Uncertain, Altered, And Aborted Plans
“And when I arrive whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send with letters to carry your bounty to Jerusalem; and if it be meet for me to go also, they shall go with me. But I will come to you when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia; but with […]
“Now Concerning The Collection …”
“… for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come” (1 Cor. 16:1-2). From Paul’s words here, it is […]
Victory In Christ
“Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I tell you a mystery, we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, […]
“But Someone Will Say …”
“… How are the dead raised and with what manner of body do they come?” (1 Cor. 15:35). Paul has, in this chapter, shown 1) the resurrection of Christ was attested to by witnesses; 2) the consequences which must follow if (as some said) there is no resurrection and 3) the inconsistent behavior of some […]
“The God Of All Comfort …”
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). Paul’s salutation to the Corinthians is his usual greeting. He identifies himself as an apostle of Christ (a designation of himself found in eight of his 13 letters), then he includes Timothy […]
Introduction To 2 Corinthians
Paul’s first letter to Corinth was written in and sent from Ephesus in approximately A.D. 56 or 57. The letter was one of Paul’s strongest, sternest epistles. He had sent the letter by Titus to whom he had given instructions to bring word back to him of the reaction of brethren to the letter. Although […]
“The Salutation Of Me Paul …”
“… with mine own hand. If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha” (1 Cor. 16:21f). The statement “The salutation of me, Paul, with mine own hand” is common, but not universal in Paul’s letters. The first occurrence of such an expression is from 2 Thessalonians 3:17 when Paul adds these […]
“Watch Ye, Stand Fast In The Faith …”
“… quit ye like men, be strong. Let all that ye do be done in love” (1 Cor. 16:13-14). We doubt that any other quotation from Paul’s letters is more familiar than this one. The five different appeals give five different topics for sermons of exhortations to brethren and have doubtlessly been referenced to thousands […]
Paul’s Instructions And Information
Chapter 16 of 1 Corinthians, in addition to other things, gives much information and instructions about various brethren with whom the Corinthians were acquainted. Thus the following simply examines and comments briefly on statements made by Paul regarding them. “Now if Timothy come, see that he be with you without fear; for he worketh the […]
“Did I Show Fickleness?”
“When therefore I was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?” (2 Cor. 1:17). Fickleness, in our age, is the action of one who is unstable, who tells one person […]