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Verse 1 Corinthians 15:10. _BUT, BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM_]
God, by his mere grace and good will, has called me to be an apostle,
and has denominated me such.
_AND HIS GRACE_, c.] Nor have...
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BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM - By the “favor” or mercy
of God. What I have is to be traced to him, and not to any native
tendency to goodness, or any native inclination to his service, or to...
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III. RESURRECTION AND THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH AND CONCLUSION:
Chapter S 15-16
1. Resurrection and the Hope of the Church.
CHAPTER 15
_ 1. The Gospel and the Resurrection of Christ. (1 Corinthians 1...
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1 CORINTHIANS 15. THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD. This discussion seems
not to have been elicited by the church letter, but by information
which had reached Paul through another source. Some were denyin...
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Brothers, I want to make clear to you the nature of the good news that
I preached to you, that gospel which you also received, and in which
you stand, and through which you are saved. I want to make c...
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JESUS' RESURRECTION AND OURS (1 Corinthians 15:1-58)
1 Corinthians 15:1-58 is both one of the greatest and one of the most
difficult Chapter s in the New Testament. Not only is it in itself
difficult...
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GRACE. App-184.
WHICH, &C. = Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ App-6.
UPON. App-104.
WAS NOT. did not become, i.e. prove to be.
IN VAIN. Greek. _kenos,_ empty. Not the same word as in verses: 1Co
15:2,...
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_But by the grace of God I am what I am_ St Paul is willing to admit
his _personal_inferiority to the other Apostles, but such willingness
does not lead him to make a similar admission regarding his _...
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1 Corinthians 15:1-58. THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION
This chapter is one of the deepest and most mysterious in the Bible.
It is the one exception to the statement in ch. 3 that St Paul was
unable t...
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ΣῪΝ ἘΜΟΊ אBDFG Vetus Lat. Vulg. ἡ σὺν ἐμοί rec.
with AE.
10. ΧΆΡΙΤΙ ΔῈ ΘΕΟΥ͂. St Paul is willing to admit his
_personal_ inferiority to the other Apostles, but such willingness
does not lead him to ma...
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_CHRIST AND THE RESURRECTION GOSPEL 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-11:_ "Christ
was raised to life" is the very heart of gospel preaching. Paul and
all early gospel preachers proclaimed that Christ died for our s...
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ΧΆΡΙΤΙ _dat. sing. от_ ΧΆΡΙΣ (G5485) благодать,
помощь или милость, оказанная кем-л.
более низким по положению, поэтому
безвозмездная (TDNT; TLNT; EDNT). _Instr. dat._
ΘΕΟΫ́ _gen. sing. от_ ΘΕΌΣ (G2...
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DISCOURSE: 1990
ALL OF GRACE
1 Corinthians 15:10. _By the grace of God I am what I am_.
EVERY one, however exalted, may find points of comparison in which he
is inferior to others; and, instead of en...
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WAS NOT IN VAIN.— Instead of _was not in vain,_ &c. some render the
passage _has not been in vain; for I have laboured._...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION l
Its Historicity (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
15 Now I would remind you brethren, in what terms I preached to you
the gospel, which you received, in which also you stand, 2by...
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But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
BY...
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24 Predicting, or foretelling, is not necessarily involved in the gift
of prophecy. The prophet, in Scripture, is the mouthpiece or spokesman
of God. He may speak of the past, the present, or the futu...
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I AM WHAT I AM] i.e. an Apostle. NOT IN VAIN] i.e. was justified by
its results. His apostolic work, as well as his apostleship itself,
was due to THE GRACE OF GOD.
11. Or they] i.e. the other Apostl...
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_(F) THE FACT AND THE DOCTRINE OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD_
Some Corinthians disbelieved in the resurrection of the dead—not,
apparently, in Christ's Resurrection, though St. Paul felt this would...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 15
*RESURRECTION 15:1-58
The reason that Paul was writing about the *resurrection is in verse
12. Some Christians were saying that there i...
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BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM. — This whole verse is full
of that maintenance of official dignity as an Apostle and a labourer,
and of personal humility, which were characteristic of St. Paul...
