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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:8

Verse 8 8.He that planteth, and he that watereth are one He shows farther, from another consideration, that the Corinthians are greatly to blame in abusing, with a view to maintain their own sects and parties, the names of their teachers, who in the meantime are, with united efforts, aiming at one and the same thing, and can by no means be separated, or torn asunder, without at the same time leaving off the duties of their office. They are one, says he; in other words, they are so linked... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:9

Verse 9 9.For we are fellow-laborers with God. Here is the best argument. It is the Lord’s work that we are employed in, and it is to him that we have devoted our labors: hence, as he is faithful and just, he will not disappoint us of our reward. That man, accordingly, is mistaken who looks to men, or depends merely on their remuneration. Here we have an admirable commendation of the ministry — that while God could accomplish the work entirely himself, he calls us, puny mortals, (165) to be as... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

Verse 10 10.As a wise master-builder It is a most apt similitude, and accordingly it is frequently met with in the Scriptures, as we shall see ere long. Here, however, the Apostle declares his fidelity with great confidence and fearlessness, as it required to be asserted in opposition not merely to the calumnies of the wicked, but also to the pride of the Corinthians, who had already begun to despise his doctrine. The more, therefore, they lowered him, so much the higher does he raise himself... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

Verse 11 11.For other foundation can no man lay This statement consists of two parts; first, that Christ is the only foundation of the Church; and secondly, that the Corinthians had been rightly founded upon Christ through Paul’s preaching. For it was necessary that they should be brought back to Christ alone, inasmuch as their ears were tickled with a fondness for novelty. It was, too, of no small importance that Paul should be recognized as the principal, and, so to speak, fundamental... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:12

Verse 12 12.Now if any man build upon this foundation He pursues still farther the metaphor. It would not have been enough to have laid the foundation if the entire superstructure did not correspond; for as it were an absurd thing to raise a structure of vile materials on a foundation of gold, so it were greatly criminal to bury Christ under a mass of strange doctrines. (177) Bygold, then, and silver, and precious stones, he means doctrine worthy of Christ, and of such a nature as to be a... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Verse 13 13.For the day will declare it In the old translation it is the day of the Lord, (179) but it is probable that the words of the Lord were added by some one by way of explanation. The meaning unquestionably is complete without that addition. For with propriety we give the name of day to the time when darkness and obscurity are dispelled, and the truth is brought to light. Hence the Apostle forewarns us, that it cannot always remain a secret who have acted fraudulently in the work of the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:14

Verse 14 14.If any man’s work remains, he will receive a reward. His meaning is, that those are fools who depend on man’s estimation, so as to reckon it enough to be approved by men, for then only will the work have praise and recompense — when it has stood the test of the day of the Lord Hence he exhorts His true ministers to have an eye to that day. For by the word remains, he intimates that doctrines fly about as it were in an unsettled state, nay more, like empty bubbles, they glitter for... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:15

Verse 15 15.If any man’s work shall be burned. It is as though he had said: Let no man flatter himself on the ground that, in the opinion of men, he is reckoned among the most eminent master-builders, for as soon as the day breaks in, his whole work must go utterly to nothing, if it is not approved of by the Lord. This, then, is the rule to which every one’s ministry requires to be conformed. Some explain this of doctrine, so that ζημιουσθαι (181) means simply to perish, and then what... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:16

Verse 16 16.Know ye not, etc. Having admonished the teachers as to their duty, he now addresses himself to the pupils — that they, too, may take heed to themselves. To the teachers he had said, “You are the master-builders of the house of God.” He now says to the people, “You are the temples of God. It is your part, therefore, to take care that you be not, in any way defiled.” Now, the design (190) is, that they may not prostitute themselves to the service of men. He confers upon them... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

Verse 17 17.If any man corrupts the temple of God. He subjoins a dreadful threatening — that, as the temple of God ought to be inviolably sacred, that man, whoever he may be, that corrupts it, will not pass with impunity. The kind of profanation of which he now speaks, is, when men intrude themselves, so as to bear rule in the Church in the place of God. For as that faith, which is devoted to the pure doctrine of Christ, is called elsewhere spiritual chastity, (2 Corinthians 11:2,) so it also... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

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