13. The mind of God – 1 Corinthians 2:2-16
A.S.K. - 13
Read 1 Corinthians 2:2-16 and pages 59-62 of A.S.K.
Questions from the Bible reading
1. Why didn’t Paul try to be cleverer in his preaching? (v4-5)
2. When did God first make his plan to give his people glory? (v6-7)
3. What showed that people did not understand how God was working through Jesus? (v8-9)
4. What makes it possible for Christians to be different and see what God was doing? (v10-11)
5. Where do we find the “words taught by the Spirit”? (v12-13)
6. How does the world often react to the truths taught in the Bible? (v14-15)
7. Where is Paul quoting from to show God works without needing our advice? (v16)
8. Draw a picture, or write a description, of Paul when he first preached in Corinth. (v2-3)
Questions from the book
1. Why should it really matter to us what God thinks?
2. What is going to happen on the day of judgement at the end of time?
3. Why are God’s plans for our future better than our dreams for our future?
4. Why will it not simply become boring to live forever?
5. How would you explain what the Bible is to someone who’s never seen it before?
6. Write a prayer which humbly admits our ignorance and asks God for His wisdom in our lives.
Questions to do at home
1. Ask someone else to tell you what the Bible is.
2. Think about what you would say to a friend who asked “why would God speak through a book?”
3. Isaiah 40, quoted by Paul, is about God declaring himself greater than anything and everything on the earth. List out things which people sometimes treat as equal to (or even more important than) God.