1 Corinthians 14:18-40 WEB

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

What is the subject of this chapter? Does it refer to the constant manner in which worship was conducted in the primitive churches; or does it refer to the manner in which men possessed of secondary gifts, edified the church during the absence of their superior ministers? Dr. Hammond in one place inclines to this opinion. Has it not also a regard to the way in which the body edified itself in love, during their agapæ or love-feasts, when they might all prophesy one by one. 1 Corinthians 14:1 .... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:1-24

1 Corinthians 14:1-24Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts.Following after loveYou could see Gerald had been running fast a long way, for as he came up the garden path to his mother his face was very red and his hair quite damp with the perspiration on his forehead. “What have you been doing, my little boy?” his mother asked him. “Oh, mother,” he said, almost ready to cry, “I have been running after the rainbow, trying to catch it, but when I got to the top of the hill it was just as... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:16-19

1 Corinthians 14:16-19Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit how shall … the unlearned say Amen.Public prayer should beI. Earnest--with the spirit.II. Intelligent--So that all can understand.III. United--all should say Amen. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Responses in prayer1. Are not only permissible but proper.2. Should be said, not shouted.3. Should be simple, appropriate, intelligent, and heartfelt. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Public devotionIn this we must keep in view--1. The glory of God.2. The edification of... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:20

1 Corinthians 14:20Brethren, be not children in understanding.The wisdom of childhoodI. We should possess childlike simplicity of character. To preserve the freshness of childhood in the moral world is the object of the gospel.II. With this we are to unite manliness of understanding. Our childlikeness is to be confined to the moral nature; beyond that, in the reign of the intellect, will and activities, we are commanded as Christians to be men. (Christian Age.)The manliness of the gospel1. “Did... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:21-23

1 Corinthians 14:21-23In the law it is written, With men of other tongues … will I speak;… and yet … will they not hear Me.The use of tonguesExamine--I. The quotation.1. Its original force (Isaiah 28:11-12).2. The apostle’s use of it indicates generally that the use of tongues was a disadvantage and not a blessing to the hearer.II. The inference.1. Tongues a sign--not for the believer who did not require it, but for the unbeliever, as a proof of Divine power.2. Prophesying, on the contrary,... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:24-25

1 Corinthians 14:24-25But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all.Prophesying in the primitive ChurchI. Its nature.1. Not the prediction of future events (1 Corinthians 14:3), nor ordinarily the discussion of Scripture, since the New Testament was not yet written.2. But the preaching of New Testament truth already learnt from the apostles and others, under the direct impulse of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:30), which was liberally... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

1 Corinthians 14:26-40How is it then, bretheren?when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm,… a doctrine. Christian worshipI. What it includes.1. Singing.2. Teaching.3. Prayer.II. What its objects.1. Mutual edification.2. Instruction.3. Comfort.III. What it requires.1. Order.2. Attention.3. Peace.4. Propriety.IV. What its spirit.1. Humility.2. Submission to God’s Word.3. Desire.4. Reverence. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Five chords to the harpThis morning, in our coming together, we have this... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:33

1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.A God, not of confusion, but of peaceTrue religion teaches us to refer all questions to the highest tribunal, and to ask, not merely, What is agreeable and expedient? but what is the will of God? At Corinth many disorders had arisen, and there were many reasons why they should not be. But here is the highest. Christians are the servants of God, who is not the author of confusion, etc. This is apparent from--I. His work as... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

1 Corinthians 14:34-35Let your women keep silence in the churches.WomanI. Her sphere.1. Not in public, but at home.2. Not (except in extraordinary eases, 1 Corinthians 11:5) to teach, but to learn.3. Not to command, but obey.II. Her obligation to keep within it.1. Arises out of her natural position.2. Is confirmed by the command of God.3. Should be dictated by modesty. (J. Lyth, D. D.)Women in the ChurchI. Women have a place in the church. Christianity found woman degraded: it exalts her. In... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:36-38

1 Corinthians 14:36-38What?came the Word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? Resistance to the Divine order in the Church I. Proceeds from the overweening opinion a man has of his own enlightenment, or of his superiority to others.II. Will never be offered by a truly spiritual man. He acknowledges the supreme authority of God’s Word.III. If persisted in through wilful ignorance, incurs a tremendous responsibility. (J. Lyth, D. D.)How the gospel came to BritainThis case is cited by... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 14:1-40

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:1-24

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:16-19

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:20

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:21-23

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:24-25

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:33

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 14:36-38

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