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:

1. Name the different spiritual gifts St. Paul mentions in chapter 12.
2. Give verses talking about how we should care for one another.
3. Who is the source of all spiritual gifts?
4. Name four different spiritual gifts
5. What are the characteristics of love?
6. When will the prophecies, tongues and knowledge fail cease and vanish?
7. To what does St. Paul compare the one who speaks with tongues but has no love?
8. What are the characteristics of love?
9. What makes prophecy so important?
10. What does St. Paul want to say in verse 19?
11. Who does the one who speaks in a tongue speaks to?
12. If there is no interpreter in the church what should any one who speaks with tongue do?

Homework:

1. Who is the source of all spiritual gifts? A) the Holy Bible b) the Church c) the Holy Spirit
2. List three parts of the human body mentioned in this chapter
3. Love never _____.
4. And now abide _____, ______, love, these three; but the greatest of these is ______.
5. 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
6. God is the author of: a) the Book b) the Holy Bible c) peace d) confusion