Perhaps Paul is saying that tongues are indeed a sign to unbelievers, but not a positive sign. There is not: a member of the Church so humble, so illiterate, so uninstructed, that he or she may not be of essential service to the whole body. We have read the old heathen fable of a giant who had one eye in the middle of his forehead; and whenever I have seen his portrait sketched by fancy, I have felt at once, that it was no improvement upon the human face. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 12:10-11. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. After the people are dismissed at the conclusion of the sacred services, she is in the regular habit of reporting to us whatever things she may have seen in her vision; for all her communications are examined with the most scrupulous care, in order that their truth may be probed. For our comely parts have no need but God both tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: A moment’s thought will tell you that those parts of our frame which are tenderest are the most necessary parts; and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these, by clothing them more than other parts, we bestow more abundant honour, and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; for our comely parts have no need of being covered, and therefore we leave them exposed. Gifts of Healings and Workings of Miracles. 1 Corinthians 12:9. 1 Corinthians 12:20-21. And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? . (12) Now this I say. ... 1 Corinthians 4:12. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Paul gives them to understand that this kind of talk could not go uurebuked. Now, and Then "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. The unity of the body, 1 Corinthians 12:1-27: 2. Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. God intended that there should be different offices in his Church; let us look on each other as being different, and yet united in the common faith of Christ. From chap. 1 Corinthians 12:31. Text Commentaries by C. H. Spurgeon Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892), often known today as the Prince of Preachers, began his pastorate at London's New But that the members should have the same care one for another. Read 1 Corinthians 14 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Yet we are not all alike, although we are all of one body; some are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are bond, some are free; and yet, in some things, we are all alike, for we have all been baptized by one Spirit. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. The purpose for spiritual gifts, even miraculous gifts, is the building up of the body of Christ and individual Christians; that need remains today. That, is to say, Christ visible—the Church of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:16. Now, and Then "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. They professed to be under the guidance of the Spirit of God, and yet they stood up, and called Jesus accursed. 1 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary: Spurgeon, Andrew B: Amazon.com.mx: Libros . The India Commentary on the New Testament (ICNT) series aims to give a well-informed exposition of the meaning of the text and relevant reflections in everyday language from a contemporary Indian context. There must be different members to fill different offices. 1 Corinthians 12:12. 1 Corinthians 12:3. 1 Corinthians 4:13. Compiled & Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. And if they were all one member, where were the body? For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. It can do its own work better than it could do the work of any other member of the body; and so can you as a member of Christ’s mystical body. There seems to be a contradiction between 1 Corinthians 14:22 and 1 Corinthians 14:23-25. ii. of And that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. Are all apostles? [779] "Et si ie distribue tous mes biens;" -- "And if I should distribute all my goods." When they divide themselves into Puseyites and Evangelicals, they make a schism in their own body; but, as long as we are all united, as long as the members of a church walk together in unity, there is no schism in the body. Do not get comparing yourself with others, and saying, “Ah! "—1 Corinthians 13:12 In this chapter the apostle Paul has spoken in the highest terms of charity or love. The way of exercising gifts rightly, namely, by love, 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 13:1. throughout: and adds, 4. The mercy is that even if you have, in your anxiety,—perhaps I ought to say, in your unbelief,—been saying, “Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body,” it does not matter what you have said, for that does not alter the fact. So then death worketh in us but life in you. He has taught in seminaries in Asia since 1996. c. 1 Corinthians 14:12: Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. “Is it therefore not of the body?” Of course, it is of the body still, whatever it may say. That there should be no schism in the body; That is, no division, no rent in the body. Articles Sermons Topics Books Podcasts Filter Resources By ... Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Corinthians 2 and more! —Better, What I mean is, that, &c. The following words, “every one of you saith,” show how party-spirit pervaded the whole Christian community. All rights reserved. John Piper Mar 15, 1981 618 Shares Sermon. 