Equal but Different
March 16, 2010 · Filed Under Sermon Study Guides
1 Corinthians 11:2-16
- Why is a text like this so sensitive to deal with in today’s culture? What has brought us to this place? What would you say to someone if they claimed that Paul was a sexist?
- Is there a distinction to be made between things in the Bible that were cultural forms and things that were not? What would be some examples of each? What would mixing these up result in?
- Is there a hierarchy within the trinity? Explain. What is the difference between essence and function? How does this relate to man/husband and woman/wife? What is the wisdom in retaining an ecclesiastical (church) structure that corresponds to the Bible’s outline for our domestic (home/family) structure?
- (For fun) Can you make sense of the reference to the angels in vs. 10? You might think about passages like Heb. 1:14 and 1 Peter 1:10-12. (Also note some references to angels in the Psalms: Ps. 91:9-13; 103:20-22; 148:2)
- What would be some wrong applications from this text? What would be some right applications?
- Formulate your own question from this text to share with the group.
- Pray for our families and our church to embrace God’s design and flourish within the functional roles he has laid out for us. As this section begins a larger focus on worship, pray that God would make us the kind of body that worships Him truly and passionately.
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