“ What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? ”
What! came the word of God out from you? - The meaning of this is, “Is the church at Corinth the “mother church?” Was it first established; or has it been alone in sending forth the Word of God?...
(16) What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? (16) A general conclusion of the treatise of the right use of spiritual gifts in assemblies. And this is with a sharp reprehen...
Paul now lays down the rules. At present at their assemblies all are eager to speak in one way or another. But the edification of the Church is to be the governing principle. Two may speak in tongues...
came . went. word . App-121. came . Greek. katantao. See Acts 16:1 . unto . App-104.
36 Did the word of God come out from you? This is a somewhat sharper reproof, but nothing more than was needful for beating down the haughtiness of the Corinthians. They were, beyond measure...
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? Came the word of God out from you? - Was it from you that other Churches received the Gospel? Are you the mother Church? that you sh...
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? What! - Greek, 'Or,' Will you obey me Or, if you set up your judgment above that of other churches, do you pretend that your...
(e) Spiritual Gifts (iii) The Gift of Tongues subordinate to Prophecy The Apostle in this chapter deals with the abuse of the gift of tongues which characterised the Corinthians, and declares th...
What? — The church at Corinth had on some of these points acted at variance with the practice of the other churches, and in a manner which assumed an independence of St. Paul’s apostolic authority....
Chapter 20 SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP Is the first twenty-five verses of this chapter Paul gives his estimate of the comparative value of the two chief spiritual gifts: speaking with tong...
Order of Church Services 1 Corinthians 14:26-40 Again the Apostle sums up his directions in two simple rules: 1. Let all things be done unto edifying; that is, to building up individual chara...
The apostle now submitted certain gifts to the test of love. Prophesying is desirable because it edifies others. Then as to Tongues. It was a gift that enabled men to speak to God, perhaps in prayer,...
(23) If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? (24) But...
What? came the word of God out from you ?.... That you must give laws to other churches, and introduce new customs and practices never known or used before? No; the word of the Lord came out of Zion...
What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? Ver. 36. What? came the word, &c. ] As if he should say (and he saith it with some displeasure), Are ye the first, or the on...
What! came the word of God out from you? Are ye of Corinth, the first church in the world, by whose example all others should be modelled? Or came it unto you only? Are you the only Christian soc...
Chapter 12 has shown the placing of every gift in its own place in the body by the Spirit of God. Chapter 13 insists on love as the pervading influence for unity and peace in the functioning of the b...
On Spiritual Gifts. A. D. 57. 36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto yo...
These words look like a smart reflection upon divers members of this church of Corinth, who thought themselves wiser than all the world besides; and the apostle might foresee, that out of the high op...
The Use Of Spiritual Gifts in the Gatherings of God's People (14:1-40). Having raised us up to heaven Paul now brings us abruptly back to earth as he continues to advise on the use of spiritual gi...
CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 14:1 . Follow after .—Taking up the thought of a “way,” 1 Corinthians 12:31 ; as this whole verse resumes the theme of 12, after the digression or episode of 13 “ P...
What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer to the manner in which men possessed of secondary...
EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 14:1-46 The gift of preaching superior to the gift tongues . 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity; literally, chase; pursue. The word is one of w...
Final regulations:
1 Corinthians 4:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:8 ; 2 Corinthians 10:13-16 ; Acts 13:1-3 ; Acts 15:35 ; Acts 15:36 ; Acts 16:10 ; Acts 16:9 ; Acts 17:1 ; Acts 17:10 ; Acts 17:11 ; Acts 17:15 ; Act...
Talking in Tongues 1 Corinthians 14:1-40 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The need for spiritual guidance in the matter of tongues. The church of today is beset by a group of people who very dogmatically...
Are ye of Corinth either the first or the only Christians? If not, conform herein to the custom of all the churches.