哥林多前書 1:7-8 Rcuvts
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-7
Gifts are signs of grace. The introduction will naturally deal with the fact, universally recognized, that talents and genius and particular endowments come from God. This was early declared in the call of Bezaleel and Aholiab, and was a familiar idea even to the heathen nations. It is one that needs fresh and frequent statement in our day. In the early Church there were both ordinary and special gifts, but the manifest Divine origin of the more special ones was designed to convince of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
The thanksgiving. The thanksgiving is a feature in almost every Epistle of St. Paul, except the Epistle to the Galatians, in which he plunges at once into severe reprobation. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Exemplary gratitude and precious confidence. "I thank my God always on your behalf," etc. Here we have two blessed states of mind— I. EXEMPLARY GRATITUDE . "I thank my God always on your behalf." The gratitude here was: 1. Unselfish. "On your behalf." It is right and well to praise God for what he has done for us, but it is a higher and nobler thing to praise him for what he has done for others. No man rightly appreciates a blessing who does not desire others to participate... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
Thanksgiving on account of their gifts. Paul, as is his wont, begins by congratulating the Corinthian Church on all that is good and praiseworthy in their character, and by expressing a confident hope for the future. This is just in itself,—tell a man his good points as well as his bad; and it is wise, for thus the good among them will be encouraged, and the evil will be the more disposed to listen to rebuke. Consider— I. THEIR GIFTS ( χαρίσματα ) . 1. They had the gift of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7
So that ye come behind in no gift. The "gifts" are here the charismata, graces, such as powers of healing, etc., which were the result of the outpouring of the Spirit. The sequel shows that they were rather outward than inward; they were splendid endowments rather than spiritual fruits. Yet even these were not wholly wanting, as we see from 2 Corinthians 8:7 . The Greek may also mean "causing you not to be conscious of inferiority." Waiting ; expecting, not fearing it, This was the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7
The patience of hope. "Waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ." Old Testament worthies waited for the advent of Messiah and the consolation of Israel. New Testament saints wait for the second coming of the Lord, the completion of the Church in holiness, and its entrance into his glory at his appearing. They already possess Christ by faith. He answers for them in order to their justification, and he dwells in them in order to their sanctification. They love him as their Saviour... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7-9
Christ coming, and Christ here. The early Church conceived that the Lord Jesus Christ would return, in some material manifestation, during their age. Inquire how far this idea rested on the view they held of Messiah as an earthly Deliverer and Patriot King. Their question, after our Lord's resurrection, "Wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?" indicated a bias and preoccupation of mind which even their Lord's ascension did. not correct; and possibly this lingering... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:8
Who; clearly Christ, though his Name is again repeated in the next clause. Shall also confirm you. This natural expression of the apostle's yearning hope for them must not be overpressed into any such doctrine as "the indefectibility of grace." All honest and earnest students must resist the tendency to strain the meaning of Scripture texts into endless logical inferences which were never intended to be deduced from them. Unto the end; namely, to the end of "this age," and to the coming... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Paul's claim to apostleship. The personal appearance and characteristic disposition of Paul, with the particular circumstances which led to the writing of this letter, and roused intense personal feeling, form a fitting introduction. Paul blends Sosthenes with himself in the salutation, partly because of this man's connection with Corinth (see Acts 18:17 ), partly as an answer to those who charged him with making too much of himself and his apostolic rights. By associating this name in... read more