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Verse 19. _BUT I WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY_] God being my helper, I
fully purpose to visit you; and then I shall put those proud men to
the proof, not of their _speech_ - eloquence, or pretensions to g...
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BUT I WILL COME - It is from no fear of them that I am kept away; and
to convince them of this I will come to them speedily.
IF THE LORD WILL - If the Lord permit; if by his providence he allows
me to...
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CHAPTER 4
_ 1. Servants of Christ and Stewards of the Mysteries of God. (1
Corinthians 4:1)._
2. Contrast Between Self-Glorification and Humiliation. (1 Corinthians
4:6).
3. Admonition to Beloved Ch...
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FATHERLY ADMONITION, ENTREATY, AND WARNING. The tone of mingled
severity, irony, and pathos disappears; yet the affection is combined
with sternness, and he warns them not to presume on his mildness....
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THE THREE JUDGMENTS (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)...
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It is not to shame you that I write these things, but to warn you as
my beloved children. You may have thousands of tutors in Christ, but
you have not many fathers; for, in Christ Jesus, through the g...
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SHORTLY. quickly.
IF. App-118.
WILL. Greek. _thelo._ App-102.
KNOW. i.e. find out and expose. App-132.
SPEECH. word. App-121.
POWER. App-172....
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_if the Lord will_ See James 4:13-15, who "justly derides that
rashness among men, in that they plan what they shall do ten years
hence, when they are not certain that they shall live another hour."
C...
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Mission of Timothy, to be followed, if ineffectual, by strong measures
on the part of St Paul himself
17. _For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus_ Literally, I SENT,
i.e. before this epistle wa...
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ἘᾺΝ Ὁ ΚΎΡΙΟΣ ΘΕΛΉΣΗΙ. See James 4:13-15, who
‘justly derides that rashness among men, in that they plan what they
shall do ten years hence, when they are not certain that they shall
live another hour....
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MISSION OF TIMOTHY, TO BE FOLLOWED, IF INEFFECTUAL, BY STRONG MEASURES
ON THE PART OF ST PAUL HIMSELF....
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_A COMMAND FOR TIMOTHY TO COME 1 CORINTHIANS 4:17-21:_ Paul sent
Timothy unto them that they might learn how to imitate him. Their
imitation of Paul simply meant that they followed the way of Christ....
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ΈΛΕΎΣΟΜΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064)
приходить,
ΤΑΧΈΩΣ (G5030) _adv._ быстро, вскоре,
ΘΕΛΉΣΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΘΈΛΩ (G2309) хотеть,
желать. _Conj._ в _conj._ 3 типа, в котором
усл...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 3
Exasperating (1 Corinthians 4:14-21)
14 I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my
beloved children. 15For though you have countless guides in Chr...
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But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not
the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
An emphatic negation of their supposition ().
SHORTLY - after Pentecost...
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8 The sharp contrast between the carnal Corinthians and the faithful
apostle loses none of its force if we compare him with the church of
today. We need not go outside of Protestantism to find churche...
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CHRISTIAN TEACHERS ONLY THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOD
The folly and sin of quarrelling about different teachers who are but
servants of Christ and responsible to Him....
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PARAPHRASE. 'Iwrite not to shame you, but to admonish you; and I have
the right to do so, for I am your spiritual father. (16, 17) Follow my
example, therefore; and attend to the instructions of Timot...
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SHORTLY] cp 1 Corinthians 16:5. For his plans and their ultimate
fulfilment see Intro. 2Cor....
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 4
PAUL THE SERVANT 4:1-5
V1 This is how people should think about us. We are Christ’s
servants. We are *stewards (keepers) of the secrets...
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CHAPTER 7
THE MINISTRY
So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party spirit in the
Church, that he has still one more word of rebuke to utter. He has
shown the Corinthians that to give the...
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ὡς μὴ ἐρχομένου δὲ μου πρὸς ὑμᾶς
ἐφυσιώθησάν τινες : “Some however have been puffed
up, under the idea that I am not coming to (visit) you”. The
contrastive δὲ points to a group of inflated persons (_...
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§ 14. PAUL'S FATHERLY DISCIPLINE. All has now been said that can be
concerning the Divisions at Cor [756] the causes underlying them, and
the spirit they manifest and foster in the Church. In their
se...
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TEACHING CONVERTS CHRIST'S WAYS
1 Corinthians 4:14
The relationship between the Apostle and his converts was very tender.
They were his children. They might have instructors and tutors, but
they coul...
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Christian teachers are "ministers of Christ." That defines their
responsibility. They are "stewards of the mysteries of God." That
defines their work. What dignity does this double statement suggest?...
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Paul Loved the Church in Corinth Like a Father
Paul did not try to make the brethren feel bad because they added to
his problems. Rather, he wanted to warn them so they would change. He
wrote to them...
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But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not
the (k) speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
(k) By words, he means their fancy and elaborate type of eloquence,
whi...
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“But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and will know,
not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 20. For the
kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.”
The δέ is again a...
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are the conclusion of all the apostle has written from 1 Corinthians
1:12. He first makes an explanation about the severe manner in which
he has just spoken to them. It is not resentment or enmity whi...
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4. PRIDE THE FIRST CAUSE OF THE EVIL. 4:6-21.
