Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 1 The destruction of death was shown at the resurrection of Jesus, when, But when He says all things are put under Him, it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted, : Paul reminds us that the Son will not someday be superior to the Father. ii. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. While our present bodies are adapted for the environment of time and earth, our resurrection bodies will be adapted for the environment of eternity and heaven. We know that Peter had a wife, because . It is as if he says, You all may not recognize my apostolic credentials. Aramaic is the language that Jesus spoke. We dont need to waver, we dont need to change direction, we dont need to fall, and we dont need to quit. i. Paul expressed the same idea again in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18. d. 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. 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. e. It pleased God: God takes pleasure in accomplishing our salvation in a way no one would have expected. a. 2. 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. Jesus gave him the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and hes our man. Paul writes this letter from Ephesus, where these people from Chloes household visited and told him about the condition of the the Corinthian church. It was prosperous, busy, and growing; it had a deserved reputation for the reckless pursuit of pleasure. Evil company corrupts good habits: This is not a quotation from the Old Testament, or even from the words of Jesus. ii. Trapp says Paul can write this Because none out of hell ever suffered more than the saints have done.. : The Corinthian Christians had their strong points, and they had their weak points. One day, students in one of Albert Einsteins classes were saying they had decided that there was no God. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. Paul doesnt only consider believers in Corinth to be the church of God. Our resurrection body will be a heavenly (celestial) body, suited for life in heaven, not only life on this earth. He was a changed man, forgiven, cleansed, and full of love when he used to be full of hate. Paul, knowing death is a defeated enemy because of Jesus work, can almost taunt death, and mock it. Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? The pursuit of human wisdom may bring an earthly contentment or happiness (though this is rare), but in itself, it can never bring the true knowledge of the true God. We have all borne the image of the first, will also bear His resurrection image. What will Paul boast about? Rather, He is saying that the worlds wisdom and education does not bring us salvation in Jesus Christ. It means that the righteous deeds and character of Jesus are accounted to us. As through the sin of the first Adam, all men became mortal, because all had from him the same sinful nature, so, through the resurrection of Christ, shall all who are made to partake of the Spirit, and the spiritual nature, revive, and live for ever. They did not value the wisdom expressed in the message of the cross. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. There is much in 1 Corinthians that is unflattering to the Christians of Corinth. Sunday School - PITWM Paul will tell the Corinthian Christians something they could not have known by reason or research. ii. i. i. O Death, where is your sting? And so it is written, [verse 1 Corinthians 15:45 ,] The first man Adam was made a living soul; but the last Adam [Jesus Christ] was made a quickening spirit ( 1 Corinthians 15:45 ). 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. We dont find freedom by focusing on ourselves, because Jesus became for us redemption. He is. (Messiah) meant power, splendor, and triumph. Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 a. He had authority in the church. Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother. f. His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord: In these first 10 verses, Paul refers to Jesus in every verse, for a total of 11 times. a. Study Guide for 1 Corinthians 13 by David Guzik - Blue Letter Bible : Does this mean everyone is resurrected? 4. They were called saints. The great gospel of Jesus Christ, the very power of God unto salvation made empty and of no effect through the pride and cleverness of men! Nor does corruption inherit incorruption: The word corruption does not mean moral or ethical corruption, but physical, material corruption. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. They go there with the furrowed brow, the hollowed cheek, the wrinkled skin; they shall wake up in beauty and glory. (Spurgeon). All rights reserved worldwide. Paul may be changing the names to protect the innocent, or to show mercy to the guilty. (50-53) The need for the resurrection. For the grace which was given to you by Jesus Christ: This was the specific reason for Pauls gratitude. If Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins and remove our guilt, then why is the resurrection of Jesus so important? They were, is mere flattery, Pauls way of preparing them for coming rebuke. i. 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. For the unbeliever, this life alone gives them any chance at pleasure, and whatever happiness they can find now is all the happiness they will ever know. Simply put, God the Father will always be God the. Athena, Apollo, Poseidon, Hermes, Isis, Serapis, and Asclepius, among others, had temples to their honor in Corinth. b. Therefore, the resurrection of Jesus is not some add on to a more important work on the cross. They take the submission of God the Son as proof that He must not be equal in deity to God the Father. Therefore, if Jesus is not risen, He is unable to save. 1 Corinthians 15 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity In these first 10 verses, Paul refers to Jesus in every verse, for a total of 11 times. I am of Christ: There was the Jesus Party, who declared You all are so carnal, following after mere men. The changed character of the apostles, and their willingness to die for the testimony of the resurrection, eliminate, For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. This aspect of the nature of God is something God wants us to walk in, having a concern for the glory of others, and not our own (Philippians 2:3-4). The work of God in the Corinthian Christians could be seen by, iii. Verse 3. describes the Christians marching orders at the rapture of the Church. Grace, by definition, is given freely. Were the ones really right with God!, iv. 