Instead, a stalk of wheat grows. Jesus also made a special appearance to Peter (Luke 24:34; 1 Corinthians 15:5). Thou lookest like a dragon, but thy sting is gone. But though this text doth not prove the general resurrection, (being only intended of believers, that are members of Christ,) yet it doth not oppose it. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Some mock the idea of resurrection. c. Since we will bear the image of the heavenly Man, the best example we have of what a resurrection body will be like is to see what Jesus resurrection body was like. 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. 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. (Read 1 Corinthians 14:15-25) There can be no assent to prayers that are not understood. Jesus paid our admission to the resurrection! b. Grace isnt given because of any works, past, present or promised; yet it is given to, iii. If, in the manner of men, I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage. the gospel. (10) Initial plea: dont be torn apart, but joined. 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. In its Gentile sense it denotes chiefly the citizen-assembly of a Greek city but it is its Jewish usage that underlies its use to denote the community of believers in Jesus. For some, this would just be spiritual sounding talk, which showed more pride than humility. Paul may be changing the names to protect the innocent, or to show mercy to the guilty. Let every pulpit rightly say, we preach Christ crucified! A strong church once inscribed these words on an archway leading to the churchyard. And so it is written, The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. iv. i. This also demonstrates Jesus credibility, because He proclaimed He would rise three days after His death (Matthew 16:21, 17:23, 20:19). Let him die the death of a dignified man. He recognizes that the gifts were not the problem, but wrong attitudes and beliefs about the gifts. Of course, Paul did baptize a few in Corinth. Even if this is the case, the picture fits. i. It was founded on a promise of God, when He said, : In his first few words, Paul lays the foundation for a fundamental issue he will address in this letter: Christian unity, based on the common Lordship of Jesus Christ. (26-29) Gods foolish wisdom is also displayed by whom He has chosen for salvation. 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. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Conceivably, if Paul had not worked as hard as he did, the grace of God would still have been given to him, but in some measure it would be given. As is evident from 1 and 2 Corinthians, Pauls standing and authority as an apostle were not appreciated among the Christians of Corinth. On the positive side, Paul says love is: patient, kind, and selfless. i. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. So, he persecuted the church before being confronted by Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 9). 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. As Paul said to Agrippa in Acts 26:8, This may be a foolish question (Paul calls his imaginary questioner , Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. You have lost a dear friend: yes, but only lost that friend that you may find him again, and find more than you lost. For others, there is resurrection and eternal life, but unto damnation. Therefore be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, : Because we know death is defeated and we have an eternal, resurrected destiny with Jesus Christ, we should stand firm and unshakable all the more for Him right now. It is a vain inquiry here, whether he means good or bad angels. Was Paul crucified for you? Paul praises God for their positives, and expresses confidence that God will take care of their weak points, and, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, i. Paul will tell the Corinthian Christians something they could not have known by reason or research. He kept to His gospel, because for those who believed it (both Jews and Greeks), Christ crucified is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 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. 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. Not with the, Lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect, . I am of Paul: There was the Paul Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of the man who founded our church, the apostle Paul. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Of whom the great part remain to the present, is compelling testimony of the truth of the resurrection of Jesus. But in the first century, saying message of the cross was about the same as saying message of the electric chair except worse! 4. We shall rise in a full and perfect age, (as is generally thought) and without those defects and deformities which may here make our bodies appear unlovely. (Poole), ii. Crucified meant weakness, defeat, and humiliation. When Paul first came to Corinth, the ruler of the synagogue was a man named Crispus. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. But someone will say, How are the dead raised up? a. First, every day carefully consider the certainty of death. Einstein thought that their estimate was a little generous, but he replied: Is it possible that God exists in the 95% that you dont know?, d. Through the foolishness of the message: The Corinthians wanted to believe that the gospel itself was a sublime form of wisdom, as the Greeks considered wisdom (sophia). Simply put, God the Father will always be God the. He wrote a letter to the Christians in Corinth from the city of Ephesus (Acts 19), which is mentioned in 1 Corinthians 5:9. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. Love suffers long: Love will endure a long time. 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. Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 13 He kept to His gospel, because for those who believed it (. Where is the scribe? But the ancient Greek word for, i. d. You come short in no gift: Paul thanks God for the gifts among the Corinthians, even though they were causing some trouble. I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. Were the ones really right with God! (Acts 18:24-25), iii. It wasnt because the Corinthian Christians did not believe Jesus rose from the dead. iii. All will be resurrected in the sense that they will receive a resurrection body and live forever. He is, b. is the other head of the human race, and Jesus brings resurrection to all that are under His headship. