IBC Richmond

Application Questions: Why did Paul write 2 Corinthians? What can be learned from Paul’s transparent emotions? What does it mean to be a saint? If you described yourself as ‘broken,' to what event, condition and limitation would you be referring? How has God used your brokenness as a ministry to others? What is apostolic authority? How is it present in the church today?

Application Questions: Why did Paul write 2 Corinthians? What can be learned from Paul’s transparent emotions? What does it mean to be a saint? If you described yourself as ‘broken,' to what event, condition and limitation would you be referring? How has God used your brokenness as a ministry to others? What is apostolic authority? How is it present in the church today?

Application Questions: What principles of generosity can be learned from the Corinthian “collection for the saints”? When does God require flexibility in your life? Do you initially react in faith or in fear when plans changes? How should you apply “if the Lord permits” (vs. 7) to your calendar? In what way does God use friendship to bless your life? What can be learned from the examples of Timoth...

Application Questions: What principles of generosity can be learned from the Corinthian “collection for the saints”? When does God require flexibility in your life? Do you initially react in faith or in fear when plans changes? How should you apply “if the Lord permits” (vs. 7) to your calendar? In what way does God use friendship to bless your life? What can be learned from the examples of Timoth...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: How does a seed planted in the ground illustrate the resurrection of the body from death? When will believers resurrect and receive glorified bodies? According to 1 Corinthians 15, what can be known about the resurrected body? What similarities will a resurrected body have to a natural body? Since the resurrection makes the Christian life worthwhile according to 1 Corinthian...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: How does a seed planted in the ground illustrate the resurrection of the body from death? When will believers resurrect and receive glorified bodies? According to 1 Corinthians 15, what can be known about the resurrected body? What similarities will a resurrected body have to a natural body? Since the resurrection makes the Christian life worthwhile according to 1 Corinthian...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Are you afraid to die? What is the cause and remedy for the fear of death? How would you explain death to a child? How does the resurrection help you understand death and explain death from a Christian point of view? How will faith in the resurrection compel believers to live here-and-now? Discuss the incentives for service and sanctification listed in 1 Corinthians 15:30-34...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Are you afraid to die? What is the cause and remedy for the fear of death? How would you explain death to a child? How does the resurrection help you understand death and explain death from a Christian point of view? How will faith in the resurrection compel believers to live here-and-now? Discuss the incentives for service and sanctification listed in 1 Corinthians 15:30-34...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: What must a person believe to be a Christian? Define the Gospel in as few words as possible. Why does “according to the Scriptures” make the resurrection believable? How does this type of logic inform how Christians read the Bible? What is grace? Does God’s grace impact your life as Paul described? What difference has it made? Do you ever feel unworthy? How does the Gospel a...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: What must a person believe to be a Christian? Define the Gospel in as few words as possible. Why does “according to the Scriptures” make the resurrection believable? How does this type of logic inform how Christians read the Bible? What is grace? Does God’s grace impact your life as Paul described? What difference has it made? Do you ever feel unworthy? How does the Gospel a...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Can you define the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy? What were these gifts in the Corinthian church? Do the gifts of tongues or prophecy continue in the church today or have they ceased? What is the essential purpose of gathering as a church according to 1 Corinthians 14? How important is orderliness in public church meetings? In what practical ways can a church membe...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: Can you define the spiritual gifts of tongues and prophecy? What were these gifts in the Corinthian church? Do the gifts of tongues or prophecy continue in the church today or have they ceased? What is the essential purpose of gathering as a church according to 1 Corinthians 14? How important is orderliness in public church meetings? In what practical ways can a church membe...

Application Questions: 1. Name an object or event that is good, beautiful, and true? What causes you to desire it? 2. How do you differentiate between good and bad? Is morality more than preference? 3. Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is beauty more than perception? 4. Is truth relative to culture and circumstance? Is truth more than opinion?

