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CHAPTER III.
_Because of the carnal, divided state of the people at Corinth,_
_the apostle was obliged to treat them as children in the_
_knowledge of sacred things_, 1-3.
_Some were for setting u...
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AND I, BRETHREN - See 1 Corinthians 2:1. This is designed to meet an
implied objection. He had said 1 Corinthians 2:14 that Christians were
able to understand all things. Yet, they would recollect tha...
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CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The Carnal state of the Corinthians. (1 Corinthians 3:1)._
2. The Workmen and their Work. (1 Corinthians 3:10).
3. The Church the Temple of God. (1 Corinthians
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RENEWED CONDEMNATION OF PARTY SPIRIT. Paul has now reached a point
where he can effect an easy return to the divisions at Corinth. He has
been speaking of the spiritual man who is capable of receiving...
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And I, brothers, could not talk to you as I would to spiritual men,
but I had to talk to you as to those who had not yet got beyond merely
human things, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to dri...
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THE SUPREME IMPORTANCE OF GOD (1 Corinthians 3:1-9)...
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COULD NOT. was not able to.
SPEAK. App-121.
UNTO. to.
SPIRITUAL. Greek. _pneumatikos._ See 1 Corinthians 12:1.
CARNAL. Greek. _sarkikos,_ as in Romans 7:14, but the texts read
_sarkines._ See...
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1 Corinthians 3:1-4. The partizanship of the Corinthians a hindrance
to spiritual progress
1. _And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual_ The
Apostle has said much of the superiority...
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THE PARTIZANSHIP OF THE CORINTHIANS A HINDRANCE TO SPIRITUAL PROGRESS
ΚἈΓΏ, ἈΔΕΛΦΟΊ, ΟΥ̓Κ ἨΔΥΝΉΘΗΝ
ΛΑΛΗ͂ΣΑΙ ὙΜΙ͂Ν. The Apostle has said much of the
superiority of the wisdom which is the result of sp...
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ΣΑΡΚΊΝΟΙΣ. So אABCD. The internal evidence is about equally
divided. For we may fairly set the probability that a writer seeing
πνευματικοῖς before him would alter σαρκίνοις
into σαρκικοῖς, against th...
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_THE BRETHREN WERE CARNAL 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1-4:_ When Paul wrote this
epistle the brethren were acting like people of this world. They were
acting like babies as far as their faith is Christ was concer...
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AND I, BRETHREN, &C.— The next matter of boasting, which the faction
made use of to give the pre-eminence and preference to their leader
above St. Paul, seems to have been this, That their new teacher...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Commence With Spiritual Feeding (1 Corinthians 3:1-4)
3 But I, brethren, could not address you as spiritual men, but as men
of the flesh, as babes in Christ. 2I fed you w...
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And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as
unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
AND I - i:e., as the natural (animal) man cannot receive, so I also
could not (was not...
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21 To this day the great, the noble, and the wise are a small minority
among the true saints of God. It is a matter of extreme thankfulness
that this is so. If high birth or wisdom or any other attain...
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3:1 fleshly; (i-18) _ Sarkinos_ . as Romans 7:14 ; Hebrews 7:16 ; 2
Corinthians 3:3 . This word is said to mean properly the material --
the composition of a thing. 'Carnal,' twice in verse 3, is s...
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THE FAULT OF PARTY SPIRIT
The immaturity of the Corinthian converts and their unfitness for
anything but elementary instruction in the faith is proved by their
mutual jealousies and their disagreemen...
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NOT.. AS UNTO SPIRITUAL] The hidden wisdom of which the Apostle has
been writing is not for them. CARNAL] The Gk. means 'fleshy,' and
points to the fact that they were mere infants, so to speak. It is...
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PARAPHRASE. 'Te yourselves, brethren, are an illustration of what I
say. (2) I have treated you as beginners and given you elementary
Christian teaching, for hitherto you have been unfit for any other...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 3
GOD’S WORKERS 3:1-9
V1 *Brothers and *sisters, I could not speak to you as if the *Holy
Spirit was guiding you. I had to speak to you as...
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III.
(1) AND I. — Again, as in 1 Corinthians 2:6, the Apostle shows how
general principles which he has just explained were exemplified in his
own conduct. In the closing verses of 1 Corinthians 2 St....