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received, it (and not from man, but from Jesus Christ, according to Galatians 1:11-12), and Paul. Foolish one, what you sow is not made alive unless it dies. i. i. Barclay on joined together: A medical word used of knitting together bones that have been fractured, or joining together a joint that has been dislocated. But Hodge recognizes that Paul isnt necessarily referring to only believers of his day with all; it is a word that properly embraces all believers, over all time. If death has power over Jesus, He is not God. Barclay says yes, and simply points out that Paul was dead wrong here. 4. ii. a. It is a new order of life that will never die again. Corinth was a major city of business, especially because of its location. 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. . iii. Death is defeated by resurrection. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. ; it is a word that properly embraces all believers, over all time. The Corinthian Christians just did not think carefully. He was a changed man, forgiven, cleansed, and full of love when he used to be full of hate. Fourth, every day seriously test your hope and experience. b. we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, mean that Paul predicted Jesus would come in his lifetime? Why then are they baptized for the dead? iii. I bless God that there are so many denominations. 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). Used by permission. The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. v. It is possible there was not an actual Paul Party or Apollos Party or Peter Party or Jesus Party at Corinth. 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. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual. ii. for the Christians destiny. After what has been said about the value of love only one admonition is in place: "Pursue love!" c. He who glories, let him glory in the LORD: Paul uses this reference to Jeremiah 9:23-24 to show that God did it all this way so that God would get the glory. 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. It may simply be unrecorded, or Paul may mean . Jesus will take His rightful place as, He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet, : Paul here refers to the one-thousand-year reign of Jesus described in Revelation 20:1-6. God loves to rebuke the idolatry of human wisdom, and He often does it by choosing and using the foolish things of the world. The. ) Paul knows that he is not one of the twelve apostles, but he is on par with them because, like them, he is chosen by God. (Robertson), An apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, : With this, Paul emphasizes his point and already begins contending with the Christians of Corinth. So also is the resurrection of the dead. The idea is that we have been purchased to permanent freedom. b. The ivy kept growing, and one could soon only read, we preach. : Instead of giving the Jews and Greeks what they demanded in deliverance and wisdom, God gave them something unexpected: a crucified Messiah. Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 5 i. Jesus burial is also important because it fulfilled the Scriptures which declared. The relationship of, the Son Himself will also be subject to Him, i. 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. For the grace which was given to you by Jesus Christ: This was the specific reason for Pauls gratitude. And with what body do they come?. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. (1) The sin of an unnamed Christian in Corinth. ii. Paul made it clear that to be absent from the body means to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8). The first perfect man, Adam, gave us one kind of body. (11-13) Paul exposes the foolishness of their divisions. 2. 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. How different for the Christian! In light of I thank God that I baptized none of you, it is impossible to claim that Paul was a sacramentalist. The righteous are put into their graves all weary and worn; but as such they will not rise. i. They both describe a work in progress. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Paul replies, how foolish can you get? It was impossible for the Apostle to preach the gospel without presenting the message of the cross. Perhaps this same Sosthenes in Acts 18:17 is now with Paul, so Paul calls attention to the man with him whom the Corinthian Christians would know: Sosthenes our brother. a. i. 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. Study Guide for 1 Corinthians 13 by David Guzik - Blue Letter Bible It was founded on a promise of God, when He said for I have many people in this city (Acts 18:10). 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. No one saw the actual resurrection of Jesus. : A resurrected body is not a resuscitated corpse. ? On all counts, the resurrection body wins! 1 Corinthians 15:35 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. This is proving himself the servant of Christ. Sixth, live in such a manner that you would not be ashamed to die at any moment. There is inherent power in the preaching of the true gospel, when it is received with faith. At the core of the gospel are things that. What will Paul boast about? They preached the resurrection of Jesus, and the early Christians believed the resurrection of Jesus. When Paul looked at the Corinthian church, he could say: These people proclaim Jesus, they know about Jesus, there are the supernatural gifts of God among them, and they are excited about Jesus return. Whatever problems they had, these are some pretty impressive strong points. The phrases foolishness of the message and foolishness of God do not mean Paul actually considered the message and God foolish. i. We may pride ourselves on not having the problems of the Corinthian Christians, but do we have their positives? 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. Yet, we can see by this that baptism is not essential to salvation. Death is a defeated enemy because of the work of Jesus, an enemy that will one day. It predates the writing of the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation by decades. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Note Paul's words: "For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel." - 1 Co 1:17 b. 1. They are shown to have, at times, morality problems, doctrine problems, church government problems, spiritual gift problems, church service problems, and authority problems. 