1 Corinthians Seven

 1. What was one thing about which the Corinthians had written to Paul?

    ___________________________________________________________________

 2. To avoid ____________________ let each man have his ______ _______,

    and let each woman her ______ ________________.

 3. Who has power over the body of the wife? _________________________.

    Who over the husband? _______________________

 4. Does Paul indicate that a period of abstinence could be harmful if

    it were prolonged? _____________

 5. To what does Paul have reference when he states that he wishes all

    men were even as he was? __________________________________________

 6. Paul says it is better to ________________ than to __________.

 7. If a woman depart from her husband, she should remain _____________

    or else be ______________________ to her husband.

 8. What was Paul's advice about living with the unbelieving husband or

    wife? _____________________________________________________________

 9. When Paul says "the brother or sister is not under bondage" (vs15),

    to what does he refer? ____________________________________________

10. How may a wife (husband) save thy husband (wife)? (Compare 1 Peter

    3:1,2). ___________________________________________________________

11. Circumcision and uncircumcision are _________________________, but

    keeping the __________________________________________.

12. Does Paul advise a slave who obeys the gospel to leave his master?

    _______________

13. Why does Paul recommend that the unmarried remain that way? _______

    ___________________________________________________________________

14. Is verse 27 a rule for all ages? __________ Explain _______________

    ___________________________________________________________________

15. Paul said that the ________________ of this world passeth away.

16. Paul said the unmarried are careful for __________________________;

    but he that is married is careful for ____________________________.

17. Paul wanted them to be able to attend upon the Lord without

    __________________________.

18. How did the custom of that day help us understand verses 36-38.

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19. Does the word "bound" (verses 40 and 27) have the same meaning as

    the word "bondage" (verse 15)? ___________ Explain ________________

    ___________________________________________________________________

20. How long is a wife bound to her husband? __________________________

True or False

________  1. The wife (husband) is bound by law to her husband (wife)
             as long as he (she) lives.

________  2. The Corinthians had written to Paul before he wrote 1 Cor.

________  3. Paul forbade marriage during this period of distress in
             Corinth.

________  4. Paul states that the husband and wife have power over one
             another's body.

________  5. "Ye are bought with a price," appears in both chapter six
             and chapter seven.

________  6. Circumcision and uncircumcision are more important than
             keeping the commandments of God.

________  7. Paul gave instructions concerning married people, but had
             no instructions for the unmarried.

________  8. Due to the conditions in Corinth, Paul advised one bound
             to a wife to seek to be loosed.

________  9. In order to avoid fornication, let each man have his own
             wife and each woman have her own husband.

________ 10. Paul said that every man should abide in the same calling
             wherein he was called.

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