Despise not (g) prophesyings.
(g) The explaining and interpreting of the word of God.
Despise not prophesyings - On the subject of prophesyings in the early Christian church, see the notes on 1 Corinthians 14:1 ff1 ff. The refere...
Sundry Counsels and Exhortations. 1 Thessalonians 5:12 . Christians are urged to respect their leaders. No officers and ministers are mentioned i...
Despise . Greek. exoutheneo. See Acts 4:11 . prophesyings . Compare 1 Corinthians 12:10 1 Corinthians 13:2 , 1 Corinthians 13:8 ; 1 Corint...
20 Despise not prophesyings. This sentence is appropriately added to the preceding one, for as the Spirit of God illuminates us chiefly by do...
Despise not prophesyings. Despise not prophesyings - Do not suppose that ye have no need of continual instruction; without it ye cannot preserve the...
Despise not prophesyings.— By prophesying, here, we are not to understand barely a foretelling of future events, but a preaching by immediate...
Despise not prophesyings. Prophesyings - whether exercised in inspired teaching (as distinguished from х didachee ( G1322 )] 'teaching' u...
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 (...
The Christian prophets were an order of men specially inspired to reveal the will of God to others ('mission-preachers'), who might sometimes ( Acts...
Despise not prophesyings. — The highest outward or charismatic manifestation of this inward fire was the gift of “prophecy” ( 1 Corinthians 12:28...
Chapter 15 THE SPIRIT 1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 (R.V.) THESE verses are abruptly introduced, but are not unconnected with what precedes. The Apo...
“Without Blame” at His Coming 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28 The remainder of the chapter is filled with brief sentences of exhortation, like cablegra...
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, t...
(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...
Despise not prophesyings. Or "prophecies"; the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Christ, concerning his person, office...
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...
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 ordi...
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 wri...
Various Short Exhortations. A. D. 51. 16 R...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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 d...
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 disp...
Despise not prophesyings I. What prophesyings? 1. The Scriptures written ( 2 Peter 1:20-21 ; 2 Timothy 3:16 ). (1) The truths asserted (...
EXPOSITION CONTENTS .—With regard to the time of that glorious advent when believers, whether dead or living, will be gathered together to Chri...
The Christian's personal bearing and conduct:
Despise not prophesyings.
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 ;...
Sanctification 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The doctrine of sanctification has been abused, but tha...
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...
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