2 By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory., O Death, where is your sting? 1 Corinthians 15:23. No wonder it is foolishness to those who are perishing! They are saints together, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. a. If there were not men who differed a little in their creeds, we should never get as much gospel as we do God has sent different men to defend different kinds of truth; but Christ defended and preached all Christs testimony was perfect. (Spurgeon), ii. The Corinthian Christians are, , but this was not based on the outward performance of the Corinthians. Surely, Paul remembered his converts, but the issue of baptism, though important, was not as important to Paul. It may simply be unrecorded, or Paul may mean beasts figuratively, in reference to his violent and wild human opponents (as he faced at Ephesus in Acts 19:21-41). By keeping evil company, the Corinthian Christians were being conformed to this world, and they needed to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 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 as the ivy grew, one could only read we preach Christ, and the church also started preaching Jesus the Great Man and Jesus the Moral Example instead of Christ crucified. That Paul did not regard baptism as essential to salvation is also seen by the fact that he did not keep careful track of those he baptized: Besides, I do not know whether I baptized any other, . The Greek word has both a Gentile and a Jewish background. In terms of what love "is not," Paul says it is not self-seeking, short-tempered, and offensive. Are they lying in the grave, in some kind of soul sleep or suspended animation? iv. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. Were the ones really right with God! (Acts 18:24-25), : There was the Peter Party, who declared We are following in the footsteps of the man who is first among all the apostles. 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. a. We know that Peter had a wife, because . ; it is well to recall what the title means. The disunion is unnatural and must be cured.. Paul says, Go ask these people who saw the resurrected Jesus. Were the ones really right with God!, ii. If one preaches the word with a reliance on, i. 1 Corinthians 4 - Bible Study Tools 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. He is happy to do it in this way, which offends the height of human wisdom. ii. : 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. Crispus believed on the Lord with all his household (Acts 18:8), and was saved. The burial of Jesus is important for several reasons. means good news. As the word was used in ancient times, it didnt have to describe the message of salvation in Jesus Christ; it could describe any good news. iii. The answer is, Yes! God does it and we do it. 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Corinth was an important and wealthy city on the isthmus (narrow strip of land) separating Northern and Southern Greece. 1. He recognizes that the gifts were not the problem, but wrong attitudes and beliefs about the gifts. The power of baptism is in the spiritual reality it represents, not in who performs it. As Paul said to Agrippa in Acts 26:8, Why should it be thought incredible by you that God raises the dead? Of the apostle's doctrine not a trace can be found in all the teaching of philosophers. c. To put to shame the wise: This explains part of the pleasure of God described in 1 Corinthians 1:21. : If the Corinthian Christians did not continue to, , one day they might let go of the gospel. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. i. 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. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, Why did Paul so carefully prove the resurrection of Jesus? i. What happened to change them? And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grainperhaps wheat or some other. (50-53) The need for the resurrection. : This is not a quotation from the Old Testament, or even from the words of Jesus. Remove this, and all our hopes for eternity sink at once. If one preaches the word with a reliance on wisdom of words, they can make the gospel of no effect. Who became for us: Jesus is not only wisdom for us; He is also righteousness and sanctification and redemption. The second perfect man, Jesus the, , can give us another kind of body. The point is plain: There is no wise man, no scribe, and no debater who can do what Jesus Christ has done. Paul quotes from an ancient, secular comedy play, Thais, written by Menander. This isnt the gathering of the world, but, iv. : We dont often think of the burial of Jesus as part of the gospel, but it is. iv. The, Copyright - Enduring Word | . 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. They take the submission of God the Son as proof that He must not be equal in deity to God the Father. The sting of death lay in this, that we had sinned and were summoned to appear before the God whom we had offended. 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. Session 1: The God of All Comfort. how God's power is perfected in our weakness. The gospel, Those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved. 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. (20-23) The resurrection of Jesus was the firstfruit of our resurrection. Paul made it clear that to be, ? The plain fact is that Paul did not know when these events would take place, and nowhere does he claim to know. iv. For it is written: In this quotation from Isaiah 29:14, Paul shows that in spiritual matters, God opposes the wisdom of man. Were the ones really right with God!. iii. The great gospel of Jesus Christ, the very power of God unto salvation made empty and of. Aramaic is the language that Jesus spoke. Therefore, if Jesus is not risen, He is unable to save. Paul, knowing death is a defeated enemy because of Jesus work, can almost taunt death, and mock it. body, suited for life in heaven, not only life on this earth. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. : The death of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, is the center of the gospel. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. The unspiritual, worldly conduct of the Corinthians . This Pauline letter is one of earliest writings in the New Testament, alongside his Thessalonian correspondence. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. This speaks to the vital need described in Romans 12:2: do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
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