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). The expression means that he was public in his trials, and that this was exhibited to the universe. Those who feel called to rebuke sin and correct error in the church today should follow Pauls example. c. There are different bodies or structures in the universe (sun moon stars), and each is created with its own glory, and each is suited to its own particular environment and needs. In light of all this, how could the Corinthian Christians let go of such an important truth? Paul always remembered how he had sinned against Jesus church. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. a. It wasnt so much that they thought Apollos was great, but that they were great for following him. The actual Corinthian factions may have centered around people in the congregation, not the different apostles who ministered to them. Jesus plainly spoke of both, i. If you do not believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead in a resurrection body the way the Bible says He did, then, g. When you know what rests on the resurrection, you know why, if in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable. Is made a "making alive spirit," a spirit that makes alive. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 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. For it is written: In this quotation from Isaiah 29:14, Paul shows that in spiritual matters, God opposes the wisdom of man. 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. The hearing and trusting of the true gospel will bring the power of God into your life. How can Paul be confident of this when the Corinthian church has so many problems? : Paul would argue hard for his apostolic credentials, because he knew he had to be respected as an apostle. Jesus: The given name of the son of Mary, and adopted son of Joseph, which is the Greek pronunciation of Joshua. He was also humble enough to know that even his hard work was the work of Gods grace in him. III. He clearly denies here that he considers baptism essential to the remission of sin or the means of obtaining forgiveness. (Robertson), iii. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 - Sermon Writer 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. if Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! . Gods wisdom is not mans wisdom multiplied to the highest degree. Should it not show us that gifts are nothing, unless they are laid on the altar of God; that it is nothing to have the gift of oratory; that it is nothing to have the power of eloquence; that it is nothing to have learning; that it is nothing to have influence, unless they all be dedicated to God, and consecrated to his service? (Spurgeon). Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. The Corinthian Christians are called saints, but this isnt exclusive to them. How can Paul be confident of this when the Corinthian church has so many problems? If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then death has power over Him and defeated Him. - The point is that reliable people have claimed to have seen the resurrected Christ in the flesh (sarx) and upon that confession we have come to believe. e. The foolishness of God is wiser than men: God was at His most foolish and very weakest at the cross, but it was infinitely wiser and stronger than anything man could do. But in the first century, saying, is foolishness to those who are perishing, To us who are being saved it is the power of God, : Though it is a strange message, and regarded as foolish by the perishing, to those who trust in it and are, in the preaching of the true gospel, when it is received with faith. For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdombut we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. c. We preach Christ crucified: Instead of giving the Jews and Greeks what they demanded in deliverance and wisdom, God gave them something unexpected: a crucified Messiah. . The. ) : 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. You do not sow that body that shall be God gives it a body as He pleases, and to each seed its own body. Those who believe that Jesus gathers His people, may not refer to the last trumpet of the seven trumpets of Revelation at all, but simply refer to the, was a figure of speech that came from the Roman military, when they broke camp. He speaks of utterance and knowledge. It was prosperous, busy, and growing; it had a deserved reputation for the reckless pursuit of pleasure. But our expectations of what God should do keep us from receiving that power and wisdom. i. Paul brilliantly links together the ideas of sin, death, and our identification with Jesus death and resurrection in Romans 6:1-14. d. Through our Lord Jesus Christ: This defeat of death is only possible for those who live through our Lord Jesus Christ. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God: Paul is not saying, material things cannot inherit the kingdom of God, because Jesus resurrection body was a material body. The church also had even lost Jesus in the message, preaching religious platitudes and social graces. Understanding the tension between the, Those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called, : Paul continued his description of the Corinthian Christians. Those who deny the deity of Jesus say this verse proves their point. 