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Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 1:30

1 Corinthians 1:30But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption The life of the Christian from ChristIn using these words the apostle seems to have in mind the principal phases of Christ’s being.I. Wisdom, by His life and teaching.II. Righteousness, by His death and resurrection.III. Sanctification, by His elevation to glory.IV. Redemption, by His future return. (Prof. Godet.)The union of the genuine disciple with his... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Corinthians 1:31

1 Corinthians 1:31He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Glorying in the Lordhere is an irresistible tendency in us to glory in something or other. All classes of men glory. Good people have the tendency to glory, and sometimes they glory in unworthy objects, and therefore God has prepared a cure for it--not by repressing the instinct, but by giving it a worthy subject. The prevention or cure of glorying in men, in riches, and in self, is glorying in the Lord. Let us--I. Glory only in the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:10

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. Ver. 10. That there be no divisions ] To break unity in the Church is to cut asunder the very veins and sinews of the mystical body of Christ. By the name of our Lord ] Which is like to suffer by your dissensions, and whereof you ought to be as tender as of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:11

11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Ver. 11. Of the house of Chloe ] A godly matron she was no doubt, and a good office herein she did her neighbours: though, likely, she had little thanks for her labour; as likewise Joseph had for bringing his brethren’s evil report to their father, Genesis 37:2 . That there are contentions ] These often breed schisms; as did the contention between Luther... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:12

12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Ver. 12. And I of Christ ] q.d. I care neither for Paul nor Apollo, &c. As some say today, they are neither Papists nor Protestants, but Christians, that is, just nothing, flat atheists. Heraclius the emperor being imprudently carried away by some bishops into the opinion of the Monothelites, when that heresy was afterwards condemned by the Council of Jerusalem, the emperor,... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:13

13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? Ver. 13. Baptized in the name ] Gr. "Into the name," so as to be called by my name. Those then that will needs be called Franciscans, Lutherans, &c., do after a sort disclaim their baptism, and become renegades from Christ. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:14

14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Ver. 14. I thank God ] He noteth and noticeth herein a sweet providence, beyond all that he then imagined, when he was at Corinth. God is to be seen in every special occurrence. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:15

15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. Ver. 15. Lest any should say ] q.d. God hath so disposed of it, that none can with any colour or cause, or show of sense, say such a thing. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:16

16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. Ver. 16. Whether I baptized any ] His colleagues belike did it (while he was otherwise busied), with a particular examination and instruction in those principles,Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 6:2 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 1:17

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. Ver. 17. Not to baptize ] As my chief work, so Jer 7:22 but to preach and plant Churches, wherein he had a very happy hand; as had likewise Farellus among our late reformers, Qui Mompelgardenses, Aquileienses, Lausanneuses, Genevenses, Novocomenses Ghristo lucrifecit, he gained five cities with their territories to Christ. (Melch. Adam. in... read more

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