Know who you are in Christ

In the fifth week of Out of Context, Pastor Chip tackles a most often misused verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.

Dive deeper into the message with these discussion questions!

Week 5 — 1 Cor. 6:1-11

General:

Have you heard this passage used out of context before? How has this message changed the way you’ve viewed or heard this verse?
What is your "evangelism" style? (Or phrased another way) How do you share the Gospel?
Have you ever used this passage, or a similar one, to judge “sinners” for their lifestyle choices?
In what ways do you evaluate/judge other people?
How might Paul’s point to the Corinthians about legal issues affect the way you deal with legal issues?
“Trivial cases” - When thinking of the heavenly city or the things that really matter in life, what are some things that are “trivial” in your life that steal your attention or heart?
What might be an idol in your life (idolaters)? In what way have you spoken poorly of others (revilers)?
Where & how do you get your fulfillment from a spiritual perspective? Is it from Jesus or self-motivated?
What does it mean that you have been washed, sanctified, and justified? What does it mean for your everyday life?

Take Home 1: We must know our identity (who we are) in Christ? (1 Cor. 6:1,2,11)

What have you fallen prey to putting your identity in?
Do you really know who you are as a Christian? How would you define yourself?
Do you see your witness as being part of your identity as a Christian?
In the list the pastor Chip displayed about who we are in Christ, which word or phrase stood out to you the most?

Take Home 2: The lifestyle Christian’s live within the community is the soil the Lord uses to prepare the hearts of people for the Gospel (1 Cor. 6:7a)

If you truly believe who you are as a Christian, how are living your life and is it visible to others?
In what ways do you allow things in our culture to defeat your witness?
Re-read Acts 2:42-47. What word or phrase stands out to you? How does this description of the first century church impact the way you view the Church today?
What word(s) would people use to describe you?

Take Home 3: Jesus came not to condemn the world but to save it

How does hearing the lifesaving station story challenge or convict you?
What’s something you can do to keep yourself from being distracted from keeping the main thing the main thing (getting equipped to seek & save that which is lost)?

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