Here is the final and general application of the whole first part,
relating to the divisions which had arisen in the Church. The apostle,
after reminding...
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(14) I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I
warn you. (15) For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ,
yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have bego...
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19._But I will come shortly. _“They are in a mistake,” says he,
“in raising their crests during my absence, as though this were to
be of long duration, for they shall in a short time perceive how vain...
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As for the apostle and the labourers, they were to consider them as
stewards employed by the Lord. And it was to Him that Paul committed
the judgment of his conduct. He cared little for the judgment m...
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BUT I WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY,.... This he said as threatening them,
but not by way of prophecy; for it is not certain that he ever did
come to them after this; but by way of promise, as it was then...
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But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not
the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
Ver. 19. _Not the speech of them which are puffed up_] _Dicta factis
defici...
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_Now some are puffed up_ Are grown insolent; _as though I would not
come_ To censure them for their misconduct, and to reform abuses;
fancying that, because I have sent Timothy, I am not coming myself...
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WILL KNOW; make trial of their power to withstand his teaching and
influence....
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BUT I WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY, IF THE LORD WILL, AND WILL KNOW, NOT
THE SPEECH OF THEM WHICH ARE PUFFED UP, BUT THE POWER....
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The apostle's fatherly discipline:...
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But while we are not to exalt a ministering servant, no more are we to
despise him or his work. The apostles should certainly be recognized
for what they actually were, "ministers of Christ, and stewa...
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14-21 In reproving for sin, we should distinguish between sinners and
their sins. Reproofs that kindly and affectionately warn, are likely
to reform. Though the apostle spoke with authority as a pare...
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BUT I WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY: Paul intended in his journey to Rome
to pass through Macedonia and Achaia, but he knew that God could
hinder him, and therefore he adds, IF THE LORD WILL: neither did P...
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But I will come to you shortly [as he did],_ if the Lord will_ [James
4:15]; _and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but
the power_. [I will test not their rhetorical ability, but t...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I " In rebuke of those who are
wise in appearance, and think themselves wise, but are not in reality
wise, he writes: "For the kingdom of God is not in word."[142]...
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1 Corinthians 4:19 But G1161 come G2064 (G5695) to G4314 you G5209
shortly G5030 if G1437 Lord G2962 wil
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LET THEM THEN REMEMBER THAT HE FATHERED THEM AND THAT THROUGH HIM
GOD'S POWER WAS AND IS REVEALED (4:14-21)...
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‘Now some are puffed up as though I were not coming to you. But I
will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know not the word
of those who are puffed up, but the power. For the Kingly Rule...
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1 Corinthians 4:19. BUT I WILL COME TO YOU SHORTLY, IF THE LORD WILL
(see 1 Corinthians 16:7-8); and this caveat he might well put in, for
he had found already that his own plans were liable to be ove...
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IF THE LORD WILL
(εαν ο κυριος θεληση). Third-class condition. See
James 1 Corinthians 4:15; Acts 18:21; 1 Corinthians 16:7 for the use
of this phrase. It should represent one's constant attitude, t...
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CONTENTS: Judgment of Christ's servants not committed to man.
Apostolic example of patience and humility.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Apollos, Timothy.
CONCLUSION: God's steward awaits no Judgmen...
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1 Corinthians 4:1. _Let a man,_ yea every one of you, however biassed
by parties, _so account of us,_ though servants for your sakes, _as
ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God,_ as...
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IF THE LORD IS WILLING. We all should say THIS! Compare James 4:13-17.
I WILL COME TO YOU SOON. Compare 1 Corinthians 16:7-8. Paul intends to
come in person and to punish those who will not turn away...
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_I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn
you._
PAUL AN EXAMPLE TO PARENTS AND TEACHERS
He proceeds--
I. With love.
1. Not as a schoolmaster, but as a father.
2. Not t...
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_For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus._
THE VISITATION
I. The visitor.
1. Known.
2. Beloved in Christ.
3. Tried.
II. His worn;.
1. To remind--
2. Of old truths.
3. In Christ.
III. T...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 4:19 I WILL FIND OUT... THEIR
POWER. Apparently Paul expected the Holy Spirit to discipline those
harming the church (see Acts 5:1;...
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CHAPTER IV.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
S. Paul proceeds in his task of uprooting the divisions, the pride,
and the boasting of the Corinthians, and especially of some of their
teachers who held him in...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 4:14.—Irony dropped. Even in 1 Corinthians 4:6 it was
“Brothers!” Now, “Beloved children!” Yet surely he did desire
to make them ashamed of their bearing towards and est...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 4:1
_Judgments, human and Divine, respecting ministers._
1 CORINTHIANS 4:1
LET A MAN SO ACCOUNT OF US. Since it is inevitable that Christians
should form some estimate of...
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Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and
stewards of the mysteries of God (1 Corinthians 4:1).
Ministers of Christ, the Greek word there is the under-rowers. They
were the guys d...
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1 Corinthians 14:5; 1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians 4:18; 2
Corinthians 1:15;...
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CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP
1 Corinthians 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The names surrounding discipleship. Our chapter presents before us
several statements which remind us of the responsibility and
privile...
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I will know — He here shows his fatherly authority Not the big,
empty speech of these vain boasters, but how much of the power of God
attends them....