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Verse 3. To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. 7. ii. d. Lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect: Paul makes it clear that it is possible to preach the gospel in a way that makes it of no effect. a. . i. i. . Jesus work for us didnt just come out of thin air; it was planned from all eternity and described prophetically in the, iv. Secondly, it was right and proper for Paul to live as if the coming of Jesus was imminent, though he did not in fact know when Jesus would return. But the ancient Greek word for church (ekklesiai) was a non-religious word for an assembly of people, typically gathered together for a specific purpose. Paul praises God for their positives, and expresses confidence that God will take care of their weak points, and confirm them to the end, so that they would be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. i. When writing Scripture, Paul was infallible, but not omniscient. The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. a. Sixth, live in such a manner that you would not be ashamed to die at any moment. These meetings were important in proving to the disciples that Jesus was who He said He was. Someone once said to him, Well, what church are you in now? He said, I am in the true church at last. How many belong to it? Just my wife and myself, and I am not sure about her sometimes.. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grainperhaps wheat or some other grain. iii. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Some people think that Paul was disappointed by the results in Athens, and resolved to preach differently in Corinth. 1. e. Was Paul crucified for you? : If the Corinthian Christians did not continue to, , one day they might let go of the gospel. He will. We should work hard in everything now, working for the Lord, because, Knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. The ancient Christians were for the most part slaves and men of low station; the whole history of the expansion of the church is in reality a progressive victory of the ignorant over the learned, the lowly over the lofty, until the emperor himself laid down his crown before the cross of Christ. (Alford, quoting Olshausen). Evil company corrupts good habits: This is not a quotation from the Old Testament, or even from the words of Jesus. (11-13) Paul exposes the foolishness of their divisions. : This refers to a few different meetings, such as in John 20:26-31, John 21:1-25, Matthew 28:16-20, and Luke 24:44-49. Apparently, some of the Corinthian Christians (probably those of the Paul Party) made a big deal of the fact that they had been baptized by Paul. Though the idea of glorying in the death of a Savior seems foolishness to the world, it is salvation to those who will believe. When Paul explained it like this, it shows how foolish it is to focus on anyone but Jesus. (33-34) Knowing the truth about our resurrection should affect the way we live. Is God supposed to do it or am I supposed to do it? Angels and human beings denote the universe, as gazing upon the conflicts and struggles of the apostles. 3. Expiring saints have often said that their last beds have been the best they have ever slept upon. (Spurgeon), iii. ii. We ought to honour those most whom God most honoureth, either by a more plentiful giving out of his Spirit, or by a more plentiful success upon their labours; but we ought not so far to appropriate any ministers to ourselves, as for them to despise others. It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. : Instead of giving the Jews and Greeks what they demanded in deliverance and wisdom, God gave them something unexpected: a crucified Messiah. He regarded himself as. iii. We dont grow in sanctification by focusing on ourselves, but on Jesus, because Jesus became for us sanctification. The words sanctified and saints communicate the same idea, of being set apart from the world and unto God. As much as Paul was once offended by a crucified Messiah, so the Greeks thought a message of salvation through a humiliating instrument of death foolish. c. The world through wisdom did not know God: There is a constant tendency to think that the smartest and wisest humans will know the most about God. Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits. Where did the Corinthian Christians get their strange ideas about the resurrection, ideas Paul spent this chapter trying to correct? He was not shy about saying he worked harder than any of the other apostles did. But resurrection means that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. If one preaches the word with a reliance on, i. i. Surely, Paul remembered his converts, but the issue of baptism, though important, was not, , it is impossible to claim that Paul was a sacramentalist. 