Week 5: Gifts of the Spirit
Title: Gifts of the Spirit
Objective:
- Unity and diversity in the Body of Christ
- The Christian definition of Love
- Teaching, tongues, and church order
Resources:
- Catena Bible Commentary
- HEMY Bible Study(Includes material)
- Fr Dawoud Lamie's Bible study (Easy Arabic)
- Fr Tadros Y Malaty commentary
Reading:
- 1 Corinthians 12-14
Key verse(s):
- "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13
Comments:
Review questions:
- Name the different spiritual gifts St. Paul mentions in chapter 12.
- Give verses talking about how we should care for one another.
- Who is the source of all spiritual gifts?
- Name four different spiritual gifts
- What are the characteristics of love?
- When will the prophecies, tongues and knowledge fail cease and vanish?
- To what does St. Paul compare the one who speaks with tongues but has no love?
- What are the characteristics of love?
- What makes prophecy so important?
- What does St. Paul want to say in verse 19?
- Who does the one who speaks in a tongue speaks to?
- If there is no interpreter in the church what should any one who speaks with tongue do?
Homework:
- Who is the source of all spiritual gifts? A) the Holy Bible b) the Church c) the Holy Spirit
- List three parts of the human body mentioned in this chapter
- Love never _____.
- And now abide _____, ______, love, these three; but the greatest of these is ______.
- If there is no interpreter in the church, the one speaking with tongues should:
a) find an interpreter b) get a prophet c) get a judge d) keep silent - God is the author of: a) the Book b) the Holy Bible c) peace d) confusion
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