-
Verse 28. _LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF_] Let him try whether he has
proper faith in the Lord Jesus; and whether he discerns the Lord's
body; and whether he duly considers that the _bread_ and _wine_ poi...
-
BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF - Let him search and see if he have the
proper qualifications - if he has knowledge to discern the Lord’s
body (note, 1 Corinthians 11:29); if he has true repentance for...
-
II. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHAPTER S 11-14
1. Headship, and the Position of Woman. The Lord's Supper.
CHAPTER 11.
_ 1. The Headship of Christ and of the Man; Position of Woman. (1
Corinthi...
-
1 Corinthians 11:7. THE DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Paul feels
that in one respect he must restrict his praise. Their meetings damage
rather than profit them. He cannot help believing part of wh...
-
THE LIMITS OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM (1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1
Corinthians 11:1)
11:1 All things are allowed to me, but all things are not good for
me. All things are allowed, but all things do not buil...
-
For I received of the Lord that which I also handed on to you, that
the Lord Jesus, on the night on which he was being delivered up, took
bread, and, after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ...
-
MAN. App-123.
EXAMINE. test or try. Greek. _dokimazo._ Often translated prove, or
approve. Compare 1 Corinthians 11:19 with 1 Corinthians 9:27.
SO. i.e. after this self-testing....
-
Disorders at the Lord's Supper
17. _Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not_ St Paul was
able to praise the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 11:2) for their
attention to the injunctions he had...
-
_examine himself Preve_, Wiclif. _Probet_, Vulgate. That is,
_test_himself, ascertain his own condition (Galatians 6:4). The same
word is used of the weather, and of God's times and seasons (St Luke
1...
-
DISORDERS AT THE LORD’S SUPPER...
-
ΔΟΚΙΜΑΖΈΤΩ. _Preve_, Wiclif. _Probet_, Vulgate. That is,
_test_ himself, ascertain his own condition (Galatians 6:4). The same
word is used of the weather, and of God’s times and seasons (Luke
12:56);...
-
_THE LORD'S SUPPER OBSERVED INCORRECTLY 1 CORINTHIANS 11:27-34:_ The
character of the person partaking is not under consideration but the
manner in which it is done. The message is, "whosoever shall e...
-
ΔΟΚΙΜΑΖΈΤΩ _praes. imper. act. 3 pers. sing. от_
ΔΟΚΙΜΆΖΩ (G1381) исследовать, одобрять
после рассмотрения (TDNT; TLNT). _Praes. imper._
призывает к повторяющемуся действию,
ΆΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ (G444) человек,...
-
DISCOURSE: 1980
ON THE PREPARATION REQUISITE BEFORE THE LORD’S SUPPER
1 Corinthians 11:28. _Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of
that bread and drink of that cup_.
GOD is a holy and jealo...
-
BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF— St. Paul, as we have observed, tells
the Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 11:20 that to eat it after the manner
they did, was not to eat the Lord's supper. He tells them also,...
-
BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Oneness, a Requirement for Godly Worship (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
17 But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because
when you come together it is not for...
-
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and
drink of that cup.
BUT - so much the more; as the guilt of unworthily receiving is so
great.
EXAMINE, [ dokimazetoo (G1381)] -...
-
21 The phrase..the Lord's _ supper_ " is misleading. Supper denotes an
_ evening _ meal, but the word here employed has no such significance,
though its first observance was at night. The word denotes...
-
LET A MAN EXAMINE (RV 'prove') HIMSELF] i.e. see that he understands
the sacrament, and is in a fit moral condition to receive it....
-
PARAPHRASE. 'I wrote of praising you for keeping my ordinances, but I
cannot praise you with regard to your Church meetings, which, as now
conducted, do you more harm than good. (18) First I hear of t...
-
DISORDERS IN WORSHIP
_2-16. (c) The Veiling of Women in Church_
2. Now I praise you] This v. introduces the two following sections.
The Apostle begins by praising them, perhaps echoing words from the...
-
SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 11
V1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
PROBLEMS ABOUT *WORSHIP 11:2-34
1. MEN AND WOMEN IN *WORSHIP 11:2-16
V2 I praise you because...
-
SO LET HIM EAT. — This implies that a man should partake of this
sacred feast only after he has carefully examined himself as to the
spirit in which he was approaching such holy bread and wine....