1. There are not a handful of self-deluded souls; there are literally hundreds who saw the resurrected Jesus with their own eyes. i. He compares his own case with that of the Corinthians: " We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honourable, but we are despised, v. 10. a. The problem is addressed. The really significant background, though, is its use in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to render the divine name, Yahweh Christians who used this as their Bible would be familiar with the term as equivalent to deity. (Morris, in Romans), ii. Yet in the first chapter of Acts, Jesus brothers are among the followers of Jesus (Acts 1:14). c. You do not sow that body that shall be God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body: When you plant a wheat seed, a big wheat seed does not come up. . Apparently, some of the Corinthian Christians (probably those of the Paul Party) made a big deal of the fact that, lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name. The Greek word has both a Gentile and a Jewish background. I speak, Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits., Where did the Corinthian Christians get their strange ideas about the resurrection, ideas Paul spent this chapter trying to correct? ? We may request cookies to be set on your device. isnt detailed in the gospels, but is suggested by Matthew 28:10 and 28:16-17. : There are all different kinds of bodies in Gods creation, including, . Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. The great gospel of Jesus Christ, the very power of God unto salvation made empty and of. This chapter falls logically into two divisions having reference to fellow-laborers in God's field (1 Corinthians 3:1-9 a), and to fellow-workers in God's building (1 Corinthians 3:9b-17), with a short summary and recapitulation of the apostle's argument in the epistle to this point (1 Corinthians 3:18-23).THE FIELD. i. This thought will not only to keep you going, but 1 Corinthians 15:58 also says that it can motivate you to always abound in the work of the Lord.' I believe that God has used this exhortation to encourage the guardians to abound in the work of the Lord. When Paul explained it like this, it shows how foolish it is to focus on anyone but Jesus. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. a. (19-21) The wisdom of the world and the wisdom of God. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? iii. The Gospel of Matthew; The Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Luke; The Gospel of John; The Book of Acts; The Book of Romans; The Book of 1 Corinthians . i. iv. , and because in Matthew 12:40 Jesus refers to, : Because this idea is so important, Paul repeats it twice in these two verses. I will not fear thee, death, why should I? Sinners can have no peace with God, nor any from him, but through Christ. There is inherent power in the preaching of the true gospel, when it is received with faith. For others, there is resurrection and eternal life, but unto damnation. How different for the Christian! For some, this would just be spiritual sounding talk, which showed more pride than humility. The Lord Jesus Christ: Paul will often (more than 17 times in the letter) refer to Jesus as the Lord Jesus Christ; it is well to recall what the title means. Trust God, rely on Him, v. If I neglect my end of the partnership, Gods grace doesnt accomplish all that it might, and is therefore given. But Paul meant it. Paul, knowing death is a defeated enemy because of Jesus work, can almost taunt death, and mock it. Where does that atom go in the resurrection? But God does not need every atom of a mans body to make a resurrection body. How can we die daily? No. Even if this is the case, the picture fits. But this is not necessarily the case at all. That there be no divisions among you: The ancient Greek word for divisions is schismata. Although we derive our English word schism from this Greek word, it does not really mean a party or a faction; it properly means tear or rend. Pauls plea is that they stop ripping each other apart, tearing up the body of Christ. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. Spurgeon gives seven steps to dying daily in a sermon titled. 2. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.". : Does this mean everyone is resurrected? At some point before He died, before the veil was torn in two, before He cried out, ii. . Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and, But that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment, perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment, . vi. It doesnt matter if you get the praise or the encouragement; sometimes you will and sometimes you wont. 4. Who became for us: Jesus is not only wisdom for us; He is also righteousness and sanctification and redemption. They could not have known this unless God revealed it to them. This may seem like a small distinction to us, but it must be an important distinction to God. There was an old, contentious Quaker who went from one meeting to another, never finding the true church. Remember though, that it was Jesus, not the Old Testament, which. Understanding the tension between the church and the city is important to understanding the letter of 1 Corinthians. b. It was on a four-and-one-half mile-wide isthmus of land. When Paul first came to Corinth, the ruler of the synagogue was a man named Crispus. : When you plant a wheat seed, a big wheat seed does not come up. Paul always remembered how he had sinned against Jesus church. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. ii. So also is the resurrection of the dead: Its hard to understand what our resurrection bodies will be like, so Paul will use contrast to help us, giving four contrasts between our present body and our future resurrection body. , and each is suited to its own particular environment and needs. Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt, But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, : Looking again at the Corinthians, Paul can say you arent wise according to the world, you arent mighty, you arent noble but you are among, i. (26-29) Gods foolish wisdom is also displayed by whom He has chosen for salvation. Three glimpses of the bodys glory were seen, in Moses face, in Christs transfiguration, and in Stephens countenance. (Trapp), iii. There may have been many more meetings that are not described in the gospels. a. The Romans destroyed Corinth in 146 B.C., but Julius Caesar rebuilt the city a hundred years later. Therefore, the resurrection of Jesus is not some add on to a more important work on the cross. : This was doubtless some very religious matron at Corinth, whose family were converted to the Lord; some of whom were probably sent to the apostle to inform him of the dissensions which then prevailed in the Church at that place., : The Corinthian church suffered under quarreling and conflict. . ii. For those who are not in Jesus Christ, death still has its, . viii. Session 7: Christ's Poverty, Our Wealth. This also demonstrates Jesus credibility, because He proclaimed He would rise three days after His death (Matthew 16:21, 17:23, 20:19). You can check these in your browser security settings. i. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. are significant. It is certain that a blind man is no judge of colours, a deaf man is no judge of sound, and a man who has never been quickened into spiritual life can have no judgment as to spiritual things. (Spurgeon). Enduring Word Info Were the ones really right with God!, vi. ii. Instead of being torn apart, Paul pleads that they would be joined together in the, : A medical word used of knitting together bones that have been fractured, or joining together a joint that has been dislocated. b. b. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Death has no power over the person found in Jesus Christ. Those of Chloes household: Chloe was a woman (probably a Christian) whose business interests caused her representatives (those of her household) to travel between Ephesus and Corinth. iii. iii. It was impossible for the Apostle to preach the gospel without presenting the message of the cross. Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changedin a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. 3. b. i. iii. Are they lying in the grave, in some kind of soul sleep or suspended animation? ! In the Septuagint it is one of the words used to denote the people of Israel in their religious character as Yahwehs assembly. (Bruce in his Acts commentary). So also is the resurrection of the dead. This speaks to the vital need described in Romans 12:2: ii. The phrases foolishness of the message and foolishness of God do not mean Paul actually considered the message and God foolish. Those who insist that we must change the emphasis of the gospel because people cant relate to it today must realize that the people of Pauls day couldnt relate to his preaching either, yet he kept it up, and with great results. Everything good the Corinthian Christians have from God has come to them by grace. Foolish one: In the wording of the ancient Greek, it is even stronger: Fools! is typical of Pauls letters, and draws from both Greek and Jewish customs. (Read 1 Corinthians 14:15-25) There can be no assent to prayers that are not understood. There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory, : Some take this to mean there will be different degrees of glory for believers in heaven. But death is an enemy nonetheless. They, iii. In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul deals more fully with what makes a person an apostle. They had been enriched by him with all spiritual gifts. Chuck Smith points to a grammatical construction that would be different if this trumpet were the trumpet of Revelation 11. iii. Crucify him! if we had our wits about us, we would have shouted back, Dont crucify Him! If there is no resurrection, then there is no future judgment to consider. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. But most prominent was the worship of the Corinthian Aphrodite, who had more than 1,000 hierodouloi (female prostitutes and priestesses) in her service. At its narrowest part the isthmus was crossed by a level track called the, iv. Paul was in Athens a day or two; he stayed in Corinth for a year and a half. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Although Jesus bore the full wrath of God on the cross, iii. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. But dont expose Him to the horror and the humiliation of hanging on a cross. But God wanted, , and if we dont embrace the cross, even with all its strange contradictions and demands, then we are. Probably, was Pauls scribe (or, more technically, his, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, with a building where Christians meet. The gospel, Those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved. The Corinthian Christians are, , but this isnt exclusive to them. to travel between Ephesus and Corinth. : A resurrected body is not a resuscitated corpse. iv. Surely, Paul remembered his converts, but the issue of baptism, though important, was not as important to Paul. : In a single moment, Jesus will gather His people (both dead and on the earth) to Himself, for resurrection. