Difficulties

1:1 - Who was Sosthenes? 1:12 - Is personal discipleship biblical? 1:18-31 - Is Christianity foolish? 1:31 - Why does Paul quote Jeremiah 9:23-24? 2:6-8 - Who are the “rulers of this age?” 2:9 - Why does Paul quote Isaiah 64:4 and 65:17? 2:14 - Are non-Christians unable to understand the Bible or be persuaded by evidence? 2:16 - Why does Paul quote Isaiah 40:13? 3:12-15 - Does a “bema seat” reward contradict the concept of grace? 3:12-15 - Does the Bible teach purgatory? 3:17 - Will God destroy someone for smoking? 4:5 - Can we judge people or not? 4:13 - Did Paul swear? 4:21 - Was Paul really going to beat them with a rod? 5:1-13 - Does this passage teach excommunication from the church? 5:5 - Handed over to Satan? (cf. 1 Tim. 1:20) 6:9-10 - Are sinners not getting into heaven? 6:13 - Will we not have stomachs or food in heaven? 7:8 - Is Paul against marriage? 7:9 - Did Paul have a low view of marriage? 7:10, 12, 25 - Are these portions of Scripture not inspired? 7:10-11, 15, 27-28, 39 - Does Paul allow abandonment as permission for divorce and remarriage? 7:14 - What does sanctified mean here? 8:1 - Is it “arrogant” to be knowledgeable? 8:5-6 - Is there one God or not? 8:11 - Can believers be “ruined” or “destroyed” and go to hell for eating idol-meat? 9:9 - Why does Paul cite Deuteronomy 25:4? 10:1-5 - Did Paul allegorize the OT? 10:7 - Why does Paul cite Exodus 32:6? 10:8 - Were there 23,000 or 24,000 slain? 10:33 - Was Paul a man-pleaser or not? 11:2 - Should we follow traditions or not? 11:3 - Does the Bible teach that men have authority over women? 11:4 - Is it wrong for a man to wear a baseball cap while praying? 11:5-6 - Is it wrong for a woman to have her head uncovered while praying? 11:7-9 - Are women made in God’s image or man’s? 11:10 - What does it mean that a woman has “authority” (exousia) on her head? 11:10 - Because of the angels? 11:14 - Does nature teach that long hair is wrong? 11:27 - Taking the Lord’s Supper in an unworthy manner? 11:29 - Is Paul referring to transubstantiation in this passage? Or something else? 12:3 - Is it impossible for a false teacher to say the phrase “Jesus is Lord”? 12:28 - Are the spiritual gifts equal or not? 13:7 - Should Christians believe all things? 13:8-13 - Are prophecy and tongues temporary? 13:13 - Why does Paul place love above faith and hope? 14:21 - Why does Paul quote Isaiah 28:11? 14:22 - Are tongues a sign for non-Christians? 14:34-35 - Are women supposed to keep silent? 15:2 - Does this passage threaten eternal security? 15:29 - What is baptism for the dead? 15:32 - Why does Paul quote Isaiah 22:13? 15:44 - Will we have physical bodies or spiritual? 15:52 - The last trumpet? 16:2 - Do we have to meet on Sunday for church? 16:20 - Should we greet each other with a holy kiss? 16:22 - Is it wrong to curse people?