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how God's power is perfected in our weakness. So, preaching a high moral standard is not preaching the gospel, preaching the universal fatherhood of God is not preaching the gospel, and preaching the universal brotherhood of man is not preaching the gospel. Grace isnt given because of any works, past, present or promised; yet it is given to, iii. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, : The apostle Paul follows the normal pattern for writing a letter in ancient times. (22-25) The wisdom of God, though foolish to the world, triumphs. One day, students in one of Albert Einsteins classes were saying they had decided that there was no God. Of the apostle's doctrine not a trace can be found in all the teaching of philosophers. : Does this mean everyone is resurrected? Secondly, it was right and proper for Paul to live as if the coming of Jesus was imminent, though he did not in fact know when Jesus would return. It is as if he says, You all may not recognize my apostolic credentials. 1 Corinthians 15:1-19 - The Gospel of Jesus Christ 1 Corinthians 15:20-58 - The Glory of the Resurrection 1 Corinthians 16 - A Collection and a Conclusion 1 2 Bible Commentary Quick Navigation Start Here! To the church of God: Most people today associate the word church with a building where Christians meet. i. 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. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. Session 3: Superiority of the New Covenant. 4. The growth of the ivy, covering the message, showed the spiritual decline. is simply a thing to be understood by spiritual, rather than by merely human perception. Their idolatry was that they now had God completely figured out; he would simply repeat the Exodus, in still greater splendor. (Fee). On all counts, the resurrection body wins! They have not been chosen because, That no flesh should glory in His presence, : This is the end result. iii. Of course, Paul did baptize a few in Corinth. I am not an apostle through the appointment of the other apostles. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. The Book of 1 Kings; The Book of 2 Kings; The Book of Job; The 119th Psalm; The Book of Ecclesiastes; The Song of Solomon; The Book of Isaiah; The Book of Jeremiah; The Book of Daniel; New Testament. As the chief things, or matters of the greatest importance; fundamental truths.. That which I - received By revelations from God himself, and not from man.. That Christ died for our sins The death of Jesus Christ, as a vicarious sacrifice for sin, is ; among the things . We should work hard in everything now, working for the Lord, because right now counts forever! i. : 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. He was also humble enough to know that even his hard work was the work of Gods grace in him. 1 Corinthians 1 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity , Paul may mean that he did not have a three-year gestation period as the other apostles; he came on the scene suddenly. 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, . 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. Mans flesh only is informed by a reasonable and immortal soul, not so the flesh of other creatures: and hence the difference. (Trapp). There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body" (15:42-44). i. Paul faced all this for the sake of the resurrection of the dead, both Jesus resurrection and the believers. For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where, : In this quotation from Isaiah 29:14, Paul shows that in spiritual matters, God opposes the wisdom of man. 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 - Sermon Writer The really significant background, though, is its use in the Greek translation of the Old Testament to render the divine name, Yahweh Christians who used this as their Bible would be familiar with the term as equivalent to deity. (Morris, in Romans), ii. a. (29-32) More reasons to believe in the principle of resurrection. 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. The ivy kept growing, and one could soon only read, we preach. 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. Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then death has power over Him and defeated Him. This chapter falls logically into two divisions having reference to fellow-laborers in God's field (1 Corinthians 3:1-9 a), and to fellow-workers in God's building (1 Corinthians 3:9b-17), with a short summary and recapitulation of the apostle's argument in the epistle to this point (1 Corinthians 3:18-23).THE FIELD. Death is defeated by resurrection. How sobering this is! And with what body do they come? Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Phone Number Get Prayer Requests and Updates from David Guzik Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. I am an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, not the will of any man.. Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt any noble; instead it is not many noble. For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect. In these first 10 verses, Paul refers to Jesus in every verse, for a total of 11 times. The Corinthians were a rich church, not only materially, but also in their speech and knowledge of Jesus (, all utterance and in all knowledge the testimony of Christ, ), and in that they lived in anticipation of Jesus coming (, i. 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. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from Godand righteousness and sanctification and redemptionthat, as it is written, He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.. figuratively, in reference to his violent and wild human opponents (as he faced at Ephesus in Acts 19:21-41). But all that is temporary. : As Paul describes the gospel in the following verses, it is important to notice that this gospel is not insightful teaching or good advice. Let him die the death of a dignified man. . Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Enduring Word Bible Commentary 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 So also is the resurrection of the dead: Its hard to understand what our resurrection bodies will be like, so Paul will use contrast to help us, giving four contrasts between our present body and our future resurrection body. ii. 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. God's Sufficient Grace. And so it is written, The first man Adam became a living being. The last Adam, , gave us one kind of body. We can follow Pauls logic point-by-point: If there is no principle of resurrection, then Jesus did not rise from the dead. And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grainperhaps wheat or some other. Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? iii. 