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Fourth, every day seriously test your hope and experience. Paul describes "the work of love" in both positive and negative terms. I bless God that there are so many denominations. Or were you baptized in the name of Paul. It is truly the, i. Paul reminds us of something important: death is an, . It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. (24-28) The resurrection of Jesus leads to the resolution of all things. The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing: To those who reject the salvation of the cross, the idea of being saved through the work of a crucified man is foolish. is perhaps mentioned in Acts 18:17, as the head of a Corinthian synagogue who was beaten because he protected Paul. Yet, we can see by this that, that he baptized so few in Corinth, and he, as an evangelist, could. Its wrong to say that Paul preached a watered-down gospel in Athens. At its narrowest part the isthmus was crossed by a level track called the diolcus, over which vessels were dragged on rollers from one port to the other. Yet not it, but the grace of God which was with me. Finally, one could only read, , and the church also just became another social gathering place, all about, To the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, ; perhaps this is better understood as an, . . a. I plead with you, brethren: Paul was an apostle of Jesus Christ. For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. Because church was a secular term (referring to the gatherings of the citizenry in a city-state to discuss and decide on matters of public interest [Mare]), Paul calls the gathering of Christians in Corinth the church of God. In light of all this, how could the Corinthian Christians let go of such an important truth? The answer is, Yes! God does it and we do it. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage. Get Prayer Requests and Updates from David Guzik . Human wisdom is constantly rejecting God and opposing Him, and ultimately showing itself foolish and perishing in doing so. Were the ones really right with God!, ii. 1 Corinthians 5 - Confronting Immorality in the Church A. The Corinthians were a rich church, not only materially, but also in their speech and knowledge of Jesus (all utterance and in all knowledge the testimony of Christ), in their abounding in the gifts (come short in no gift), and in that they lived in anticipation of Jesus coming (eagerly waiting). The work of God in the Corinthian Christians could be seen by what they said, by what they learned, by a supernatural element in their lives, and by their expectant anticipation of Jesus return. 1 Co 1:14-17 a. He kept to His gospel, because for those who believed it (. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 2 Corinthians 4:10, Galatians 6:17. and (concrete, of felt necessity: , 50, abstract, of general principle) relate, as in 1 Corinthians 15:42 ff., to the present, living . Ancient writers considered Corinth rich, prosperous always great and wealthy (Mare). iii. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Session 2: God's Answer Is Yes! ii. Corinth was a major city of business, especially because of its location. Pauls third proof for the resurrection in this section is also compelling. We may request cookies to be set on your device. The Gospel of Matthew; The Gospel of Mark; The Gospel of Luke; The Gospel of John; The Book of Acts; The Book of Romans; The Book of 1 Corinthians . Raised in incorruption raised in glory raised in power: Our resurrection body will be glorious! We know that Jesus could do this after His resurrection; He could miraculously appear in a room that had all the doors locked and the windows shut. (1-2) Preface to the proclamation of Pauls gospel. In these first 10 verses, Paul refers to Jesus in every verse, for a total of 11 times. Love suffers long: Love will endure a long time. i. Of course, Paul did baptize a few in Corinth. 15:20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own. i. He recognizes that the gifts were not the problem, but wrong attitudes and beliefs about the gifts. i. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. Certain divines tell us that they must adapt truth to the advance of the age, which means that they must murder it and fling its dead body to the dogs which simply means that a popular lie shall take the place of an offensive truth. (Spurgeon). It is important to understand that when Paul says, . Save your pity for those who reject the complete work of Jesus on the cross at Calvary, and save your pity for those preachers who do not have the heart of Paul in 1 Corinthians 1:23, when he proclaimed the center of the Christian message: ? His replacement was a man named Sosthenes, who was beaten by the Roman officials in a bit of anti-Semitic backlash against the Jews who tried to persecute Paul. In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul deals more fully with what makes a person an apostle. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. III. But every man Shall be reanimated, raised, and glorified; in his own order Or in his own band, as more properly signifies, denoting a band of soldiers, a cohort, or legion; the word for order being rather . In His work, He communicates three things to those who are, means that we are legally declared not only not guilty, but to have a, speaks of our behavior, and how the believers are to be separate, by focusing on ourselves, but on Jesus, because Jesus, is a word from the slave trade. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. : Paul thanks God for the gifts among the Corinthians, even though they were causing some trouble. It is one thing to prefer one minister to another, but we cannot divide into cliques behind one minister or another. To remain willfully ignorant of the truth is sin. Jesus did not die as a mere martyr for a cause. We are not bound to make every minister our pastor, but we are bound to have a just respect for every minister, who by his doctrine and holy life answereth his profession and holy calling. (Poole). The lack of adequate respiration resulted in severe muscle cramps, which hindered breathing even further. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then death has power over Him and defeated Him. Were the ones really right with God!. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. It means that the righteous deeds and character of Jesus are accounted to us. They know Jesus rose from the dead., followers of Jesus before His Ascension, though Acts 1:15 mentions only the 120 who were in the Jerusalem area. Enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and in all knowledge, : This was the effect of grace in the life of the Corinthian Christians. Jesus does not belong to any one party. These cliques ignore the truth of unity over all diversity in the church, even if they were all in the name of spirituality. (12-13) The resurrection of Jesus proves there is a resurrection. It isnt. Can even this much be said about many churches today? b. O Hades, where is your victory? The term church of God has Old Testament associations, especially in the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament). The double speaks, as in 2 Corinthians 5:2, Romans 7:24, out of P.'s painful self-consciousness: cf. We have all borne the image of the first, will also bear His resurrection image. He has destroyed the wisdom of the wise, just as He said He would., i. But God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. ( John 15:1-3) Jesus as the true vine . The Lord will show His remembrance of our work and labor of love at the resurrection. However, we learn something just from the meaning of the ancient Greek word apostolos, which has the idea of a special ambassador. Paul was a special ambassador of Jesus Christ to the world and to the church. ii. It is a vain inquiry here, whether he means good or bad angels. This passage also makes it clear that the individual doing the baptizing doesnt really affect the validity of the baptism. Like the biblical revelation itself, his argument begins with God the creator of all and ends with God the judge of all The speech as it stands admirably summarizes an introductory lesson in Christianity for cultured pagans. (Bruce, in his commentary on Acts) At the same time, it is not unreasonable to think that Paul came from the intellectual environment of Athens, to the open wickedness of Corinth, with a renewed passion to preach the gospel plainly and without compromise. There is nothing more uncomely, unlovely, and loathsome than a dead body; but it will not be so when it shall be raised again, then it shall be a beautiful, comely body. Through much of this book, Paul deals with the moral problems of the Corinthians: envy, divisions, pride, immorality, greed, irreverence, and selfishness. 2. Now, after preparing their minds for rebuke, acting like a good, experienced surgeon, who touches the wound gently when a painful remedy must be used, Paul begins to handle them more severely. (Calvin). Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt any noble; instead it is not many noble. Over time, two things happened: the church lost its passion for Jesus and His gospel, and ivy began to grow on the archway. i. All will be resurrected in the sense that they will receive a resurrection body and live forever. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Many things made Corinth famous. Crispus believed on the Lord with all his household (Acts 18:8), and was saved. Instead, a stalk of wheat grows. This is the sharpest and the shrillest note, the boldest and the bravest challenge, that ever man rang in the ears of death Death is here out-braved, called craven to his face, and bidden to do his worst. (Trapp), ii. i. Paul will not allow this. 1 Corinthians 1:14-17 INTRODUCTION 1. I am of Apollos: There was the Apollos Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of a man who is great in power and spiritual gifts, and an impressive man. i. Crispus is likely mentioned in Acts 18:8, Gaius in Romans 16:23. b. I thank God Christ did not send me to baptize: For Paul, preaching was more important than baptizing, though he was certainly not opposed to baptism. But how we receive grace will help to determine how effective the gift of grace is. Paul made it clear that to be, ?