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1 Corinthians 1 · Grade 5

Christ, the Wisdom of God

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Read and Think

First Corinthians is a letter Paul wrote to the church he planted in Corinth (3:6; 4:15). The opening names the sender and recipients, then gives a greeting and thanksgiving. Paul calls the believers saints, meaning people set apart by God, even though the rest of the letter addresses serious problems. His thanksgiving rests on God's faithfulness rather than on their behavior.

The first problem is division. Believers were rallying around Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or even claiming Christ as their party slogan. Paul's three questions expose the error: Christ is not divided, Paul was not crucified for them, and they were not baptized into Paul's name. Leaders are servants; Christ alone is the center of the church.

Paul then contrasts the wisdom of this world with the wisdom of God. Jews asked for signs and Greeks sought wisdom, but Paul preached Christ crucified, which seemed a stumbling block to some and foolishness to others. Yet for those God has chosen, Christ is the power and wisdom of God. God deliberately chose what the world considers foolish, weak, and lowly so that salvation is clearly His work. Christ became for believers wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does Paul call the Corinthians saints even though they had problems?

  2. What do Paul's three questions about division show?

  3. How did Jews and Greeks each react to the message of the cross?

  4. Why did God choose what the world considers weak and lowly?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Where is the ____
  2. God chose the lowly things of the ____

Down

  1. By those who are from Chloe’s ____
  2. For seeing that in the ____ of God

Think About It

  1. Paul says leaders are servants and Christ is the center. How can you honor good teachers without making them the center of your faith?

  2. The cross looked foolish to many people, yet it is God's power. Where do you see the world's idea of wisdom differ from God's wisdom today?

Memory Verse

“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

1 Corinthians 1:18 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being faithful to me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can a church stay united?
  • How is God's wisdom different from the world's wisdom?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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