1 Corinthians 12, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon Used by Permission. Perhaps you are like one of these little linchpins which keep the wheel right; you may not know what use you are; but, possibly, you prevent someone else from turning aside. Where there is no rule nor order, there is pretty sure to be something very mischievous before long. (4) it would have prevented the exercise of self-denial in him, and the benefits which resulted from that self-denial, etc., 1 Corinthians 9:17-18, 1 Corinthians 9:23, 1 Corinthians 9:27. If a man really knows Jesus as his Lord, and he declares that truth, then you may fully accept it as being in harmony with the teaching of the Spirit of God. We do not imagine that there will be many members of this body, the Church, of one class, or of one character; so that, if you are different from others, you are filling a different office in the body. To another faith by the same Spirit; Paul probably means here some special kind of faith; perhaps, the faith that enabled its possessor to work miracles. 1 Corinthians 12:16-17. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: You know how very quick the hand always is to go up to the eye when it is in danger You do not have to wait to tell it what to do; but, in an instant, the hand is up, for there is a fellow feeling between the members of the same body. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. Read 1 Corinthians 2 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. 1 Corinthians 12:15. ... 1 Corinthians 9:12. 1 Corinthians 12:3. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? Bibliography InformationSpurgeon, Charle Haddon. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. If you have ever had the gout very badly, you know that, if a person walks across the room too heavily, you feel it. But the Corinthians did not use them wisely, which occasioned St. Paul's writing concerning them. Or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. If we were all preachers, if we could all see into God’s truth, and set it forth in a public manner, where should we get our congregations? And it is but just to fear, that such as tempt … 1 Corinthians 15:1. Would to God that we felt more one, that our hearts beat more in tune with each other; that we had a sympathy with each other in woes and sufferings; that we had a fellow feeling with all who love the Lord; and could at all times weep with those that weep, as well as rejoice with those that rejoice. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Corinthians 12 and more! For the body is not one member, but many. . And yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. But covet earnestly the best gifts: I would not wish you, brother, to repress your aspirations after these blessings; I am most anxious that you should earnestly desire and seek to possess a large share of all these spiritual endowments. διʼ ἐσόπτρου] through a mirror; popular mode of expression according to the optical appearance, inasmuch, namely, as what is seen in the mirror appears to stand behind it. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. ... 1 Corinthians 14:12. Differences of activities means that God displays and pours out His miraculous power in different ways, but it is always the same God doing the work. 1 Corinthians 11 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon -- Ed. Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary Series) - Kindle edition by Spurgeon, Charles. Pulpit Commentary. 1 Corinthians 12:31. ... 1 Corinthians 5:12. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. Salem Media Group. 10 onwards the church of God as the body of Christ is the main subject (1 Corinthians 10:17; 1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 12:27). 12 Now () concerning [] spiritual gifts, [] brothers, [] I do not want you to be uninformed. if I were such-and-such a person, I might then think myself to be part of Christ’s body.” No, you might not; if you were just like him. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Corinthians 14 and more! But the Corinthians did not use them wisely, which occasioned St. Paul's writing concerning them. . Read 1 Corinthians 13 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. Read 1 Corinthians 5 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3. Those who are in the Church, and yet do not agree with its fundamental principles and its Articles of Faith, they are schismatics; but we are not. Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary Series) eBook: Spurgeon, Charles: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. He does not lay all burdens upon one back; let each man bear the personal burden which God has placed upon his back. 1 Corinthians 13:3. You know that there are some of our fellow-members who are not all we should like them to be. It would certainly be a loss to any of you if your feet were to be turned into hands, for you have need of feet; and the Church, which is here called by the name of Christ, needs its feet as much as it needs its hands. It is given in order that he may himself profit, and also that he may be the means of profiting those who hear him. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. This love is a clear proof of regeneration, and is a touchstone of our professed faith in Christ. Have you been comparing yourself with some eminent Christian, who did much in his Master’s service; and have you sorrowfully asked, “Why can not I do what he did? Where are you, dear child of God, who are in the position of the foot? 1 Corinthians 12:25. It is like the members of the same body being without concern for one another, or quarrelling with each other. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. are all teachers? iv. If others are partakers of this power over you Meaning not any tyrannical power and jurisdiction over them, with respect either to faith or practice; but the right of a maintenance, which either the false apostles, or the true ordinary ministers of the word there, justly claimed, and did enjoy: Sermons that are part of our on-line collection are hotlinked to the index pages. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; He is prudent,—an experienced man—fit to lead the young, and the feeble, and those who are less instructed than he himself is. Even if your ear is dull of hearing, it can, at any rate, hear better than it can see. The variety of members and offices, 1 Corinthians 12:27-30: 3. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. —You do recognise this principle in regard to other teachers, and they actually partake of this right to be supported by you; we, your first teachers, have a stronger right. If any man build upon this foundation — Thus firmly laid; gold, silver, precious stones — The most valuable materials in nature, the most solid, durable, and precious, and which can bear the fire. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 1 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary. We, I say, are not schismatics. Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 (Read 1 Corinthians 12:27-31) Contempt, hatred, envy, and strife, are very unnatural in Christians. They say that a schismatic is one who departs from a Church, and makes a rent from it; by no means, a schismatic is one who makes a rent in it, not from it. You may, from that fact, rather draw an inference of comfort than one of sorrow and despondency. Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary Series) (English Edition) eBook: Spurgeon, Charles: Amazon.es: Tienda Kindle Selecciona Tus Preferencias de Cookies Utilizamos cookies y herramientas similares para mejorar tu experiencia de compra, prestar nuestros servicios, entender cómo los utilizas para poder mejorarlos, y para mostrarte anuncios. 1 Corinthians 12:1-2. So, may God give us more grace continually, and deliver us from everything like envy, which is of Satan, and yet is all too common even among professing Christians. We are different bodies altogether. And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Read 1 Corinthians 13 commentary using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible. 1 Corinthians 12:17-18. Love is a matter of the- heart, and if the heart be not right with God, external acts, though they are very similar to … 1 Corinthians 12:18-21. And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: I suppose that, in their assemblies, where everybody talked who liked, there were some people who even spoke blasphemy. If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. "Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible". Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except in the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 14:13. Let those speak to whom he has given the power to speak. They are a sign of judgment, as the unknown tongues of the Assyrians were in Isaiah’s day. Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: and those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. The wheels carry it round, but who would suppose that, if it were taken away, the wheel would fly off? But to some extent all Christians have to bear their cross, and if all that they give up … Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. . When tongues are practiced in the corporate life of the church, it is to be carefully controlled, and never without an interpretation given by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:27-28). Gifts and … Interactive Bible study with John Piper. 2 You know that () when you were pagans () you were led astray to () mute idols, however you were led. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; Is that true of our churches? 1 Corinthians 12:19. Solid Joys. So, if there be a member of the body that is more tender than the rest, and especially if that tenderness is the result of disease, let us try to minister to it as far as ever we possibly can. 1 Corinthians 13 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. are all prophets? 1 Corinthians 12:4-6. 1 Corinthians 12:13-14. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Corinthians 4 and more! https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/spe/1-corinthians-12.html. Spiritual Gifts. We are not simply brethren, but we are one; we are not allied by affinity, but by actual identity; we are parts of the same body; we are brought into spiritual membership with each other, as real and as effectual as that membership which subsists between the various parts of the body. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. With the body of Christ the main thought is unity. are all prophets? They did come then, and they will continue to come even to the end. Which is, holding the truth in love, and walking in charity one toward another. And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 1 Corinthians 12 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. To another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: but all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. We have neither stick, nor stone, nor part, nor lot in their State Establishment; therefore we do not create a schism in the body. They are all best just where they are. By the way in which some people act, you might almost imagine that the body was one member, and that the one member was a tongue; but it is not so. And if they were all one member, where were the body? Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14 (Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-14) Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence, therefore should be checked in their first rise. 1 Corinthians 13:13. you are of the body still, though you do not think that you are. God never intended that, in the assembly, all should speak. The variety of members and offices, 1 Corinthians 12:27-30: 3. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, ... (2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:12). 