1 Corinthians 3:8-23 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Foundation and the superstructure. Under the figure of a building, the apostle continues to speak of the work of Christ's ministers, and specially of his own labours at Corinth. As the first to preach the gospel there, he had laid the foundation, upon which the teachers that succeeded him were to build. The reference is primarily to doctrine, but the principles apply to work and life as well. I. THE FOUNDATION . This is Jesus Christ the Mediator ( Isaiah 28:16 ; 1 Peter 2:6 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

Other foundation can no man lay. Any "other" gospel is not merely "another," but "a different" gospel ( Galatians 1:9 ). That which is laid; rather, that is lying . It has not been placed there ( τεθέντα ) by any human bands, but lies there by the eternal will. Which is Jesus Christ . "The doctrine of Jesus Christ is the foundation of all theology; his person of all life." This is again and again inculcated in Scripture: Isaiah 28:16 , "Behold, I lay in Zion for a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The one Foundation. There was a tendency on the part of the Corinthians to exalt their favourite teachers and leaders. Such exaltation could not but be at the expense of the Lord Jesus himself. In dissuasion from such a course of Church thought and practice, the inspired Apostle Paul puts in a just and clear light the relative positions of the teachers, the taught, and the great theme of all Christian instruction. He makes use of a familiar figure of speech, based upon the common craft of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The one Foundation. It is of the personal, not the doctrinal, Christ that the apostle here speaks—of Christ, not so much as the basis of a system of religious teaching, but as himself the living Foundation of living souls. Look at this Foundation in two or three different lights. I. AS THE GROUND OF THE SINNER 'S HOPE OF SALVATION . "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other Name," etc. ( Acts 4:12 ). The apostles never diverged in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

Workmen and their works. St. Paul affirms that he had laid just such a foundation in Corinth as became a wise master builder. Like a good architect, he had made sure of a solid basis, but had the edifice in process of erection been true to the cornerstone? There was but one Foundation—Jesus Christ—and a man might build rightly or wrongly on it in the materials used. The range of substances which might be employed in the superstructure was large. Large it must needs be, for, it' the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:12

Gold, silver. Perhaps St. Paul thought for a moment of the gorgeous metals rod rich marbles used in the Corinthian temples, as well as in the temple at Jerusalem. But it is surely fantastic to suggest that his reference is an historical reminiscence of the melting of gold and silver in the burning of Corinth by Mummius, nearly two hundred years before. Costly stones; i.e. costly marble from Paros, Phrygia, etc. Wood, hay, stubble . These words seem to symbolize erroneous or imperfect... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Each man's work shall be made manifest. The real nature—the worth or worthlessness—of each man's work, will be made clear sooner or later. The day shall declare it. "The day" can only mean "the day of our Lord Jesus Christ" ( 1 Corinthians 1:8 ), which would specially "make manifest the counsels of the hearts" ( 1 Corinthians 4:5 ), and "judge the secrets of men" ( Romans 2:16 ), and make all men manifest "before the judgment seat of Christ" ( 2 Corinthians 4:10 ). It shall be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The test of fire. "Fire is a good servant, but a bad master." The element is symbolical of proof and testing; for where it has its liberty and may do its work unchecked, there is little that can withstand its assaults and outlast its ravages. How many a city, like this Corinth itself, has been burnt, and laid for the most part in ashes, so that only the most substantial buildings have survived the conflagration! So shall all spiritual work, sooner or later, be tested and put to the proof.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

Proof by fire. There can be no doubt as to what day it is that is here intended. It is that "great and dreadful day" of the Lord's coming to judgment, to which all Scripture bears more or less distinct prophetic witness—the day when the final issues of time shall be gathered up, and time itself shall melt into the measureless eternity. One special characteristic of the day is that then all human works will be put to the supreme and decisive test. Consider— I. THE INSTRUMENT OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

Final testings of our life work. In treating this passage it should be noted that the first and chief reference of it is to Christian teachers and their work, and that it can only in a second sense be applied to the ordinary Christian, and the kind of influence for good which he strives to exert. Still, a great principle is enunciated in St. Paul's counsel to the teachers, and we may give that principle a wide and general application. The apostle is, in this part of the Epistle, dealing... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-15

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