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 himself, Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE THREE JUDGMENTS (1 Corinthians 4:1-5)...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
_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...
ΏΣΤΕ (G5620) следовательно. Делает вывод из предыдущего, ΈΩ ΆΝ (G2193; G302) с _conj._ пока, ΈΛΘΗ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) приходить. _Conj._ в indef. _temp. прид._ ΦΩΤΊΣΕΙ _fut. ind. ac...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
4:5 God. (l-43) Lit. 'then shall the praise be to each from God.'...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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?...
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...
(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...
_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...
“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...
(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...
_‘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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
THE WORK OF THE MINISTERS OF CHRIST. Faithfulness required:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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....
_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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 11:26; 1 Corinthians 15:23; 1 Corinthians 3:13;...
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...
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...
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...
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...