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3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 4 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? 10 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. 16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. 19 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. 24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. |
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202. What freedom was Paul claiming by his question, "am I not free"? (v.1) 203. What other aspects of Christian freedom are explained in the New Testament? 204. Why did Paul frame some of his questions in this chapter so as to suggest an affirmative answer? 205. Why did he ask, "am I not an apostle"? (v.1) 206. Why did he ask, "Have I not seen Jesus our Lord"? (v.1) 207. What place in the preaching of the apostles did the resurrection of Jesus have? 208. What distinction is there between the witness of Paul and the other apostles? 209. How is the importance of the appearance of Jesus to Paul shown by Luke in the book of Acts? 210. How did Paul describe the appearance of Jesus to him in this letter to the Corinthians? 211. How important is emphasis on the teaching the resurrection by Christians today? 212. Why did Paul ask the question in verse 1? 213. Did the Corinthians deny his apostleship? 214. Who, in all probability, did deny it? 215. What is the connection between the fact of Paul’s apostleship and his freedom? 216. What defense did Paul make of his apostleship in 1 Corinthians? 217. Who were those whom Paul called "the very chiefest apostles?" 218. Why does Paul suggest that the Corinthians couldn’t afford to deny that he was an apostle? 219. What did he mean when he said, "for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord?" (v.2) 220. To what does the expression, "Mine answer to them that do examine me is this" refer? (v.3) 221. Why did Paul ask this question which implied a negative answer: "Have we not power to eat and to drink"? (v.4) 222. Why did he mention his right to be accompanied on his missionary journeys by a Christian wife?(v.5) 223. How are we to understand that the words of the text mean "a Christian wife"? (v.5) 224. Why did he mention the rights of the rest of the apostles? 225. What of their marital status? 226. What were the names of the brothers of Jesus? 227. What does Scripture show that Joseph and Mary had children besides Jesus? 228. What was the attitude of Jesus’ brothers toward Him during His ministry? 229. What finally convinced them that He was the Lord? 230. Why did Paul mention Cephas in addition to the apostles?(v.5) 231. What is the history of the relation of the work of Barnabas to Paul’s?(v.6) 232. What did his question suggest as to the limitation of their rights? 233. What examples from everyday life did Paul present to support his view that he had a right to receive support from his preaching the gospel? 234. Was Paul a "located evangelist" or a traveling one? 235. What did he mean by sowing spiritual things and reaping carnal things? 236. In what sense did he use "carnal things" in 3:1-3? 237. To whom did he refer by the statement "If others be partakers of this power over you"? (verse 12a) 238. Why did he mention them? 239. How was Paul supported at Corinth? 240. Is "tentmaking" a spiritual picture of anything? 241. Why, did Paul resort to it? 242. What are the two additional arguments which Paul presented to prove his right to receive support? 243. Why was it necessary to mention them? 244. How did the sons of Eli abuse the law regarding the priest’s portion of the sacrifice? 245. What is to be said about ministers who make exhorbant salaries? Is it against the 9th commandment to question this? Why or why not? 246. What else did Paul say about Christians working? Shouldn't Christians in a business attempt to first hire other qualified Christians? What about Galatians 6:9,10? 247. Show why tithing is not part of New Testament worship. 248. What are some of the principles regulating Christian giving? 249. If tithing is not presented as a command in the New Testament, can we safely use this as an excuse for giving less to the support of the Lord's work? 250. Why was it necessary for Paul to say that he was not writing that he might receive support? 251. How deeply did Paul feel on the matter of preaching the gospel without charge? 252. Why was he determined to do it this way? 253. What did he mean by saying ,"necessity is laid upon me"?(v.16) 254. Why did he say, "Woe is me if I preach not the gospel"?(v.16) 255. What was his reward in preaching as he did? 256. In what sense was he under bondage to all? 257. How did he use his Jewish background to gain Jews? 258. What limit did he place on the matter of compliance with Jewish customs? 259. How is this illustrated by the cases of Timothy and Titus? 260. As a Christian, what law was Paul under? 261. Since he was a Jew, how did he approach Gentiles? 262. How did he approach those who were weak? 263. What was his two-fold concern in preaching the gospel? 264. What lesson did he teach from the figure of the race? 265. Where are the rules of the race of life found? 266. What kind of crown is the Christian to strive for? 267. How is it described? 268. What was Paul's attitude toward running the race of life? 269. What is the goal of Christian activity? 270. How did Paul show that he had assumed the role of victor in this life's struggle against sin? 271. Why did he say, "I myself should be a castaway"?
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