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Verse 1 Corinthians 4:5. _JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME_] God, the
righteous Judge, will determine every thing shortly: it is his
province alone to search the heart, and _bring to light the hidden
th...
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THEREFORE - Inview of the danger of being deceived in your judgment,
and the impossibility of certainly knowing the failings of the heart.
JUDGE NOTHING - Pass no decided opinion; see the note at Matt...
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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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PAUL WILL ACCEPT NO JUDGMENT BUT CHRIST'S. THE FORTUNATE LOT OF THE
CORINTHIANS CONTRASTED WITH THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF THE APOSTLES.
This section is concerned with the attitude of the Corinthians...
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Let a man then so think of us as the servants of Christ and stewards
of the secrets which God reveals to his own people. In ordinary
everyday life, that a man should be found faithful, is a quality
re...
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THE THREE JUDGMENTS (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)...
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JUDGE. App-122.
NOTHING. not (Greek. _me._ App-105) anything (Greek. _tis)_.
BEFORE. App-104.
TIME. season. t
HE LORD. App-98.
BRING TO LIGHT. Greek. _photizo._ See Luke 11:36
MAKE MANIFEST. App...
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_Therefore judge nothing before the time_ The precept is here applied
to the relation of teacher and taught which is laid down generally in
St Matthew 7:1 and Romans 2:1. It is our duty to listen to t...
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1 Corinthians 4:1-7. The true estimation of Christ's ministers and the
true criterion of their work
After having pointed out the light in which the teachers of
Christianity should be regarded, the Ap...
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ὭΣΤΕ ΜῊ ΠΡῸ ΚΑΙΡΟΥ͂ ΤΙ ΚΡΊΝΕΤΕ. κρίνω
here, because the _decision_, not the _process_ is meant, while the
present tense signifies the habit of exercising judgment. καιρός
signifies the proper time for...
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THE TRUE ESTIMATION OF CHRIST’S MINISTERS AND THE TRUE CRITERION OF
THEIR WORK
After having pointed out the light in which the teachers of
Christianity should be regarded, the Apostle in this chapter...
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_A CHALLENGE CONCERNING PREACHERS 1 CORINTHIANS 4:1-6:_ First
Corinthians four is a contrast between the "faithful" and the
"faithless" stewards of God. Paul said that he, his fellow apostles
and othe...
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DISCOURSE: 1952
PAUL’S INDIFFERENCE TO MEN’S JUDGMENT
1 Corinthians 4:3. With me it is a very small thing that I should be
judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
For I kn...
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WILL BRING TO LIGHT, &C.— This is a lively and just insinuation,
that under specious forms his enemies concealed very dark designs,
which would not bear the discoveries of that awful day. The next
pas...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 1
Partiality (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)
4 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards
of the mysteries of God. 2Moreover it is required of stewards that...
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Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who
both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man h...
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5 Apollos was a Jew of Alexandria, a scholarly man, and able in the
Scriptures. He came to Ephesus, full of zeal, but versed only in the
baptism of John. Priscilla and Aquila heard him speak boldly in...
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4:5 God. (l-43) Lit. 'then shall the praise be to each from God.'...
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PARAPHRASE. 'You have been engaged in strife about the merits and
position of your teachers. Consider for a moment what they are. They
have no authority of their own; they only bear Christ's messages....
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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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BEFORE THE TIME] i.e. of Christ's return. St. Paul evidently expected
the advent of Christ within the lifetime of himself and his converts,
though the exact time was uncertain: cp. 1 Corinthians 15:51...
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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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IV.
(1-5) The first five verses of this chapter contain a further argument
against party-spirit as it existed in the Corinthian Church — viz.,
that God alone can judge of any man’s work whether it be...
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BEFORE THE TIME. — This is explained by the following words to be
“the day of the Lord.” When this arrives the truth will be
ascertainable, for God will bring into light all the things at present
hidd...
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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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The practical conclusion of the statement respecting Christ's servants
(see note on ὥστε, 1 Corinthians 3:21): “So then do not before
the time be passing any judgment”. τι, the cognate ace. =
κρίσιν τ...
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STEWARDS RESPONSIBLE TO THEIR LORD
1 Corinthians 4:1
At the most the ministers or teachers of God's Gospel are but stewards
of the hidden things of God, according to Matthew 13:51. They ought
not to...
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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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Stewards of God's Mysteries
Paul next said that inspired spokesmen should simply be thought of as
servants and stewards. Vine says the word servant should be thought of
as "an under rower." Further, h...
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(6) Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who
both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every ma...
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_Judge not, &c. He gives them an admonition against rash and false
judgments, and hints at those among them, who said, this man is
better, this man is greater than such a one, &c. See St. John
Chrysos...
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“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who
even will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man h...
