OPEN:
- What is the strangest food you have ever eaten?
- Were you raised in a permissive environment or in a strict, but forgiving, one? Give an example.
DIG:
- How is drinking the cup of thanksgiving a participation in the blood of Christ? How is breaking the bread a participation in the body of Christ?
- Why does Paul mention eating the Old Testament sacrifices (1 Corinthians 10:18) in this context?
- When you partake in the body and blood of Christ during Communion, what does it mean to you?
- How have you been involved in something that God would consider idolatry?
- In what ways is a Christian free (1 Corinthians 10:23-24)? How do you exercise your freedom in Christ?
- In 1 Corinthians 10:24, Paul says, "Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others." How can you receive the love and care you need if you live by that verse?
REFLECT:
- Is there anything you do that does not bother your conscience but might bother the conscience of someone else? Explain.
- Verses 27-33 describe what a believer should do in a relationship with an unbeliever. Do Paul's instructions sound hypocritical? Do you act differently around Christians and non-Christians? How come?
Other Resources:
Imitating Jesus we talk about the perfect example of Jesus and how He is: forgiving, peaceful, a teacher, selfless, and obedient. 1 Corinthians 11
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