FIRST CORINTHIANS CHAPTER FOUR _ COMMENTARY AND OUTLINE-MARK DUNAGAN_ I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER FOUR: I. The One Valid Judgement: 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 Preachers Are Answerable to God II. Pride, The Source Of Faction, Reproved: 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 Prosperous Corinthians and Impoverished Apostles A... [ Continue Reading ]
LET. MAN SO ACCOUNT OF US, AS OF MINISTERS OF CHRIST, AND STEWARDS OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD. 'Let. man so account of us' -'Paul takes up again (from 1 Corinthians 3:5-8) the discussion of God's preachers and how they should be viewed.' [Note:. McGuiggan p. 54] -'Let. man regard us in this manner'... [ Continue Reading ]
HERE, MOREOVER, IT IS REQUIRED IN STEWARDS, THAT. MAN BE FOUND FAITHFUL. 'Here' -'In this case' (NASV); 'In this matter' (Robertson p. 102); 'In this case therefore' (Willis p. 128) 'IT IS REQUIRED' -lit., it is sought for (Vincent p. 205) 'In such case, it is further sought in stewards (to be su... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT WITH ME IT IS. VERY SMALL THING THAT. SHOULD BE JUDGED OF YOU, OR OF MAN'S JUDGMENT: YEA,. JUDGE NOT MINE OWN SELF. 'But with me' -'to me' (NASV); 'For my part' (NEB) 'IT IS. VERY SMALL THING' -'it weighs very little with me that. am judged by you or by any human tribunal' (TCNT) 'It counts f... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. KNOW NOTHING AGAINST MYSELF; YET AM. NOT HEREBY JUSTIFIED: BUT HE THAT JUDGETH ME IS THE LORD. 'For. know nothing against myself' -'I am conscious of nothing against myself.' (NASV) 'While he is not aware of any unfaithfulness to his stewardship, yet the approval of his own conscience is not.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME, UNTIL THE LORD COME, WHO WILL BOTH BRING TO LIGHT THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DARKNESS, AND MAKE MANIFEST THE COUNSELS OF THE HEARTS; AND THEN SHALL EACH MAN HAVE HIS PRAISE FROM GOD. 'Wherefore judge nothing before the time' -'do not go on passing judgement befor... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THESE THINGS, BRETHREN,. HAVE IN. FIGURE TRANSFERRED TO MYSELF AND APOLLOS FOR YOUR SAKES; THAT IN US YE MIGHT LEARN NOT TO GO BEYOND THE THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN; THAT NO ONE OF YOU BE PUFFED UP FOR THE ONE AGAINST THE OTHER. 'Now these things'. 'I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR WHO MAKETH THEE TO DIFFER? AND WHAT HAST THOU THAT THOU DIDST NOT RECEIVE? BUT IF THOU DIDST RECEIVE IT, WHY DOST THOU GLORY AS IF THOU HADST NOT RECEIVED IT? 'For' -'the reason why this puffing up should be avoided'. (Alford p. 997) 'WHO MAKETH THEE TO DIFFER?' -'For who regards you as super... [ Continue Reading ]
ALREADY ARE YE FILLED, ALREADY YE ARE BECOME RICH, YE HAVE COME TO REIGN WITHOUT US: YEA AND. WOULD THAT YE DID REIGN, THAT WE ALSO MIGHT REIGN WITH YOU. 'Already are ye filled' -'You seem to think you already have all the spiritual food you need' (Tay) 'You Corinthians, have your heart's desire a... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR,. THINK, GOD HATH SET FORTH US THE APOSTLES LAST OF ALL, AS MEN DOOMED TO DEATH: FOR WE ARE MADE. SPECTACLE UNTO THE WORLD, BOTH TO ANGELS AND MEN. 'For' -'And there is abundant reason for this wish which. have just uttered, in our present afflicted state' (Alford p. 997) 'You have come to rei... [ Continue Reading ]