Application Questions: 1. Name an object or event that is good, beautiful, and true? What causes you to desire it? 2. How do you differentiate between good and bad? Is morality more than preference? 3. Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Is beauty more than perception? 4. Is truth relative to culture and circumstance? Is truth more than opinion?

Application Questions: 1. In 1 Corinthians 13, is love a feeling or an action? What is the relationship between emotions and actions? Is acting in love without feeling love hypocritical? 2. For you, what is the most difficult outcome of love in 1 Corinthians 13? 3. Why is love better than gifts, as Paul describes it as a “more excellent way” (1 Cor 12:31)? 4. How is Christian love more than nicene...

Application Questions: 1. In 1 Corinthians 13, is love a feeling or an action? What is the relationship between emotions and actions? Is acting in love without feeling love hypocritical? 2. For you, what is the most difficult outcome of love in 1 Corinthians 13? 3. Why is love better than gifts, as Paul describes it as a “more excellent way” (1 Cor 12:31)? 4. How is Christian love more than nicene...

Application Questions: 1. Do all Christians have spiritual gifts? What spiritual gifts would others identify in you? 2. What is the purpose of spiritual gifts according to 1 Corinthians 12:7? Give examples of how this principle is evident? 3. Does your local church suffer and rejoice together (1 Corinthians 12:26)? How might you contribute to this mutuality among the members? 4. How will differenc...

Application Questions: 1. Do all Christians have spiritual gifts? What spiritual gifts would others identify in you? 2. What is the purpose of spiritual gifts according to 1 Corinthians 12:7? Give examples of how this principle is evident? 3. Does your local church suffer and rejoice together (1 Corinthians 12:26)? How might you contribute to this mutuality among the members? 4. How will differenc...

Application Questions: Should women or men wear head coverings (hats) while worshiping? Why does Paul make it a matter of conscience (1 Cor 11:13) when he has written, “Let her cover her head” (1 Cor 11:6)? How does 1 Corinthians 11:2-17 influence the way you dress for public worship in church? Does dress even matter? What does the Lord’s Supper symbolize? Why is it an act of worship? Should the L...

Application Questions: Should women or men wear head coverings (hats) while worshiping? Why does Paul make it a matter of conscience (1 Cor 11:13) when he has written, “Let her cover her head” (1 Cor 11:6)? How does 1 Corinthians 11:2-17 influence the way you dress for public worship in church? Does dress even matter? What does the Lord’s Supper symbolize? Why is it an act of worship? Should the L...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. From where do the trials which Christians face come? What kind of attitude should a Christian have in the midst of a trial and why? 2. Which qualities of God help to establish your heart while going through a difficult time? Which promises of God bring you reassurance when facing a trial? Find supporting Scripture. 3. What is the relationship between the testing of your f...

APPLICATION QUESTIONS: 1. From where do the trials which Christians face come? What kind of attitude should a Christian have in the midst of a trial and why? 2. Which qualities of God help to establish your heart while going through a difficult time? Which promises of God bring you reassurance when facing a trial? Find supporting Scripture. 3. What is the relationship between the testing of your f...

Application Questions: Do Christians ever have a right to sue other Christians in civil court? Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 and support your answer why or why not. What does Paul mean “and such were some of you” (1 Cor 6:11)? How has the Gospel changed you by washing, sanctifying, and justifying? What is different about you since your conversion? Why is the physical body important to God? How does sin...

Application Questions: Do Christians ever have a right to sue other Christians in civil court? Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 and support your answer why or why not. What does Paul mean “and such were some of you” (1 Cor 6:11)? How has the Gospel changed you by washing, sanctifying, and justifying? What is different about you since your conversion? Why is the physical body important to God? How does sin...

Application Questions: What is the circumstance in which Paul tells the Corinthian church, “Purge the evil person from among you”? What is church discipline? Should churches remove people from members and under what circumstances? Who is Paul more concerned about—the unrepentant man or the church? What are the sins in question? Have you been involved in church discipline? What was your role? How d...