After dealing with problems of worship and service concerning veiled women (11:216) and abused communion service (11:1734), Paul writes three chapters about operations of the church in its gospel ministry Chapter 12 is about spiritual gifts, or divinely endowed capacities for service Chapter 14 compares two of these gifts (prophecy and tongues) Chapter 13 is the classic treatise on love, the grace that makes gifts fruitful Read 14:1 and observe how the subjects of each of the three chapters are represented by the verse (Note: The order of chapters given above is a logical order Scan the three chapters and determine why Paul inserted chapter 13 in the middle.) The lists of gifts found in chapter 12 are not exhaustive Read Romans 12:6-8 and Ephesians 4:11, and keep those lists in mind as you study Corinthians 12 Also read these related passages: Romans 1:11; 12:6; Corinthians 4:7; Timothy 1:6; Hebrews 2:4; Peter 4:10 In chapter 14 Paul compares two spiritual gifts that were being exercised in the church at Corinth: (1) prophecy — the divine gift of revealing the will of God, meeting the need that later was to be lled by the written New Testament; (2) tongues — the divine gift of expressing praises to God in words unintelligible to the hearers The words are intelligible to those who have been given the gift of interpretation (12:10) CHART 71: CORINTHIANS 8:1-11:1: HOW TO KEEP YOUR CHRISTIAN LIBERTY FROM BECOMING A STUMBLING BLOCK TO OTHERS (8:9) The structure of chapter 14 is shown by Chart 72 Read the chapter through once, underlining strong words and repeated words Note, for example, every reference to edi cation What is the main point of each paragraph? Compare your observations on this with the keynotes shown on Chart 72 The rst four paragraphs (14:1-25) compare the gifts of speaking in tongues and prophesying and show how the latter gift excels.17 The two paragraphs of 14:26-36 give instructions regarding the order of the worship service, especially with reference to the two spiritual gifts E LORD’S SUPPER (11:17-34) The fullest statement of the New Testament ordinance of the Lord’s Supper appears in verses 23-34 It is quoted in practically every communion service How is the “formula” of verses 23-26 related to the paragraph before (vv 17-22) and after (vv 27-34)? ... in the church at Corinth: (1) prophecy — the divine gift of revealing the will of God, meeting the need that later was to be lled by the written New Testament; (2) tongues — the divine gift of. .. (11:17-34) The fullest statement of the New Testament ordinance of the Lord’s Supper appears in verses 23-34 It is quoted in practically every communion service How is the “formula” of verses... prophesying and show how the latter gift excels.17 The two paragraphs of 14:26-36 give instructions regarding the order of the worship service, especially with reference to the two spiritual gifts