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CHAPTER 5
DIVINE WISDOM
IN the preceding paragraph Paul has explained why he had proclaimed
the bare facts regarding Christ and His crucifixion and trusted to the
Cross itself to impress the Corinth...
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CHAPTER 6
GOD'S HUSBANDRY AND BUILDING
PAUL having abundantly justified his method of preaching to the
Corinthians, and having shown why he contented himself with the simple
presentation of the Cross...
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Κἀγώ, ἀδελφοί : The Ap. returns to the strain of 1
Corinthians 2:1-5, speaking now not in general terms of ἡμεῖς,
οἱ τέλειοι, etc.; but definitely of the Cor [455] and
himself. _They_ demonstrate, unh...
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§ 12. CHRIST'S SERVANTS ANSWERABLE TO HIMSELF. The Ap. has shown his
readers their own true position so high and yet so lowly (§ 11);
Paul, Apollos, Cephas are but part of a universe of ministry that...
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to 1 Corinthians 3:2. § 8. THE REVEALING SPIRIT. The world's rulers
committed the frightful crime of “crucifying the Lord of glory,”
because in fact they have only “the spirit of the world,” whereas
“...
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PROSPERITY COMES FROM GOD
1 Corinthians 3:1
In all our relations with our fellow-men, Christ's followers must
realize their obligations as members of one great family, with one
God. A man may be _in...
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The reason for the schisms was that these people were carnal.
"Jealousy and strife" are evidences of carnality. Proceeding, Paul
declared the true value of the Christian ministry. "For we are God's
fe...
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Division Is Carnal
The Corinthians had grown slowly in spiritual things. They still clung
to carnal things like envy and strife (1 Corinthians 3:1). Like those
at Ephesus, they needed not to be "child...
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And (1) I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but
as unto (a) carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.
(1) Having declared the worthiness of heavenly wisdom, and of the
Gospel, and h...
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“And I also, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual,
but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. 2. I have fed you with
milk, not with meat: for hitherto ye were not strong enough, and...
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3:1-4.
After demonstrating that though the gospel is not a wisdom, yet it
contains one, but one which cannot be expounded except to those who by
their spiritual maturity are in a condition to understa...
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(1) And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but
as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. (2) I have fed you with
milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bea...
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CONTENTS
The Apostle is prosecuting the Subject of his Ministry in this
Chapter. Under several sweet Similitude's, he describes the Manner he
had used among them, for Instruction....
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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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1._And I, brethren _He begins to apply to the Corinthians themselves,
that he had said respecting carnal persons, that they may understand
that the fault was their own — that the doctrine of the Cross...
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They were not natural men; but they were carnal (not spiritual) men,
so that the apostle had to feed them with milk and not with meat which
was only fit for those that were of full age. That with whic...
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AND I, BRETHREN, COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU,.... Though the apostle was
a spiritual man himself, had spiritual gifts, even the extraordinary
gifts of the Spirit, could judge all things, had the mind of...
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And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as
unto carnal, _even_ as unto babes in Christ.
Ver. 1. _Could not speak unto you_] Unless I would beat the air, and
lose my sweet wor...
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_And I, brethren_ The apostle having, in the latter part of the
preceding chapter, observed that mere natural men, still unenlightened
and unrenewed, receive not the things of the Spirit, begins this...
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SPIRITUAL; advanced in spiritual knowledge, and prepared to understand
and profit by the higher and more difficult truths of the gospel.
CARNAL; having little religious knowledge or spiritual discernm...
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A REPROOF OF SPIRITUAL PRIDE.
The marks of carnal men:...
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AND I, BRETHREN, COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU AS UNTO SPIRITUAL, BUT AS
UNTO CARNAL, EVEN AS UNTO BABES IN CHRIST....
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But in practical experience the Corinthians were not properly
regarding, nor depending on, the wisdom of the Spirit of God, who had
been given to them. Paul could not write to them as spiritual, but a...
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AND I, BRETHREN, COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU AS UNTO SPIRITUAL, BUT AS
UNTO CARNAL, AS UNTO BABES IN CHRIST.
'And I, brethren' -(1 Corinthians 2:1)
'SPIRITUAL' -4152. pneumatikos pnyoo-mat-ik-os'; from...
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1-4 The most simple truths of the gospel, as to man's sinfulness and
God's mercy, repentance towards God, and faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ, stated in the plainest language, suit the people better t...
