“ But if any man love God, the same is known of him. ”
But if any man love God - If any man is truly attached to God; if he seeks to serve him, and to promote his glory. The sense seems to be this. “There is no true and real knowledge which is not co...
1 Corinthians 8. Let Those who Have Knowledge Control its Exercise by Love, lest they Ruin their Brother for whom Christ Died. Paul begins with a quotation from the church letter. They claim that a...
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3. But if any man loves God Here we have the conclusion, in which he shows what is especially commendable in Christians, and even renders knowledge, and all other endowments worthy of commen...
But if any man love God, the same is known of him. But if any man love God - In that way which the commandment requires, which will necessarily beget love to his neighbor, the same is known of him -...
The same is known of him— That is approved by him. Such a man has attained the true knowledge of God, and will be sure of his approbation and favour. Mr. Locke would render it, is made to know,...
But if any man love God, the same is known of him. Love God - the source of love to our neighbour ( 1 John 4:11-12 ; 1 John 4:20 ; 1 John 5:2 ). The same - literally, this man; he who l...
(b) Food offered to Idols In these Chapter s St. Paul answers another question of the Corinthians—as to the lawfulness of eating food which had been offered in sacrifice to idols. This was a ver...
If any man love God. — This explains the nature of the love which edifies. Love to God, and therefore love to man, builds up the whole Christian communion. The man gets outside the mere selfish tho...
Chapter 12 LIBERTY AND LOVE THE next question which had been put to Paul by the Corinthian Church, and to which he now replies, is "touching things offered unto idols," whether a Christian had li...
Consideration for Others' Weakness 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 It was the heathen custom of the time to present for blessing in the idol temples the food that was sold and bought in public marketplace...
The apostle next dealt with the subject of "things sacrificed to idols." The question evidently was whether the members of the Church in Corinth ought under any circumstances to eat parts of the heat...
(1) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. (2) And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing ye...
But if any man love God ,.... As they do, and show it, who love their brethren, and are careful not to grieve them; and make use of their superior knowledge, not for their destruction, but edificati...
But if any man love God, the same is known of him. Ver. 3. But if any man love God ] And his neighbour for God's sake; his friends in God, his foes for God. The same is known of him ] That is...
Now As to the next question you proposed, namely, touching things offered Meats sacrificed, and so consecrated; unto idols When the heathen offered sacrifices of such animals as were fit for fo...
Chapter s 1 Timothy 4 have given God's answer to worldly wisdom; Chapter s 5 to 7 have dealt with questions concerning the flesh: now chapter 8 turns to the matter of Satanic influence, and this is...
On Things Offered to Idols. A. D. 57. 1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know tha...
It is of much more advantage to a soul to be known of God, that is, owned, acknowledged, and approved, than to comprehend much of the things of God in its notion. A man may know much of God, and yet...
'If any man thinks that he knows anything, he knows not yet as he ought to know, but if any man loves God, the same is known by him.' This applies especially in our relationship to God. We may have...
CRITICAL NOTES N.B. 1.—See the question discussed in this chapter homiletically treated under 1 Corinthians 6:12 . N.B. 2.—Note how Paul here (as in Romans 14:15 .) bases nothing of his rep...
1 Corinthians 8:4 . We know that an idol is nothing. St. Paul transcribes this from Zechariah 2:18 , where the Hebrew text is literally “dumb nothings,” for dumb idols; a phrase used by the Gnost...
How as touching things offered to idols. Liberty and love 1. The question about meats necessarily arose in a society partly heathen and partly Christian. Every meal was dedicated to the househo...
EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 8:1-46 The relation of lore to knowledge with respect to the question of eating idol offerings. 1 Corinthians 8:1 As touching things offered unto idols ....
Christian Liberty in the Matter of Eating Meat Offered to Idols. Knowledge and charity:
1 Corinthians 2:9 ; 1 John 4:19 ; 1 John 5:2 ; 1 John 5:3 ; 1 Peter 1:8 ; 2 Timothy 2:19 ; Exodus 33:12 ; Exodus 33:17 ; Galatians 4:9 ; James 1:12 ; James 2:5 ; John 10:14 ; John 21:17...
He is known — That is, approved, by him. Psalms 1:6 .