WE ARE FOOLS FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, BUT YE ARE WISE IN CHRIST; WE ARE WEAK, BUT YE ARE STRONG; YE HAVE GLORY, BUT WE HAVE DISHONOR. 'We' -apostles 'FOOLS FOR CHRIST'S SAKE' -Paul had sacrificed. glorious past (from. human perspective) for Christ. (Galatians 1:14; 1 Peter 3:5) The world viewed the mes... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN UNTO THIS PRESENT HOUR WE BOTH HUNGER, AND THIRST, AND ARE NAKED, AND ARE BUFFETED, AND HAVE NO CERTAIN DWELLING-PLACE; 'this present hour' -'For them life is becoming no easier as time goes on...we have little to imagine that the hour of triumph and coronation has come' (Erdman p. 59) 'Up to... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WE TOIL, WORKING WITH OUR OWN HANDS: BEING REVILED, WE BLESS; BEING PERSECUTED, WE ENDURE; 'toil' -'toil to exhaustion' (Ber). 'Common late verb for weariness in toil.' (Robertson p. 108) 'We have worked wearily with our hands to earn our living.' (Tay) 'WORKING WITH OUR OWN HANDS' -which Paul... [ Continue Reading ]
BEING DEFAMED, WE ENTREAT: WE ARE MADE AS THE FILTH OF THE WORLD, THE OFFSCOURING OF ALL THINGS, EVEN UNTIL NOW. 'being defamed, we entreat' -Paul applied his own preaching. (Romans 12:17) 'They answer the calumnies (slander) by entreating men to repent and to turn to Christ.' (Erdman p. 59) (Matt... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS 4:14. WRITE NOT THESE THINGS TO SHAME YOU, BUT TO ADMONISH YOU AS MY BELOVED CHILDREN. 'to shame you' -'Some might misinterpret Paul's irony and sarcasm to mean that Paul had no feelings for the Corinthians.' (Willis p. 149) Certainly the Corinthians should of been embarrassed. And... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THOUGH YE HAVE TEN THOUSAND TUTORS IN CHRIST, YET HAVE YE NOT MANY FATHERS; FOR IN CHRIST JESUS. BEGAT YOU THROUGH THE GOSPEL. 'tutors' -'was used for the guide or attendant of the child who took him to school.' (Robertson p. 109) 'Was. slave to whom boys were entrusted on leaving the care of... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS 4:16. BESEECH YOU THEREFORE, BE YE IMITATORS OF ME. 'beseech' -'that is why. implore you to follow the footsteps of me' (Phi) 'he entreats them to be imitators of his humility and his unselfish service, and to show their likeness to their father in Christ by putting away the spirit o... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THIS CAUSE HAVE. SENT UNTO YOU TIMOTHY, WHO IS MY BELOVED AND FAITHFUL CHILD IN THE LORD, WHO SHALL PUT YOU IN REMEMBRANCE OF MY WAYS WHICH ARE IN CHRIST, EVEN AS. TEACH EVERYWHERE IN EVERY CHURCH. 'For this cause' -'the "cause" which Paul had in mind in sending Timothy to the Corinthians was... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW SOME ARE PUFFED UP, AS THOUGH. WERE NOT COMING TO YOU. 'puffed up' -'thinking that. am afraid to come and deal with you.' (Tay) 'Because Timothy arrives with. letter there are those who are pride filled who will say: "Told you so!" They believe he is afraid to face them. He writes tough letter... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT. WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY, IF THE LORD WILL; AND. WILL KNOW, NOT THE WORD OF THEM THAT ARE PUFFED UP, BUT THE POWER. 'if the Lord will' -Paul, always the "servant" of Christ. (1 Corinthians 16:7; James 4:15) 'AND. WILL KNOW, NOT THE WORD OF THEM THAT ARE PUFFED UP, BUT THE POWER' -'and then.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT IN WORD, BUT IN POWER. 'not in word' -'for the rule of God in. man's life involves more than the spouting of words however sacred and pious sounding they are...religion must be deeper than the tongue..(James 1:26)..the kingdom (rule) of God in the hearts of people res... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT WILL YE? SHALL. COME UNTO YOU WITH. ROD, OR IN LOVE AND. SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS? 'What will ye?' -'What do you desire?' (NASV) 'Which do you choose or prefer?' (McGarvey p. 71) 'When Paul arrives in Corinth he will not confine himself to words and teachings and rebukes. He will act. How shall h... [ Continue Reading ]