1 Corinthians 1:7

So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: YE COME BEHIND - are inferior to other Christians elsewhere. IN NO GIFT - not that all had all gifts, but different persons among them had different gifts, (1 Corinthians 12:4, etc.) WAITING FOR THE COMING OF ... CHRIST - the crowning proof of their 'coming behind in no gift.' Christ's future coming exercises faith, hope, and love (cf. 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13). 'Leave to others their memento mori, do thou cherish this joyous expectation of the Lord's coming' (Bengel). The Greek [ apekdechomenous...

7._So that ye come behind in no gift _ ̔Υστερεισθαι means to be in want of what you would otherwise stand in need of. (49) He means, therefore, that the Corinthians abound in all the gifts of God, so as not to be in want of anything, as if he had said, “The Lord has not merely honored you with the light of the gospel, but has eminently endowed you with all those graces that may be of service to the saints for helping them forward in the way of salvation.” For he gives the name of gifts ( χαρίσματα) to those spiritual graces that are, as it were, means of salvation to the saints. But it is objected, on the other hand, that the saints are never in such abundance as not to feel in want of graces to some extent, so that they must always of necessity be “_hungering and thirsting _” (Matthew

1-9 All Christians are by baptism dedicated and devoted to Christ, and are under strict obligations to be holy. But in the true church of God are all who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, and who call upon him as God manifest in the flesh, for all the blessings of salvation; who acknowledge and obey him as their Lord, and as Lord of all; it includes no other persons. Christians are distinguished from the profane and atheists, that they dare not live without prayer; and they are distinguished from Jews and pagans, that they call on the name of Christ. Observe how often in these verses the apostle repeats the words, Our Lord Jesus Christ. He feared not to make too frequent or too honourable mention of him. To all who called upon Christ, the apostle gave his usual salutation, desiring, in their behalf, the pardoning mercy, sanctifying grace, and comforting peace of God,...

Verse 1 Corinthians 1:7. _SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT_] Every gift and grace of God's Spirit was possessed by the members of that Church, some having their gifts after this manner, others after that. _WAITING FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD_] It is difficult to say whether the apostle means the _final judgment_, or our Lord's _coming_ _to destroy Jerusalem_, and make an end of the Jewish polity. - See 1 Thessalonians 3:13. As he does not explain himself particularly, he must refer to a subject with which they were well acquainted. As the Jews in general continued to contradict and blaspheme, it is no wonder if the apostle should be directed to point out to the believing Gentiles that the judgments of God were speedily to fall upon

SO THAT - God has so abundantly endowed you with his favors. YE COME BEHIND - ὑστερεῖσθαι hustereisthai. You are not missing, or deficient. The word is usually applied to destitution, want, or poverty; and the declaration here is synonymous with what he had said, 1 Corinthians 1:5, that they abounded in everything. IN NO GIFT - In no favor, or gracious endowment. The word used here χάρισμα charisma, does not refer necessarily to extraordinary and miraculous endowments, but includes also all the kindnesses of God toward them in producing peace of mind, constancy, humility, etc. And the apostle meant evidently to say that they possessed, in rich abundance, al

EXPOSITION The oldest superscription was probably, "To the Corinthians, the first (Πρὸς Κορινθίους πρώτη)." This is found in א, A, B, C, D. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 _The_ _greeting. _An opening salutation is found in all the Epistles of St. Paul, and in every Epistle of the New Testament except the Epistle to the Hebrews and the first Epistle of St. John, both of which were more in the nature of treatises than letters. 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1 Paul. After the beginning of the first missionary journey (A.D. 45) he seems to have finally abandoned his Hebrew name of Saul. Called. The word "called" is absent from A, D, E, and other manuscripts, but may have been omitted as superfluous. It occurs in the greeting of...

SO THAT YE COME BEHIND IN NO GIFT,.... Ordinary or extraordinary; a detail of the gifts which were bestowed on them is made in 1 Corinthians 12:8; by which it appears that they were not inferior in gifts to any of the churches: WAITING FOR THE COMING; or "the revelation" OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST; who will appear a second time, come in great glory, will raise the dead, and judge both quick and dead; when gifts will cease and be of no more use, and when they must all be accounted for; and therefore, till that time comes, should be diligently made use of, and improved to the interest and service of Christ; who will surely come again, and call his servants and churches to an account for the talents he has intrusted them with; and whose coming is to be believed, loved, looked, and hoped for by all, that love him in sincerity and truth....

1. _Paul, called to be an, apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,_ Paul could never have sustained the great weight of responsibility and tribulation which fell upon him if he had not felt that he was «called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God.» No man will ever be fit for the ministry of the Word unless he is called to it by God. This also will be your strength in every other station of life; if God has called you to your peculiar work and warfare, he will not send you at your own charges, but he will be at the back of you, and support you even to the end. I think it is for this reason that Paul so constantly dwells upon his own calling when he is about to write to the churches, that he may remind other believers that they have similar privileges in their spheres of labour. 1 Corinthians 1:2.

COMING Three words are used in connection with the return of the Lord: (1) Greek, "Parousia", meaning "personal presence," also used by Paul of the "coming" of Stephanas (1 Corinthians 16:17) of Titus (2 Corinthians 7:6); (2 Corinthians 7:7) and of his own "coming" to Philippi (Philippians 1:26). The word means simply personal presence, and is used of the return of the Lord as that event relates to the blessing of the saints; (1 Corinthians 15:23); ...

ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD. SEPARATION AND TESTIMONY. Chapter S 1-10 What Grace has Done and the Assurance Grace Gives. 1:1-9. CHAPTER 1 In the opening verse of this epistle the Apostle Paul associates with himself the name of Sosthenes. There can be little doubt that he is the same Sosthenes mentioned in Acts 18:17. Like the great apostle he was once “a persecutor and injurious.” The experience through which he passed, when, as an enemy of Christ he received the deserved beating, was instrumental to bring him to Christ. When he was the chief ruler of the synagogue he was an enemy, but now through the grace of God he had become “a brother beloved.” It was to call to the remembrance of the sadly drifting Corinthians the former days, as well as the power of God in salvation. Then Paul addresses them as “the church of God which is at Corinth”; and this