コリント人への手紙Ⅰ 1:4-7 JCB

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 1:5

In everything; i.e. of course, every gift which belongs specially to the Christian life. In all utterance; i.e. in all "eloquence'' ( λόγῳ ), or perhaps "in all doctrine" (so Luther, Calvin, Meyer, etc.). The word for" utterance" is rhema; loges means "discourse" and "reason". Knowledge . From the word guests is derived the name Gnostic, which was applied to so many forms of ancient heresy. There was danger to the Corinthian Christians in the exaggerated estimate of what... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:5

Enrichment in Christ. Paul's view of the dignity of the Christian calling, of the privileges and honours of the Christian life, was both just and instructive, and may well assist us in our endeavour to live clear of and above the false and worldly standard with which we often meet. How could the grandeur and sacredness of our religious position be more effectively set before us than by this inspiriting language addressed by the apostle to the members of the Christian community at Corinth:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:6

Even as; i.e. "inasmuch as." The testimony of Christ . The testimony borne to Christ by the apostle. The genitive is thus objective ( about Christ), not subjective (" the testimony borne by Christ"). In reality, however, the meaning' would be the same in either case, for if the apostles testified concerning Christ, so, too, Christ spoke in the apostles. Was confirmed in you. This does not merely mean "that the truth of Christianity was established among them," but that they were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:6

"The testimony of Christ." There are two kinds of testimony—the external and the internal; the revelation without and the revelation within; the written historical testimony that God has given us of his Son, and that which consists in the facts of Christian consciousness, the consciousness of one in whom he dwells. These are not to be regarded as separate and independent. The external record is vain until graven on the living heart; while there could be no such inward realization apart... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:4

I thank my God ... - No small part of this Epistle is occupied with reproofs for the disorders which had arisen in the church at Corinth. Before proceeding, however, to the specific statement of those disorders (1 Corinthians 1:10 ff), the apostle commends them for the attainments which they had really made in divine knowledge, and thus shows that he was disposed to concede to them all that he could. It was no part of the disposition of Paul to withhold commendation where it was due. On the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:7-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 1:4

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