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. Their desire for wisdom was not bad, but their rejection of Gods wisdom was. ii. a. I thank my God always: Paul will later spend most of this letter rebuking sin and correcting error, yet he is still sincerely thankful for Gods work in the Corinthian Christians. the gospel. Surely, Paul remembered his converts, but the issue of baptism, though important, was not as important to Paul. 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. Paul writes this letter from Ephesus, where these people from Chloes household visited and told him about the condition of the the Corinthian church. The lack of adequate respiration resulted in severe muscle cramps, which hindered breathing even further. (20-23) The resurrection of Jesus was the firstfruit of our resurrection. The power of baptism is in the spiritual reality it represents, not in who performs it. Chuck Smith points to a grammatical construction that would be different if this trumpet were the trumpet of Revelation 11. iii. b. 3. The plain fact is that Paul did not know when these events would take place, and nowhere does he claim to know. . Were the ones really right with God!. 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. How bad was crucifixion? The righteous are put into their graves all weary and worn; but as such they will not rise. (30-31) True wisdom belongs to the believing. ii. What of the dead in Christ before that day? iii. 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. 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). To remain willfully ignorant of the truth is. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, Why did Paul so carefully prove the resurrection of Jesus? 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. i. Righteousness means that we are legally declared not only not guilty, but to have a positive righteousness. Without grace there is and can be no peace, but when grace is ours, peace must of necessity follow. (Lenski). That is of little importance to me, because I am not an apostle because of a popular election. For it is written: In this quotation from Isaiah 29:14, Paul shows that in spiritual matters, God opposes the wisdom of man. : Our resurrection body will be glorious! Finally, have all your affairs in order so that you are ready to die. They, 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. The hearing and trusting of the true gospel will bring the, . The work of God in the Corinthian Christians could be seen by, iii. (14-19) What if there is no resurrection? The gospel is the message of the cross. 1 Corinthians 15 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity July 17, 2017 / by Enduring Word 1 Corinthians 14:1-19 - The Gifts of Tongues and Prophecy. ii. a. ? The burial of Jesus is important for several reasons. In His work, He communicates three things to those who are in Christ Jesus. 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). 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. Secondly, it was right and proper for Paul to live as if the coming of Jesus was imminent, though he did not in fact know when Jesus would return. This is not some side doctrine, to be believed if one likes it. I Corinthians 15:3-6 " For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve. The Corinthian Christians are, , but this isnt exclusive to them. The Lord will show His remembrance of our work and labor of love at the resurrection. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. That is of little importance to me, because I am not an apostle because of a popular election. Declare that His solutions prepares another generation for life. But this is not necessarily the case at all. Youre no great bargain. There were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble among the Christians at Corinth. Jesus does not belong to any one party. These cliques ignore the truth of unity over all diversity in the church, even if they were all in the name of spirituality. The disunion is unnatural and must be cured.. Jesus plainly spoke of both, i. 1 Corinthians 14 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity The church also had even lost Jesus in the message, preaching religious platitudes and social graces. Does we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed mean that Paul predicted Jesus would come in his lifetime? So also is the resurrection of the dead. (Isaiah 55:8-9). Do not be deceived: Evil company corrupts good habits. Where did the Corinthian Christians get their strange ideas about the resurrection, ideas Paul spent this chapter trying to correct? It was common in the ancient world to dictate a letter to a scribe who would write it all down. 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. i. Philippians 3:21 repeats Pauls theme: Who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself. For it has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of Chloes, : Chloe was a woman (probably a Christian) whose business interests caused her representatives (those of her. ) Later in this letter, Paul writes that he transferred to himself and Apollos what applied to others (1 Corinthians 4:6). 5. 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. 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. For the abundance of their spiritual gifts. He will. 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. : Its hard to understand what our resurrection bodies will be like, so Paul will use, Raised in incorruption raised in glory raised in power. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. . , and each is suited to its own particular environment and needs. 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. 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. Lady Huntington, the rich and influential friend of Whitfield and Wesley, said she was going to heaven by an m: it isnt, But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, : Looking again at the Corinthians, Paul can say you arent wise according to the world, you arent mighty, you arent noble but you are among, i. This may seem like a small distinction to us, but it must be an important distinction to God. Death is defeated by resurrection. Jesus is both their Lord and our Lord, and because they share a common Lord, they share an essential unity. ! (58) Final application: how our destiny of resurrection means we should stand fast for the Lord right now. When Paul first came to Corinth, the ruler of the synagogue was a man named Crispus. For the message of the cross: In 1 Corinthians 1:17, Paul declared the idea that the cross could be made of no effect if it were presented with the wisdom of words. But God did not respond to the polling data. This conflict had made them divide up into parties or cliques, each party having its own leader., i. You can also change some of your preferences. 