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William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:17

1 Corinthians 3:17 I. The human soul God's truest temple. This truth expresses one of the great changes introduced by Christianity. The question to be answered, in order to illustrate its meaning, is this: Why has Christianity abolished the one local house, broken down the holy place, and consecrated man himself as the dwelling-place of the Most High? To show why this must be why only man can be the true temple we must trace it from two of the great principles of Christianity; for unless we see... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:18-19

1 Corinthians 3:18-19 The Self-wise Inquirer. Let us inquire what is the vain wisdom of the world, and then we shall the better see how it leads men astray. I. Now, when it is said that to trust our own notions is a wrong thing and a vain wisdom, of course this is not meant of all our notions whatever; for we must trust our own notions in one shape or other, and some notions which we form are right and true. The notions which we may trust without blame are such as come to us by way of our... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:21-23

1 Corinthians 3:21-23 Consider: I. How Christ's servants are men's lords. "All things are yours: Paul, Apollos, Cephas." These three teachers were all lights kindled at the central light, and therefore shining. Each was but a part of the mighty whole, a little segment of the circle. In the measure in which men adhere to Christ, and have taken Him for theirs, in that measure they are delivered from all undue dependence on, still more, all slavish submission to, any single individual teacher or... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:11

DISCOURSE: 1945CHRIST THE ONLY FOUNDATION1 Corinthians 3:11. Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.THERE is not any thing more injurious to the Church of God than a party-spirit: yet even in the apostolic age did it begin to distract the Christian community. At Corinth it prevailed, and rose to an alarming height: and St. Paul was obliged to exert all his influence in order to counteract it. He reminded the partisans, that, as “God’s building,” they should be... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:12-15

DISCOURSE: 1946INSTRUCTIONS TO THOSE WHO BUILD UPON THE TRUE FOUNDATION1 Corinthians 3:12-15. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

DISCOURSE: 1947THE DANGER OF DEFILING GOD’S TEMPLE1 Corinthians 3:16-17. Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.EVERY passion of the human mind should be called forth in aid of vital godliness. The saints indeed are more influenced by considerations that excite their love and gratitude: but they still need to be sometimes impressed with... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:18

DISCOURSE: 1948THE MEANS OF ATTAINING TRUE WISDOM1 Corinthians 3:18. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.CONCERNING the nature of true wisdom, God and the world are at issue; the wisdom of man being foolishness with God, and the wisdom of God being foolishness with man [Note: Compare 1 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Corinthians 1:23. with 3:19.]. To what now must this be imputed? Is there any thing in the revelation... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:21-23

DISCOURSE: 1949THE CHRISTIAN’S PRIVILEGES1 Corinthians 3:21-23. Let no man glory in men. For all things are your’s; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.IT is scarcely to be expected, considering the weakness and depravity of our fallen nature, that the Church in any place should be free from dissensions and disputes. If every man who embraced the Gospel were from... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Corinthians 3:23

DISCOURSE: 1950BELIEVERS ARE CHRIST’S PROPERTY1 Corinthians 3:23. Ye are Christ’s.TRUE Christians, however poor in this world, are indeed the richest people in the universe. There is not any thing of which they have not the best use and enjoyment. All things temporal, spiritual, and eternal, belong to them: yet they are not so rich in the property they possess, as they are in being themselves the property of another. The Apostle is enumerating in a climax the privileges of Christians; and... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - 1 Corinthians 3:8

one Paul refutes the notion that he and Cephas and Apollos are at variance, mere theologians and rival founders of sects: they are "one." 1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 16:12. reward 1 Corinthians 9:17; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 3:14 read more

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