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CHAPTER 21
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
I. ITS PLACE IN THE CHRISTIAN CREED
PAUL having now settled the minor questions of order in public
worship, marriage, intercourse with the heathen, and the othe...
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§ 50. THE FACTS CONCERNING CHRIST'S RESURRECTION. The doubt which the
Ap. combats strikes at the fundamental, probative fact of his Gospel.
He must therefore go back to the beginning, and reassert the...
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“God's grace,” which makes Paul what he _is_ (see 1 Corinthians
9:1 f.: the double εἰμὶ is firmly assertive “I am what I
verily am”), is the _favour_, utterly undeserved, that summoned Saul
of Tarsus...
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THE GOSPEL: CHRIST DIED AND ROSE AGAIN
1 Corinthians 15:1
If 1 Corinthians 13:1 is a psalm of love, this chapter is a psalm of
hope-a hope that cannot be ashamed. It is the most memorable argument
in...
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The last fact of the "spiritualities" is the resurrection, and the
apostle first gives the proof of the resurrection of Christ. His final
proof was his own experience.
It is evident that there were so...
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When Paul Saw Jesus
The record of Christ's appearance to Paul is found in Acts 9:5; Acts
22:6-8; Acts 26:14-18. McGarvey says, "The other apostles had three
years and a half filled with instruction, a...
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_I have laboured more abundantly. He does not say better, or that he
excelled them; and even as to his labours, he gives the honour to God:
Not I, but the grace of God with me. (Witham)_...
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I. WITH THE FACT OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY CHRISTIAN SALVATION
RISES OR FALLS. VERS. 1-34.
The apostle's first care is to establish firmly the fact of the
resurrection of Jesus, on which rests...
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“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called
an apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. 10. But by the
grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in va...
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(1) Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached
unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; (2) By
which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached...
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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...
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_A FACT AND A WARNING_
‘By the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was
bestowed upon me was not in vain.’
1 Corinthians 15:10
This is the confession of a soul truly devout and humble,...
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_‘NOT IN VAIN’_
‘Grace … not in vain;’ ‘Labour … not in vain.’
1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Corinthians 15:58
St. Paul, of all men, was ever keen on Christian men and women not
only enjoying their privil...
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_THE CALL FOR SERVICE_
‘I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace
of God.’
1 Corinthians 15:10
The Gospel of Christ appeals to you in your strength as well as in
your weakn...
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10._And his grace was not vain. _Those that set free-will in
opposition to the grace of God, that whatever good we do may not be
ascribed wholly to Him, wrest these words to suit their own
interpretat...
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But other evils had found means to introduce themselves into the midst
of the shining gifts which were exercised in the bosom of the flock at
Corinth. The resurrection of the dead was denied. Satan is...
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BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM,.... As he was what he was by
the grace of God in a private capacity, upon a level with other
Christians, being a chosen vessel of salvation, not by works, nor o...
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But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which _was
bestowed_ upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Ve...
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_I am the least of the apostles, because I persecuted_, &c. True
believers are humbled all their lives for the sins they committed
before they repented and believed. _But by the grace of God I am what...
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NOT IN VAIN; it was not inoperative; it led me to labor more THAN THEY
ALL; than any of the apostles.
NOT I; not on account of any thing spiritually good naturally in him.
Matthew 10:20....
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OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD.
The facts of Christ's resurrection:...
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BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM, AND HIS GRACE WHICH WAS
BESTOWED UPON ME WAS NOT IN VAIN; BUT I LABORED MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN
THEY ALL; YET NOT I, BUT THE GRACE OF GOD WHICH WAS WITH ME....
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This chapter itself forms a third division of the book, and deals with
another most serious matter in Corinth. Some among them denied the
resurrection of the dead. But the resurrection of Christ is th...
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BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD. AM WHAT. AM: AND HIS GRACE WHICH WAS BESTOWED
UPON ME WAS NOT FOUND VAIN; BUT. LABORED MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN THEY
ALL: YET NOT I, BUT THE GRACE OF GOD WHICH WAS WITH ME.
'But...
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1-11 The word resurrection, usually points out our existence beyond
the grave. Of the apostle's doctrine not a trace can be found in all
the teaching of philosophers. The doctrine of Christ's death a...