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1 CORINTHIANS 3 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1,2 Paul showeth that he could not
instruct the Corinthians in the higher doctrines of Christianity
because of their carnal mind, 1 CORINTHIANS 3:3,4 which temper
disco...
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And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as
unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. [The simplicity of Paul's
instruction had given occasion to the false apostles (2 Corinthians...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
For men of this stamp do indeed say that they believe in the Father
and the Son, but they never meditate as they should upon the things of
God, neither are they adorn...
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1 Corinthians 3:1 And G2532 I G1473 brethren G80 could G1410 (G5675)
not G3756 speak G2980 (G5658) you...
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UNFORTUNATELY THEIR PRESENT BEHAVIOUR IS A SIGN OF THEIR IMMATURITY
FOR THE OBJECTS OF THEIR DEVOTION ARE BUT INSTRUMENTS OF GOD. THEIR
EYES ARE FIXED IN THE WRONG PLACE (3:1-7)
‘And I, brothers, coul...
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1 Corinthians 3:1. AND I, BRETHREN, COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU AS UNTO
SPIRITUAL, BUT AS UNTO CARNAL, EVEN AS UNTO BABES IN CHRIST those in
whom the spiritual principles, like the higher faculties in a...
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BUT AS UNTO CARNAL
(αλλ' ως σαρκινοις). Latin _carneus_. "As men o' flesh,"
Braid Scots; "as worldlings," Moffatt. This form in -ινος like
λιθινος in 2 Corinthians 3:3 means the material of flesh, ...
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CARNEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 7:14). _...
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1. _And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but
as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ._
Their spiritual part had not grown strong, their old carnal nature
still had the pr...
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1. _And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but
as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ._
The church at Corinth consisted of persons of large education and
great abilities....
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CONTENTS: Hindrance of a carnal state to spiritual growth. Christian
service and its reward.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Apollos, Cephas.
CONCLUSION: Our salvation rests solely upon t...
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1 Corinthians 3:1. _Babes in Christ,_ like children at the breast,
requiring to be _fed with milk, and not with meat._ Our great tutor
here addresses the Corinthians in a superior style of eloquence,...
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I COULD NOT TALK TO YOU. Compare 1 Corinthians 2:6; 1 Corinthians
2:14_. MacKnight_ says: "From what is said in this chapter it appears,
that the false teacher had represented St. Paul either as ignor...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 3:1 FLESH can mean different
things in Scripture. In Paul’s letters it often refers to unredeemed
human nature, along with its desires and typical behaviors....
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CHAPTER III.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
He endeavours to put an end to the divisions among the Corinthians, by
reminding them of their mutual subjection and union in Christ and God.
I. He points out t...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 3:1. AND I.—_Q.d_. “As any other ‘spiritual’
teacher would have to do.” So Ellicott; but perhaps laying undue
stress upon the “_and_,” which, if more than merely a
half-...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 3:1
_The carnal conceit of the spiritually immature._
1 CORINTHIANS 3:1
I… COULD NOT SPEAK UNTO YOU AS UNTO SPIRITUAL. Though softened by
the word brethren, there was a cr...
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Let's turn now to I Corinthians, chapter 3.
Beginning with the fourteenth verse of chapter 2, Paul here separates
men into three classifications. Starting in chapter 2 with the natural
man, the unrege...
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1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 2:15; 1
Corinthians 2:6;...
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Carnal [σ α ρ κ ι ν ο ι ς]. Made of flesh. See on Romans
7:14, and on flesh, Romans 7:5.
Babes [ν η π ι ο ι ς]. From nh not, and epov a word. Strictly,
non - speakers. Compare the Latin infans. Strong...
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THE CARNAL AND SPIRITUAL CHRISTIAN
1 Corinthians 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
In our last study, we were discussing two kinds of people. One, the
unregenerate who had not the Spirit, and the other, the r...
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And I, brethren — He spoke before, 1 Corinthians 2:1, of his
entrance, now of his progress, among them. Could not speak to you as
unto spiritual — Adult, experienced Christians. But as unto men who
we...
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As if the apostle had said, "My brethren, although. speak the highest
wisdom amongst them that are perfect, yet could not. speak the unto
you as unto spiritual persons, but as unto carnal: because the...