I Buffet My Body …
“And I do all things for the gospel’s sake that I might be a joint partaker thereof. Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run, that ye may attain. and every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now […]
I Am Become All Things To All Men …
“For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more. And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, not being myself under the law, that I might […]
Let Her Be Veiled
“For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven; let her be veiled” (1 Cor. 11:6). Of the four common explanations of this passage, two were discussed earlier — the “spiritual gift” argument and the “hair is the […]
The Traditions
“Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things and stand fast in the traditions even as I delivered them unto you” (1 Cor. 11:2). With these words the apostle now turns to a new subject, leaving the matter of liberty which, in deference to the conscience of weak brethren, one must be […]
“I Received Of The Lord …”
“For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed, took bread …” (1 Cor. 11:23). These words serve as introduction to perhaps the earliest account of the institution of the Supper of Christ. One might naturally assume (although not […]
Ye Come Together, Not For The Better
“But in giving you this charge, I praise ye not, that ye come together, not for the better but for the worse” (1 Cor. 11:17). The word “but” at the beginning of this verse would seem to be connected with the discussion which had just previously been dealt with: the discussion of the woman’s covering. […]
“Now There Are Diversities Of Gifts …”
“Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit, and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. And there are diversities of workings, but the same God who worketh all things in all” (1 Cor. 12:4-5). The word “diversities” is found three times in these two verses. It means “different” thus different […]
“Now Concerning Spiritual Gifts …”
“Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away to those dumb idols, howsoever ye might be led. Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, […]
Eating And Drinking Judgment
“Wherefore, whosoever shall eat the bread and drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the body and drink of the cup. For he that eateth and drinketh eateth […]
“This Do In Remembrance Of Me”
“… and when he had given thanks, he brake it and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me” (1 Cor. 11:24). This excerpt from Paul’s account of the Lord’s institution of His memorial supper are familiar words to every Christian. The phrase is spoken almost each Lord’s […]