Application & Discussion Questions
- Do you have any questions about the meaning of today’s passage?
- Have you experienced church services that seemed chaotic and confusing? What made them feel this way?
- Why is Paul so concerned about church gatherings being orderly?
- From the description of church life in 14:26-32, are you surprised by the amount of participation that was potentially happening in church gatherings? How might this challenge us to pursue more participation in our gatherings?
- Why should we conclude that Paul is not commanding in 14:34-35 total silence for women in church gatherings but forbidding a certain kind of speech? (See I Corinthians 11:5.)
- Why does true spirituality believe the Bible? Do you acknowledge that Paul’s writings in the New Testament are God’s Word?
- How does this passage challenge you personally?