-
(28-32) There are so many modifications required in these verses of
the Greek text from which our translation is taken, so as to bring it
into harmony with the best MSS., and so many changes needed in...
-
CHAPTER 17
ABUSE OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
IN this paragraph of his letter Paul speaks of an abuse which can
scarcely be credited, still less tolerated, in our times. The most
sacred of all Christian ordi...
-
“But (in contrast with the guilt described, and in order to escape
it) let a man put himself to proof, and so from the bread let him eat
and from the cup let him drink.” ἄνθρωπος, replacing ὄς
ἄν (1 C...
-
§ 38. UNWORTHY PARTICIPANTS OF THE LORD'S BREAD AND CUP. The
behaviour of the wealthier Cor [1740] at the Church Supper is
scandalous in itself; viewed in the light of the institution and
meaning of t...
-
OBSERVING THE LORD'S SUPPER
1 Corinthians 11:23
There was much disorder in the Corinthian church, because the
love-feast, which preceded the Holy Supper, was the scene of riot and
conviviality, of os...
-
Another Corinthian question concerned the position of woman and her
true attitude in the exercise of divinely bestowed gifts. He declared
that woman's true position is subservience to man. The nature...
-
The Proper Attitude Is Required
Paul stressed the need for the proper attitude in partaking of the
Lord's Supper. Irreverence while partaking would have shown a light
concern for the sacrifice being r...
-
(20) But let (l) a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that]
bread, and drink of [that] cup.
(20) The examination of a man's self, is of necessity required in the
supper, and therefore they o...
-
_Drink the chalice. This is not said by way of command, but by way of
allowance, viz. where and when it is agreeable to the practice and
discipline of the Church. (Challoner)_...
-
VIII. DISORDERS IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. 11:17-34.
The disorder which Paul has just described and combated was a small
matter in comparison with that to which he now passes. The style...
-
“But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup. 29. For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and
drinketh judgment to himself, if he discern not the body.”
The...
-
(17) Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye
come together not for the better, but for the worse. (18) For first of
all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be...
-
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle
give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle
speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
-
_SELF-EXAMINATION_
‘But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup.’
1 Corinthians 11:28
The porch to the sanctuary is _ self-examination_. Let us, therefore...
-
28._But let a man examine himself _An exhortation drawn from the
foregoing threatening. “_If _those that _eat unworthily _are _guilty
of the body and blood of the Lord_, then let no man approach who i...
-
Observe here the way in which the apostle grounded his replies with
regard to details on the highest and fundamental principles. This is
the manner of Christianity (compare Titus 2:10-14). He introduc...
-
BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF,.... Whether he has a true sense of sin,
sorrow and repentance for it; otherwise he will see no need of a
Saviour, nor will he look to Christ for salvation, or be thankfu...
-
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of _that_ bread, and
drink of _that_ cup.
Ver. 28. _Let a man examine_] A metaphor from metallaries or
lapidists, as they try their metals or preciou...
-
_But_ That none may be involved in such guilt; _let_ each one _examine
himself_ Whether he knows the nature and the design of the
institution, and whether it be his sincere desire and purpose
thorough...
-
EXAMINE HIMSELF; as to his love to the Saviour, and his desire to
honor him; as to his hatred of sin, and his longing for deliverance
from it; his trust in the Redeemer, and disposition to imitate his...
-
Worthy and unworthy communicants:...
-
BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF, AND SO LET HIM EAT OF THAT BREAD AND
DRINK OF THAT CUP....
-
Chapter s 11 to 14 no longer consider the question of testimony or
conduct as before the world, but rather the conduct, order, unity that
is becoming in the Assembly, the body of Christ. Yet this is
i...
-
BUT LET. MAN PROVE HIMSELF, AND SO LET HIM EAT OF THE BREAD, AND DRINK
OF THE CUP.
'prove himself' -'have self-examination' (Ber); 'test himself' (Mof);
'Let each man look into his own heart.' (TCNT...
-
23-34 The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, of which he had the
knowledge by revelation from Christ. As to the visible signs, these
are the bread and wine. What is eaten is called bread, though...
-
He is to examine himself about his knowledge, whether he rightly
understands what Christ is, what the nature of the sacrament is, what
he doth in that sacred action; about his faith, love, repentance,...
