1 Corinthians Outline with Links to Questions by Stephen Ricker
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1 CORINTHIANS Outline with Links to Questions

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Introduction (1:1-9)

Divisions in the Church (1:10-4:21)

  1. GOJesus Christ the Power and Wisdom of God, 1 Corinthians 1:1-2:5
    1. Greetings (1:1-9)
    2. Agree With One Another (1:10-17)
    3. Boast in the Lord (1:18-2:5)
  2. GOA Wrong Concept of Christian Leaders, 1 Corinthians 2:6-4:5
    1. Wisdom From the Spirit (2:6-16)
    2. Who We Follow and What We Do (3:1-15)
    3. Temples of God (3:16-4:5)
  3. GOA Wrong Concept of a Christian, 1 Corinthians 4:6-21
    1. At the End of the Procession (4:6-13)
    2. The Kingdom of God is a Matter of Power (4:14-21)
  4. Instructions on Daily Living (5:1-11:1)

  5. GOWashed, Sanctified, and Justified in Jesus, 1 Corinthians 5:1-6:20
    1. Discipline an Immoral Believer (5:1-13)
    2. Lawsuites Before Non-Believers (6:1-11)
    3. Sexual Immorality (6:12-20)
  6. GOInstruction on Marriage, 1 Corinthians 7:1-40
    1. General Principle on Marriage (7:1-7)
    2. The Problems of the Married (7:8-24)
    3. The Problems of the Unmarried (7:25-40)
  7. GOInstruction on Questionable Practices, 1 Corinthians 8:1-9:27
    1. Food Sacrificed to Idles (8:1-13)
    2. The Rights of an Apostle (9:1-18)
    3. A Self-Made Slave to Everyone (9:19-27)
  8. GOSeek Others Good, 1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1
    1. Warnings From Israel's History (10:1-13)
    2. Feasts and the Lord's Supper (10:14-22)
    3. The Believer's Freedom (10:23-11:1)
  9. Instructions on Public Worship (11:2-14:40)

  10. GOBefore the Lord, 1 Corinthians 11:2-34
    1. Propriety in Worship (11:2-16)
    2. The Lord's Supper (11:16-34)
  11. GOThe Greatest of These is Love, 1 Corinthians 12:1-13:13
    1. Spiritual Gifts (12:1-11)
    2. One Body, Many Parts (12:12-30)
    3. Faith, Hope and Love; With Love the Greatest (12:31-13:13)
  12. GOProphecy and Public Worship, 1 Corinthians 14:1-40
    1. Prophecy Better Than Speaking in Tongues (14:1-25)
    2. Orderly Public Worship (14:26-40)
  13. The Gospel of Resurrection (15:1-58)

  14. GOThe Power of Resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:1-34
    1. The Gospel of the Resurrection (15:1-11)
    2. The Necessity of the Resurrection (15:12-19)
    3. The Consequences of Jesus' Resurrection (15:20-28)
    4. Because of Resurrection I Die Every Day (15:29-34)
  15. GOThe Glory of Resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
    1. The Splendor of the Heavenly Bodies (15:35-44)
    2. The Glorious Image of the Man From Heaven (15:45-49)
    3. The Glory of the Second Coming of Christ (15:50-58)
  16. Conclusion: Practical and Personal Matters (16:1-24)

  17. GOFinally, 1 Corinthians 16:1-24
    1. A Gift For Jerusalem's Needy (16:1-4)
    2. Personal Requests (16:5-18)
    3. Final Greetings (16:19-24)