“ Despise not prophesyings. ”
Despise not prophesyings - On the subject of prophesyings in the early Christian church, see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:1 ff1 ff. The reference here seems to be to preaching. They were not t...
Despise not (g) prophesyings. (g) The explaining and interpreting of the word of God.
Sundry Counsels and Exhortations. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 . Christians are urged to respect their leaders. No officers and ministers are mentioned in this epistle, but this verse implies that the Ch...
Despise . Greek. exoutheneo. See Acts 4:11 . prophesyings . Compare 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 13:2 , 1 Corinthians 13:8 ; 1 Corinthians 14:6 ; 1 Corinthians 14:22 . The reference...
20 Despise not prophesyings. This sentence is appropriately added to the preceding one, for as the Spirit of God illuminates us chiefly by doctrine, those who give not teaching its proper pla...
Despise not prophesyings. Despise not prophesyings - Do not suppose that ye have no need of continual instruction; without it ye cannot preserve the Christian life, nor go on to perfection. God will...
Despise not prophesyings.— By prophesying, here, we are not to understand barely a foretelling of future events, but a preaching by immediate inspiration; that is, speaking what tended to ins...
Despise not prophesyings. Prophesyings - whether exercised in inspired teaching (as distinguished from х didachee ( G1322 )] 'teaching' under the ordinary influences of grace), or in pred...
The Need of Watchfulness. Final Injunctions 1. Times and seasons] St. Paul always lays stress on the uncertainty as to the time of the Advent ( 2 Thessalonians 2:2 cp. 2 Peter 3:3-4 ).
Despise not prophesyings. — The highest outward or charismatic manifestation of this inward fire was the gift of “prophecy” ( 1 Corinthians 12:28 ; 1 Corinthians 14:1 ; 1 Corinthians 14:5 ; 1...
Chapter 15 THE SPIRIT 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 (R.V.) THESE verses are abruptly introduced, but are not unconnected with what precedes. The Apostle has spoken of order and discipline, and of th...
“Without Blame” at His Coming 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of exhortation, like cablegrams from our Heavenly Captain to his soldiers, who,...
Under the figure of a camp in which fully armed soldiers are waiting for the break of day, while those not expecting this are sleeping and drunken, the apostle shows that those waiting for the Son ar...
(12) And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; (13) And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at pe...
Despise not prophesyings. Or "prophecies"; the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Christ, concerning his person, office, and work, his obedience, sufferings, and death,...
Despise not prophesyings. Ver. 20. Despise not ] i.e. Highly honour, and preciously esteem, as an honorary given by Christ to his Church at his wonderful ascension, Psalms 51:17 ; Ephesians 4...
Despise not prophesyings That is, the preaching of God's word; for the apostle is not here speaking of extraordinary gifts, but of such as are ordinary. It seems one means of grace is put for all;...
In contrast to the new revelation Paul gives at the end of ch. 4, he now tells them in ch. 5 that "of the times and seasons" there was no need to write, for this was a matter of which they were well...
Various Short Exhortations. A. D. 51. 16 Rejoice evermore. 17 Pray without ceasing. 18 I...
Thereby we may quench the Spirit, which usually works upon men's minds and hearts by it. By prophecy is sometimes meant foretelling of things to come, and speaking by extraordinary revelation, 1 Co...
‘Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesyings, prove all things, hold fast that which is good, abstain from every appearance (or ‘form') of evil.' The word for quench is often used of the q...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Thessalonians 5:19 . Quench not the Spirit. —When there has been excess, and a good has come into disrepute, it is natural to seek to stifle down further manifes...
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 I. The Holy Spirit is here spoken of not strictly in respect of His Person, but in respect of His energising power in and on the heart. His workings, the Apostle would say,...
1 Thessalonians 5:1-2 . But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night....
1 Thessalonians 5:1 . Of the times and seaso n s, ye have no need that I write to you. Paul as a prophet might have said much concerning the dispensations of providence which should attend the ch...
Despise not prophesyings I. What prophesyings? 1. The Scriptures written ( 2 Peter 1:20-21 ; 2 Timothy 3:16 ). (1) The truths asserted ( Acts 26:27 ). (2) Commands enjoined ( Mark 7:8-...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Christ, the Thessalonians had already been fully instr...
The Christian's personal bearing and conduct:
1 Corinthians 11:4 ; 1 Corinthians 12:10 ; 1 Corinthians 12:28 ; 1 Corinthians 13:2 ; 1 Corinthians 13:9 ; 1 Samuel 10:10-13 ; 1 Samuel 10:5 ; 1 Samuel 10:6 ; 1 Samuel 19:20-24 ; 1 Thessalo...
Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but that does not mean that we should steer clear of God'...
Despise not prophesyings — That is, preaching; for the apostle is not here speaking of extraordinary gifts. It seems, one means of grace is put for all; and whoever despises any of these, under wha...