1 Corinthians 4:9 - Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary - StudyLight.org The ancient Christians were for the most part slaves and men of low station; the whole history of the expansion of the church is in reality a progressive victory of the ignorant over the learned, the lowly over the lofty, until the emperor himself laid down his crown before the cross of Christ. (Alford, quoting Olshausen). c. But that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment: The contrast to divisions is to be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. i. We are following in the footsteps of no one less than Jesus Himself. Corinth had a rich ethnic mix, and it was a center for sports, government, military, and business. 2. Spurgeon gives seven steps to dying daily in a sermon titled. 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. . i. 15:20-34 All that are by faith united to Christ, are by his resurrection assured of their own. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. I bless God that there are so many denominations. : Even if your labor is vain to everyone else, and everyone else discounts or doesnt appreciate what you do for the Lord, . Called to be an apostle is literally a called apostle. But largely, the smarter one sees himself, the less regard he has for God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. With enemies like that, no wonder Paul could say, , ii. : Paul thanks God for the gifts among the Corinthians, even though they were causing some trouble. : This truth is essential to the gospel. Grace to you and peace: The greeting including grace and peace is typical of Pauls letters, and draws from both Greek and Jewish customs. Yet in the first chapter of Acts, Jesus brothers are among the followers of Jesus (Acts 1:14). These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Pauls third proof for the resurrection in this section is also compelling. 1 Corinthians 11 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity ii. Yes, but only broken that it may be re-formed. : In verses three and four, Paul will describe the. Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. We dont need to waver, we dont need to change direction, we dont need to fall, and we dont need to quit. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1 by Matthew Henry - Blue Letter Bible Yet, these positives were no great credit to the Corinthian Christians themselves. BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 150 versions and 50 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. The resurrection body of Jesus was material and could eat (Luke 24:39-43), yet it was not bound by the laws of nature (Luke 24:31, 24:36-37). Those who insist that we must change the emphasis of the gospel because people cant relate to it today must realize that the people of Pauls day couldnt relate to his preaching either, yet he kept it up, and with great results. 5. We write a letter by saying who the letter is to first, and we conclude with writing who the letter is from. The Listener's Bible: NIV Edition Copyright 2011 by Max McLean. You have lost a dear friend: yes, but only lost that friend that you may find him again, and find more than you lost. : If the Corinthian Christians did not continue to, , one day they might let go of the gospel. It is a new order of life that will never die again. The second perfect man, Jesus the last Adam, can give us another kind of body. First, every day carefully consider the certainty of death. It is true that knowing Jesus and loving Jesus can make this life better, but sometimes it will make this life worse. Finally, have all your affairs in order so that you are ready to die. Mans flesh only is informed by a reasonable and immortal soul, not so the flesh of other creatures: and hence the difference. (Trapp). i. Philippians 3:21 repeats Pauls theme: , the best example we have of what a resurrection body will be like is to see what Jesus resurrection body was like. There is inherent power in the preaching of the true gospel, when it is received with faith. They preached the resurrection of Jesus, and the early Christians believed the resurrection of Jesus. Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. This danger was constantly on the mind of the apostle Paul, and should be constantly on the mind of any preacher or teacher. Many things made Corinth famous. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. A well-known piece of graffiti in Rome shows a worshipper standing next to a crucified figure with the body of a man and the head of an ass, and it says, Alexamenos worships his god. This is how foolish the Greeks saw the cross. ! A strong church once inscribed these words on an archway leading to the churchyard. Paul thought carefully about this letter. They were not the spiritual achievements of the Corinthians, but the work of the. These bodies which are subject to disease, injury, and one day decay, are unsuited for heaven. i. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. iv. He does not speak of the spiritual putting to death of the flesh. Human wisdom is constantly rejecting God and opposing Him, and ultimately showing itself foolish and perishing in doing so. 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. Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and, But that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment, perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment, . i. All flesh is not the same flesh explains why animals do not rise in the resurrection. 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.. ii. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen. b. 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. Some mock the idea of resurrection. Used by permission. This may seem like a small distinction to us, but it must be an important distinction to God. For Paul, the message of the cross was the gospel. those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. So this corruptible must put on incorruption. Paul thought, with all I have endured for Jesus Christ, if there is not a resurrection and a heavenly reward beyond this life, I am a fool to be pitied. Can we, in our super-comfortable age, say the same thing? (45-49) The two Adams and their bodies. Verse 1 Corinthians 15:3. The growth of the ivy, covering the message, showed the spiritual decline. There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 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. Encouraging and getting others to study, believe, and rely on God to be real. Before that he served as director and teacher at Calvary Chapel Bible College, Germany, following more than 20 years of pastoral ministry. iii. You can also change some of your preferences. 2018 David Guzik No distribution beyond personal use without permission. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. An objection commonly raised concerning the necessity of baptism is based on Paul's statement to the church at Corinth - cf.

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