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(1) Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and
stewards of the mysteries of God. (2) Moreover it is required in
stewards, that a man be found faithful. (3) But with me it is a very...
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_‘JUDGMENT IS MINE’_
‘Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come.’
1 Corinthians 4:5
How very hard it is not to judge! That critical faculty is born in
us; it is natural for us to...
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_THE LORD’S COMING_
‘Until the Lord come.’
1 Corinthians 4:5
What—we may well ask—are likely to be the practical effects, what
are the actual gains which a continual recollection of our Lord’s
comi...
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5._Therefore judge nothing before the time _From this conclusion it is
manifest, that Paul did not mean to reprove every kind of judgment
without exception, but only what is hasty and rash, without
ex...
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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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THEREFORE JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME,.... This is said to prevent
rash and precipitate judgment, and agrees with that well know Jewish
maxim, הוו מתונין בדין, "be slow in judgment" s; not
hasty to...
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Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both
will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make
manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man ha...
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_Moreover_ As for what remains to be done in the discharge of this
office; _it is required of stewards_ Since they also, as well as lower
servants in the family, are subject to account; _that a man be...
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Our own judgment or that of men is not a sure or safe test of our
fidelity. We may not see any violations of duty, and yet He who is
omniscient may see many. Hence we have need to pray, each for himse...
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THEREFORE JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME, UNTIL THE LORD COME, WHO BOTH
WILL BRING TO LIGHT THE HIDDEN THINGS OF DARKNESS, AND WILL MAKE
MANIFEST THE COUNSELS OF THE HEARTS; AND THEN SHALL EVERY MAN HA...
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THE WORK OF THE MINISTERS OF CHRIST.
Faithfulness required:...
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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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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...
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1-6 Apostles were no more than servants of Christ, but they were not
to be undervalued. They had a great trust, and for that reason, had an
honourable office. Paul had a just concern for his own repu...
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THEREFORE JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME, UNTIL THE LORD COME; seeing
that the judgment of secret things belongs to God, _judge nothing
before the time, _ which God hath set to judge all things. The wo...
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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...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book V "And the hidden things of darkness
He will Himself bring to light,"[281]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
From Him also shall "praise be had by every man,"[284]
O...
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1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore G5620 judge G2919 (G5720) nothing G3361
G5100 before G4253 time G2540 until G2193
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THE FAITHFULNESS REQUIRED OF CHRIST'S ASSISTANTS AND STEWARDS (4:1-5).
Having summed up all in Christ and in God Paul now comes back to the
fact that all men are therefore accountable to God. He speak...
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‘Wherefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord comes, who
will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make openly
clear the counsels of the heart. And then shall each man have...
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1 Corinthians 4:5. WHEREFORE JUDGE NOTHING BEFORE THE TIME, UNTIL THE
LORD COME (the second time), WHO WILL... MAKE MANIFEST THE COUNSELS OF
THE HEARTS (Ecclesiastes 12:14; Romans 2:16), and then shal...
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WHEREFORE
(ωστε). As in 1 Corinthians 3:21 which see.JUDGE NOTHING
(μη τ κρινετε). Stop passing judgment, stop criticizing as
they were doing. See the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:1. The censoriou...
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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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SO YOU. This statement is not to be applied in general to everything,
since neither church nor state could maintain order and peace, if
rulers did not pass judgment on the disobedient. Two things stan...
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_But with me it is a very small think that I should be judged of you,
or of man’s judgment._
JUDGMENT
I. Is the prerogative of God.
1. It belongs not to man.
2. Not to ourselves.
3. But the Lord....
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_Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and
stewards of the mysteries of God._
THE MINISTRY
So keenly alive is Paul to the danger and folly of party-spirit, that
he has still one...
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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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_Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who
both will bring to light_, &c. He will reveal the thoughts and actions
of men that lie hid in darkness. He means, then, that to God a...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
1 Corinthians 4:1. SO.—Choose between (_a_) a forward reference to
“_as_” (_e.g_. with Stanley), and (_b_) a backward reference
(with, _e.g_., Evans, in _Speaker_, and Beet) to 1 Cori...
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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 1:7; 1 Corinthians 11:26; 1 Corinthians 15:23; 1
Corinthians 3:13;...
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Judge [κ ρ ι ν ε τ ε]. See on ch. 1 Corinthians 2:14. The
change of the verb favors the rendering examine for ajnakrinw. The
Lord is the only competent examiner therefore do not judge until He
comes t...
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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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Therefore judge nothing before the time — Appointed for judging all
men. Until the Lord come, who, in order to pass a righteous judgment,
which otherwise would be impossible, will both bring to light...
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Our apostle's design in these words, is not to condemn all judgment of
persons, words, or actions, or to oblige us to suspend our judging
till the day of judgment; but only forbids rash censuring, una...