-
But let a man prove [test] _himself, and so let him eat of the bread,
and drink of the cup_. [A Christian confronting the communion should
first test his sincerity (2 Corinthians 13:5), his state of h...
-
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X
But if any one, when he ought to listen to the precept, "But let each
prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread," etc.,[176]...
-
1 Corinthians 11:28 But G1161 let G1381 man G444 examine G1381 (G5720)
himself G1438 and G2532 so G3779
-
The immediate object of this section is to denounce certain gross
disorders in the celebration of this ordinance which had crept into
the Corinthian church; but this gives occasion to so comprehensive...
-
1 Corinthians 11:28. BUT LET A MAN EXAMINE HIMSELF since on himself
will rest the ultimate responsibility, whoever else may examine him.
AND SO (supposing the result satisfactory) LET HIM EAT OF THE B...
-
LET A MAN PROVE HIMSELF
(δοκιμαζετω ανθρωπος εαυτον). Test himself as
he would a piece of metal to see if genuine. Such examination of one's
motives would have made impossible the disgraceful scene...
-
The members of the church at Corinth abounded in gifts, and therefore
they thought it meet for each one to speak to edification. They had no
pastoral oversight whatever; acting, in this respect, like...
-
1 Corinthians 11:18. For first of all, when ye come together in the
church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe
it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they whic...
-
1 Corinthians 11:20. _When ye come together therefore into one place,
this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh
before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another i...
-
1 Corinthians 11:20. _When ye come together therefore into one place,
this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh
before other his own supper, and one is hungry, and another i...
-
1 Corinthians 11:20. _When ye come together therefore into one place,
this is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh
before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another i...
-
CONTENTS: Christian order and the Lord's supper. Meaning of the Lord's
table.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The Lord's supper is a memorial of His finished atonement,
a parable of His pr...
-
1 Corinthians 11:2. _Keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you._
The apostle mentions these twice to the Thessalonians, and nearly in
the same words. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
-
EVERYONE SHOULD EXAMINE HIMSELF FIRST. To be certain that his frame of
reference is holy. _MacKnight_ says: "First, whether he comes to this
service [rite] to keep up the memory of Christ: Secondly, w...
-
_Whosoever shall eat … and drink … unworthily shall be guilty of
the body and blood of the Lord._
EATING AND DRINKING UNWORTHILY
I. The sin consists in doing it--
1. Ignorantly.
2. Irreverently....
-
_But let a man examine himself _
SELF-EXAMINATION
I. Its necessity.
1. At all times.
2. Especially when we draw near unto God.
3. Most of all before communion.
II. Its exercise. Should be--
1....
-
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:27 UNWORTHY MANNER probably
refers to the Corinthians’ divisive arrogance compared to the
sacrificial, unselfish nature of Jesus’ death. Before partaking of
the...
-
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:17 The Corinthians were using
their gatherings around the Lord’s Table as occasions to make social
distinctions between rich and poor. Paul is profoundly trouble...
-
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate
Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior
in worship....
-
CHAPTER 11
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
The Apostle proceeds to deal with the third point put before him, that
of the veiling of women; for the Corinthians had asked of S. Paul
whether or no women ought t...
-
_CRITICAL NOTES_
NEW TOPIC: THE LORD’S SUPPER AND THE LOVE-FEASTS
1 Corinthians 11:17.—_Backward_ reference: _the directions just
given_, and the general praise of 1 Corinthians 11:2, are not to be
t...
-
EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 11:1
FOLLOWERS OF ME; rather, _imitators of me; _follow herein my example,
as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too
"pleased not himself," he sets for...
-
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11.
Paul here in the first verse said,
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians
11:1).
In the previous verse he spoke about h...
-
1 Corinthians 11:31; 1 John 3:20; 1 John 3:21; 2 Corinthians 13:5;...
-
So. After self - examination and consequent knowledge of his spiritual
state....
-
But let a man examine himself — Whether he know the nature and the
design of the institution, and whether it be his own desire and
purpose throughly to comply therewith....
-
Observe here, The duty required to prevent the danger of unworthy
receiving, and that is, the great and necessary duty of examination..
metaphor taken from goldsmiths, who try the truth of their gold...