of the time and not a command?
* 1 Corinthians 11:16 "If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice--nor do the churches of God."
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II. The Lord's Supper (11:17-34)
>5. What is a directive? (17)
* 1 Corinthians 11:17 "In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good."
* A directive is an authoritative instruction or direction; a specific order.
* Jesus made a new covenant with anyone who would believe in him. When he did he changed the Passover meal so that I could remember him. The bread symbols his body. The wine symbols his blood.
Paul says that I ought to examine myself before I eat the bread and drink from the cup. I am to discern the body of Christ.
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>Should Christian meetings (worship services) be constructive?
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>6. What is one main reason there are differences in a congregation? (18-19)
* 1 Corinthians 11:18-19 "In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval."
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>Why are some approved and others not approved by God? (Rom. 14:17-18; Heb. 11:4; and 1 Thess. 2:4)
* Romans 14:17-18 "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men."
* Hebrews 11:4 "By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead."
* 1 Thessalonians 2:4 "On the contrary, we speak as men approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts."
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>7. Why is the Passover that Jesus ate with is disciples called the Lord's Supper? (20; Luke 22:14-15)
* 1 Corinthians 11:20 "When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,"
* Luke 22:14-15 "When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer."
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>What problems occurred during their practice of the Lord's Supper? (21)
* 1 Corinthians 11:21 "for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk."
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>How did those who brought food seem to treat those who did not? (22)
* 1 Corinthians 11:22 "Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!"
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>8. What did Jesus say the bread represents? (23-24)
* 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 "For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.""
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>The wine represents? (25)
* 1 Corinthians 11:25 "In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
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>Why is it important to proclaim Jesus' death? (26)
* 1 Corinthians 11:26 "For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes."
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>9. What should our attitude be during the Lord's Supper? (27-29)
* 1 Corinthians 11:27-29 "Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself."
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>What is the result of a lack of respect during worship service and the Lord's Supper? (30-31)
* 1 Corinthians 11:30-31 "That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we judged ourselves, we would not come under judgment."
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>10. Why should we pay attention when many become sick and weak in a congregation? (32)
* 1 Corinthians 11:32 "When we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world."
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>How can we show others respect during congregational celebrations? (33-34)
* 1 Corinthians 11:33-34 "So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions."
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