1 Corinthians 12:26. Justification of this analogy in so far as it served to illustrate the thought of 1 Corinthians 13:10. ἄρτι] i.e. 1 Corinthians 3:12. This is the second subject for correction in the Corinthian assemblies: the "first" was discussed ( 1Cr 11:18-34). Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. A complete set of Spurgeon's sermons is available in e-text format from Ages Software. In this volume we give you Charles H. Spurgeon commentary on Paul’s Epistles: 1 Corinthians (Chapters 1, 3, 6, 9-13 & 15) and 2 Corinthians (Chapter 1, 4-6 & 8). The Prince of Preachers, Charles H. Spurgeon (19th June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was not only a … 1 Corinthians: An Exegetical and Contextual Commentary - Ebook written by Andrew Spurgeon. 2 Corinthians 4:12. I would increase it if I could, for I feel that I am a partner with you;”—ah! Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary … Whatever Our gifts as a church, or as individuals, may be, they all come from the selfsame Spirit. So are you, my brother or my sister, best where you are, if you are in the place where God evidently meant you to be. There is no direct equivalent of the ICNT and hence this will be the first Indian commentary series serving India, and hopefully the entire subcontinent—India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. This should tend to promote unity amongst us. There is some little part, my brother, which you are to take in the great Church of Christ; you may not be able always to tell what it may be, but still there is a place for you to fill. They had nothing, therefore, to boast of; and it is probable that, if we also look back to the hole of the pit whence we were dug, we shall find no more occasion for boasting than they had. 2 Corinthians 4:13-14. If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? Oh, by no means! He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Corinthians 13 and more! Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. ... 1 Corinthians 2:12. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. He is the Head; but all who are quickened by the Spirit of God are one with him. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary Series) eBook: Spurgeon, Charles: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store 1 Corinthians 9:12. 1 Corinthians 12:24. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:4". So long as Paul could be the means of the salvation of the souls of men, he did not mind what became of himself, though it should be death to him, he would count it as nothing so long as it should bring life to them. NOOK Book (eBook) $ 5.99 $22.99 ... Andrew B. Spurgeon is a professor of biblical studies at East Asia School of Theology, Singapore. This unity is not contrary to the diversity of members and their functions but rather shows a … Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. We have heard this text urged by some who are in the Church of England as a proof that we are wrong in departing from it. 1 Corinthians 3:12. We believe that they are children of God; but they are, somehow or other, “cut on the cross.” They are crotchety, and weak in many ways. Daily devotional with John Piper. You are bad enough as you are, dear friend, but you would probably be much worse if you were somebody else. And, moreover, we have all been made to drink into one Spirit; we have had one spiritual baptism, and we have had one spiritual drinking. Now, we should try, as far as ever we can, to adapt ourselves to them. I am only a poor foot, always touching the ground, often limping, and frequently needing to be washed.” Well, suppose you could be made into a hand, it might be a gain to you in some respects, but it might be a loss to the rest of the body. The commentaries are culturally-rooted and the various applications relating to culture, society and religious life will help those involved in cross-cultural evangelism and mission work. 1 Corinthians 12:25. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. do all speak with tongues? Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. We do not belong to their body, and therefore we make no schism in that body, we are quite clear of them. 1 Corinthians 12:22-24. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Commentary on 1 Corinthians (Spurgeon Commentary Series) eBook: Spurgeon, Charles: Amazon.in: Kindle Store Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. Oh, what a sacred oneness that is which subsists between all the Lord’s people! Let us give “more abundant honour to that part which lacked.”. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. Although the members of the church at Corinth were highly favored with spiritual gifts, they do … There is a linchpin in a chariot; who thinks much about or thanks that pin? If any man build upon this foundation — Thus firmly laid; gold, silver, precious stones — The most valuable materials in nature, the most solid, durable, and precious, and which can bear the fire. Activities is the same word as working in 1 Corinthians 12:10 (the working of miracles). No, the eye is best where it is; so is the ear, and so is the mouth. THE USE AND THE ABUSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS, ESPECIALLY PROPHESYING AND TONGUES. If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 1 Corinthians 2:13. Nor would you be so cruel as to say to anybody else, “If he has a gouty foot, I cannot help it, and I shall tread on it every now and then.” No; you are not so brutal as that. To another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; He has a wide range of practical acquaintance with God’s Word; and though he may not be so judicious as the brother who was just mentioned, yet he is a man of knowledge. But now are they many members, yet but one body. 1 Corinthians 12:21-23. Mar 4, 1990.