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BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM; by the free love and goodness of
God, I, that was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious,
have obtained mercy; and though it was impossible for me any...
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But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was
bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly
than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
[Ga...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
Wherefore also Paul, since he was the apostle of the Gentiles, says,
"I laboured more than they all."[340]
Origen de Principiis Book III
and again, "I laboured mor...
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1 Corinthians 15:10 But G1161 grace G5485 God G2316 am G1510 (G5748)
what G3739 am G1510 (G5748) and
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'But by the grace of God I am what I am. And his grace which was
bestowed on me was not found to be vain, but I laboured more
abundantly than all of them, and yet not I, but the grace of God which
was...
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THE WITNESSES TO THE RESURRECTION (15:5-10).
'And that he appeared (literally 'was seen by) to Cephas; then to the
twelve; then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of
whom the greater...
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1 Corinthians 15:10. BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I AM WHAT I AM: AND HIS
GRACE WHICH WAS BESTOWED UPON ME WAS NOT IN VAIN; I LABOURED MORE
ABUNDANTLY THAN THEY ALL, YET NOT I, etc. With perfect freedom do...
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WHAT I AM
(ο ειμ). Not,WHO
(ος), butWHAT
(ο), neuter singular. His actual character and attainments. All "by
the grace of God" (χαριτ θεου).I LABOURED MORE ABUNDANTLY
THAN THEY ALL
(περισσοτε...
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1 Corinthians 15:10
Sudden Conversions.
The conversion of St. Paul was a wonderful conversion, as our church
in one place calls it, because it was so unexpected and (as far as the
appearance went) s...
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1 Corinthians 15:3
I. The gospel which Paul preached was very simple. (1) The articles of
his creed were few and plain. "Christ died; He was buried; He rose
again." (2) He delivered them "first of all...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _Moreover, Brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye
stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory wh...
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CONTENTS: The resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of believers
resulting from it.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Cephas, James, Adam.
CONCLUSION: The resurrection of Christ, together with His...
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1 Corinthians 15:1. _I declare unto you the gospel by which also ye
are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you._ We have
here an epitome of the whole gospel, comprising essentially the d...
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BUT BY GOD'S GRACE. The _circumcision party_ may not consider Paul an
apostle, but he is - by God's grace!!! "Grace" is used in three
different senses in this verse: (1) the _grace_ that saved him
(Ep...
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1 CORINTHIANS 15:1 The Futility of Faith If the Dead Are Not Raised.
Many people in the ancient Greco-Roman world believed that death ended
life completely or led to a permanent but shadowy existence...
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CHAPTER 15
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
He proves the resurrection of the dead against the false teachers who
denied it:
I. From the fact of Christ's resurrection. Thus (ver. 12) he gives the
bearing of...
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_I am what I am_ an Apostle, and Teacher of the Gentiles.
_His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain._ Not empty,
barren, without results. S. Ambrose reads: "His grace was not poor in
me,...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Note:
1. The main teaching of chapter is _almost pure dogma_. It is for the
most part matter of simple revelation and belief.
2. The _earliest_ extant _written account_ of the appea...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 15:1
_The doctrine of the resurrection. _This chapter, and the thirteenth,
on Christian love, stand out, even among the writings of St. Paul, as
pre-eminently beautiful and i...
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Let's turn to I Corinthians, chapter 15.
The Corinthian church was a real mess. A lot of carnality that led to
divisions, a lot of party spirit, a real misunderstanding of the
spiritual gifts, a lot o...
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1 Corinthians 15:2; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:16;...
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Was not [ο υ ε γ ε ν η θ η]. Rev., better, was not found :
did not turn out to be....
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THE GLORIOUS GOSPEL
1 Corinthians 15:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The Apostle Paul said: "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the
Gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and
where...
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I laboured more than they all — That is, more than any of them, from
a deep sense of the peculiar love God had shown me. Yet, to speak more
properly, it is not I, but the grace of God that is with me...
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Was Paul’s boasting contrary to Scripture?
PROBLEM: Paul boasted here when he declared, “I labored more
abundantly than they all.” In 2 Corinthians 11:16, Paul even
admitted that he was bragging, clai...