Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Lay Academy
October 26 , 2008
“I Came to You in Weakness”
I Corinthians Chapters 1-5
Answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above".
1. I Corinthians is from Paul and Sosthenes. Sosthenes was:
a. an orator
b. a tax collector
c. head of a synagogue
d. a priest
(Hint: See Acts 18)
2. How many people did Paul baptize at Corinth?
a. 3
b. 30
c. 300
d. 3000
3. At Athens, Paul preached an intellectual sermon. When he came to Corinth, he decided to: --
a. use the same sermon, verbatim
b. develop the themes of natural theology
c. give a fuller account of Christianity
d. preach only the crucifixion of Christ
4. No-one knows the thoughts of God, except-- :
a. Jesus
b. the Holy Spirit
c. an apostle
d. a mystic
5. Paul compares himself to a:
a. sailor
b. builder
c. soldier
d. athlete
6. In order to become wise, a man should --:
a. study
b. pray
c. teach
d. be a fool
7. Paul calls the Corinthians --:
a. beginners
b. Sons of Light
c. priests
d. kings
8. Paul calls the apostles --:
a. angels
b. prophets
c. ministers
d. garbage
9. A man is living with his father’s wife. The Corinthians should --::
a. expel him
b. fine him
c. reeducate him
d. ignore him
10. The Corinthians should:
a. celebrate the Passover
b. ignore the Passover
c. convert the Passover meal into the Eucharist
d. design a new Christian calendar