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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Party spirit at Corinth. This subject is pursued in various forms to 1 Corinthians 4:21 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Divisions in the Church condemned. The formative idea of the chapter is now brought into full view, viz. "There are contentions among you," and it is prefaced by the statement of a principle, to which St. Paul earnestly directs the attention of the Corinthians, viz. "that they be joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment," or "perfected together," the stress being laid, as before, on their corporate or organic character as a Church. These warring divisions were not matters... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Divisions in the Church. How numerous these have been since Paul wrote! How many of them springing directly from human weakness, folly, or wickedness! How alien to the true spirit of Christianity, and to the prayer of Christ—"That they all may be one"! I. A GREAT EVIL . Cause of: 1. Weakness. Cooperation hindered. Strength expended in opposing each other instead of sin and Satan. Great opportunity offered for Satanic attack. Unity is strength; division is weakness. 2. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The factions at Corinth. The word translated "divisions" is the original of our word "schism," which means a "rent" as in a garment, and then a division in a society or a separation from it. These internal divisions had begun to show themselves at Corinth, if not in the form of regularly defined parties, at least as forces that were moving in that direction, and which, if not checked, might soon lead to open rupture. On what principles these divisions rested, we are left to gather from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

Sent me not to baptize, but; that is, according to Semitic idiom, "not so much to baptize, as" ( Matthew 28:19 ). The word "sent" ( apesteilen ) involves the meaning "made me an apostle" ( apostolos ) . The primary function of the apostles was "to bear witness" ( Mark 16:15 ; Acts 1:8 , etc.). To preach the gospel. St. Paul again "goes off" at this word, and dwells for eight verses on the character of his preaching. Not in wisdom of words; not, that is, in a philosophic and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The world's greatest blessing and its greatest evil. "Lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." Here we have - I. The greatest BLESSING in the world. "The cross of Christ." By "the cross of Christ" the apostle did not mean, of course, the timber on which Christ was crucified, or any imitation of that in wood, brass, marble, gold, silver, or paint. He uses the word as a symbol, as we use the words "crown," "court," "bench," etc. He meant the eternal principles of which... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The mission to preach. No man did so much as Paul to prevent Christianity degenerating into form. He had himself been galled by the bondage of the old dispensation, and he the more rejoiced in the liberty of the new. He upheld the spirit against the letter, the life against the ceremony. He did not depreciate baptism, for it would not have been easy to depreciate the ordinance and at the same time to honour the spiritual reality it symbolized. But others could and might administer the rite... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The preaching of the cross. I. THE CROSS IS TO BE PREACHED . The gospel cannot be preached unless the cross is. The cross is the central fact. The con, verging point of the Scriptures is found in "Christ crucified." Without the cross Christianity becomes meaningless and powerless. Salvation and the cross are indissolubly linked: the cross speaks of the shedding of blood, "and without shedding of blood is no remission" ( Hebrews 9:22 ). II. THE CROSS IS TO BE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

Man's wisdom and God's. The mention of baptism leads the apostle to speak of his preaching at Corinth. His mission was "not to baptize, but to preach the gospel," and he proceeds to vindicate his discharge of that mission as against those who preferred the "wisdom of this world." I. THE THEME OF EVANGELICAL PREACHING . He calls it "the word of the cross;" "Christ crucified". Here at Corinth, even more than elsewhere, Paul felt the necessity of adhering to the simplicity of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:18

For the preaching of the cross; rather, the word of the cross. To them that are perishing; rather, to the perishing; to all those who are now walking in the paths that lead to destruction ( 2 Corinthians 2:15 ). To them it was foolishness, because it requires spiritual discernment ( 1 Corinthians 2:14 ); and, on the other hand, human wisdom is foolishness with God ( 1 Corinthians 3:19 ). Foolishness . It shows the heroic character of the faith of St. Paul that he deliberately... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:18

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