2 Corinthians Worksheet - Chapter 7

Daily Reading Personal Application Questions 2 Corinthians Chapter 7 1. What can you apply to your life from today's reading? 2. What portion of this chapter stands out to you? 3. How would you describe the theme of the chapter to someone who does not know much about the Bible? 4. What example did you find to follow? 5. Was there an error (sin) you found to avoid? 6. Did you find a duty (command) to obey? 7. How will reading this chapter effect your life from now on? 8. Pick a verse to meditate on and try to memorize it. 9. Was there a promise to claim? 10. What is your summary and prayer today? Observation Questions For 2 Corinthians Chapter 7 1. What does Paul tell the Corinthians to do in light of all the promises of God? vs. 1 2. Paul wanted the Corinthians to open their hearts to him. What 3 things did he say he had not been guilty of concerning his ministry to them? vs.2 3. What did Paul say in regard to his affection for the believers there? vs.3,4 - (name 5 things) 4. What was Paul overflowing in joy through? vs. 4 Have you ever had a time of affliction that you still experienced joy through? Would you like to share that with us? 5. Paul explains when they were in Macedonia, their flesh was given no rest. What did he deal with there? vs. 5 How does it help you to see that Paul had fear? Had you thought of him in this way before this study? 6. Paul was depressed. How did God comfort him? vs. 6 Has the Lord used a person in your life at times of depression? Would you like to share it with us? 7. What did Titus report to Paul concerning the church at Corinth? vs. 7 8. How did Paul receive the report given? vs.7 Paul had sent a letter to the Corinthian church through Titus. Most likely, this would be the content we have in I Corinthians. The letter had caused sorrow for some because as you will all remember, immorality and many other things were discussed in I Corinthians. Paul is rejoicing at the report that they had been made sorrowful only because the sorrow had led them to repentance. (vs.8,9) 9. What does godly sorrow produce in us? vs. 10 10. What does the sorrow of the world produce? vs. 10 Worldly sorrow is to be sorry for the consequences, but godly sorrow is to be realize we have hurt the heart of God. Read Psalm 51. Who did David acknowledge sinning against in his prayer of repentance? (vs.4).. What had happened to his own heart in his sorrow and repentance? (vs.17) 11. What were the results of the godly sorrow of the Corinthian believers? Name 8 things given in vs.11 12. Paul said that the purpose of the letter was not for the offender or the one offended, but to show the church their earnestness toward them, and this brought Paul much comfort. What gave Paul even more reason to rejoice? vs. 12,13 13. What caused Titus to have his affections stirred all the more as he remembered being with the church at Corinth? vs.14,15 14. Finally, what did Paul rejoice in? vs. 16 15. Summarize what you have learned today and post a prayer.