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. He is describing them as they appear to the perishing man, the wise man of this age. iii. Later, in 2 Corinthians 6:1, Paul pleads that we might not receive the grace of God in vain: : Paul compares himself to the other apostles. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body" (15:42-44). A distinction may be made between the trumpet of an angel and the trumpet of God. But because of all the time Paul spent in Corinth, and all the letters he wrote them, we know more about the Christians at Corinth than we know about any other church in the New Testament. 1 Corinthians 15:58 - Always Abounding In The Work Of The Lord Youre no great bargain. There were, not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, i. Paul says, In light of what God says in Isaiah 29:14, now where is your wise man? This remarkable, instant gathering of Christians unto Jesus in the clouds has been called the rapture, after the Latin word for caught up in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18. ii. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. enduring-word-1-corinthians - Enduring Word (Chinese Version) The relationship of, the Son Himself will also be subject to Him, i. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God. Through much of this book, Paul deals with the moral problems of the Corinthians: envy, divisions, pride, immorality, greed, irreverence, and selfishness. The resurrection of Jesus, iv. Surely, Paul remembered his converts, but the issue of baptism, though important, was not, , it is impossible to claim that Paul was a sacramentalist. : In a single moment, Jesus will gather His people (both dead and on the earth) to Himself, for resurrection. : The death of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, is the center of the gospel. . . 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.. Death is a defeated enemy because of the work of Jesus, an enemy that will one day. Not with the, Lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect, . Or were you baptized in the name of Paul: Even more foolish than dividing Jesus is to center parties in the church around men. Declare that His solutions prepares another generation for life. Some mock the idea of resurrection. Were the ones really right with God!, : There was the Jesus Party, who declared You all are so carnal, following after mere men. b. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 6. e. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed: In a single moment, Jesus will gather His people (both dead and on the earth) to Himself, for resurrection. Yet in the first chapter of Acts, Jesus brothers are among the followers of Jesus (Acts 1:14). i. Paul had an extensive history of contact with the city of Corinth, beginning with when he established the church in Corinth, coming there after Athens and staying a year and a half (Acts 18). ii. : This truth is essential to the gospel. In light of I thank God that I baptized none of you, it is impossible to claim that Paul was a sacramentalist. 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: ? Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father. Later, James became a leader in the church in Jerusalem (Acts 15:13-21; 21:18). b. 1 Corinthians 3 - Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible - Bible This isnt the gathering of the world, but of God. In the Old Testament, the offering of firstfruits brought one sheaf of grain to represent and anticipate the rest of the harvest (Leviticus 23:9-14). i. (19-21) The wisdom of the world and the wisdom of God. But all that is temporary. Barclay says yes, and simply points out that Paul was dead wrong here. Many noble men and women have died horrible deaths for righteous causes through the centuries. iii. You can also change some of your preferences. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. No one will stand before God and declare, I figured You out or You did it just like I thought You should. Gods ways are greater and higher, and nothing of the. At its narrowest part the isthmus was crossed by a level track called the, iv. 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. 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. iv. Importantly, each person of the Trinity desires to glorify another person of the Trinity. It wasnt because the Corinthian Christians did not believe Jesus rose from the dead. i. d. Those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints: Paul continued his description of the Corinthian Christians. Angels and human beings denote the universe, as gazing upon the conflicts and struggles of the apostles. : Jesus perfectly shows us, in His teaching and life, Gods wisdom. : God was at His most foolish and very weakest at the cross, but it was infinitely wiser and stronger than anything man could do. a. Our resurrection body will be a heavenly (. ) They were not looking for the message of the cross. : Corinth was one of the great cities of the ancient world, and a community very much like Southern California. Each of these were resuscitated from death, but none of them were. Sharing the Word of God with passion for Christ. For the grace which was given to you by Jesus Christ, : This was the specific reason for Pauls gratitude. Where is your disputer of this age? 2. In putting the strong and wise and great to shame, God does not exalt the weak and uneducated and worthless, but brings all of them down to one common level. (Calvin). I will not fear thee, death, why should I? As Paul said to Agrippa in Acts 26:8, Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. to travel between Ephesus and Corinth. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. iv. It is truly the, i. Paul reminds us of something important: death is an, . Certainly, this meeting of the resurrected Jesus with His brother. He is a life-giving spirit. through the pride and cleverness of men! iii. And so it is written, The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam, , gave us one kind of body. v. Those who thus veil an unwelcome truth imagine that they make disciples, whereas they are only paying homage to unbelief, and comforting men in their rejection of divine propitiation for sin. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. While therefore it is unscriptural to make baptism essential to salvation or a certain means of regeneration, it is nevertheless a dangerous act of disobedience to undervalue or neglect it. (Hodge). Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 - Working Preacher Finally, have all your affairs in order so that you are ready to die. Truly it is never a pleasant sound, that rattle of the clay upon the coffin-lid, Earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, nor to the farmer, for its own sake, would it be a very pleasant thing to put his grain into the dull cold earth; yet I trow no farmer ever weeps when he sows his seed. (Spurgeon), ii. Paul isnt condemning all learning or education; he merely says that by themselves they are useless for obtaining spiritual wisdom. Because it was becoming a divisive issue, Paul was therefore grateful that he had not baptized very many in Corinth (lest anyone should say that I had baptized in my own name). after His death. It wasnt so much that they thought Apollos was great, but that. Were the ones really right with God!, : 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. Perhaps it would be something along the lines of the way a body was transported on the old Star Trek series; the molecules would alter, and the person could pass through a solid object, and re-assemble themselves into a solid person. do not mean Paul actually considered the message and God foolish. But they still were known as. When Paul explained it like this, it shows how foolish it is to focus on anyone but Jesus. 2. He gives thanks for their conversion to the faith of Christ; that grace was given them by Jesus Christ. On all counts, the resurrection body wins! d. I have fought with beasts at Ephesus: The book of Acts does not record an occasion when Paul faced wild animals in an arena. Children are apt to be struck with novelty; but do not act like them. iv. enduring word 1 corinthians 15 - thebigretirementrisk.com Believers in Palestine are described this way (1 Corinthians 15:9), as well as the church at large (1 Corinthians 10:31-32). This was in constant use, because seamen were thus enabled to avoid sailing round the dangerous promontory of Malea. (Vincent) Sailors wanted to avoid the dangerous journey around Malea, which was indicated by two popular proverbs: Let him who sails around Malea forget his home, and Let him who sails around Malea first make his will. If the ship was too large to be dragged, the cargo was unloaded and loaded onto another ship on the other side of the isthmus. But the submission of Jesus to the Father doesnt come from any inherent inferiority; instead, it comes from the administrative order of the Godhead. The plain fact is that Paul did not know when these events would take place, and nowhere does he claim to know. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. . 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. He can be confident because. Mans flesh only is informed by a reasonable and immortal soul, not so the flesh of other creatures: and hence the difference. (Trapp). Grace means that God gives freely, for His own reasons. You have lost a dear friend: yes, but only lost that friend that you may find him again, and find more than you lost. He has destroyed the wisdom of the wise, just as He said He would., was the man who wanted to dispute every issue and solve it by human reason. (Mare), 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. b. This should make us steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord! : Our resurrection body will be glorious! Death has no power over the person found in Jesus Christ. The great Roman statesman Cicero said: The cross, it speaks of that which is so shameful, so horrible, it should never be mentioned in polite society. If we were witnesses to the trial of Jesus when the crowd was shouting out Crucify him! Therefore, whether it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. This is in contrast to the Galatian church, who was quickly being moved away to another gospel (Galatians 1:6). Were the ones really right with God!. is a softer way of describing the death of a believer, Paul tells us that not all Christians will die, but there will be a final generation who will be transformed into resurrection bodies at the return of Jesus before they ever face death. Of whom the great part remain to the present, is compelling testimony of the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. : In the wording of the ancient Greek, it is even stronger: : Paul says our bodies are like seeds which grow into resurrection bodies. (20-23) The resurrection of Jesus was the firstfruit of our resurrection. i. He is, b. For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, : Paul says to the Corinthians, Look at yourselves. i. 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. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Session 1: The God of All Comfort. It is important and useful for Christians to daily reckon themselves dead to sin with Jesus Christ (as in Romans 6:11. to support that truth is wrong, because in context Paul is writing about the danger to his physical life. 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. Even in his introduction, Paul thinks about the critical issues he needs to communicate to the Corinthian Christians.
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