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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4

Paul was grateful that God had poured out His unmerited favor and divine enablement (i.e., His grace) on the Corinthian believers through Christ Jesus. He usually referred to the Lord as Christ Jesus rather than as Jesus Christ. This put the emphasis on His divine character as Messiah rather than on His human nature and encouraged his readers to submit to Him as their Lord. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

B. Thanksgiving 1:4-9Paul followed his salutation with an expression of gratitude for his original readers, as he usually did in his epistles. In this case the focus of his thanksgiving was on God’s grace in giving the Corinthians such great spiritual gifts (cf. Ephesians 1:3-14)."What is remarkable here is the apostle’s ability to thank God for the very things in the church that, because of the abuses, are also causing him grief." [Note: Ibid., p. 36.] read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:5

By "speech" (NASB) or "speaking" (NIV; Gr. logos) the apostle meant eloquence, the ability to express their "knowledge" (Gr. gnosis) fluently and effectively. As we shall see, knowledge and eloquence were two things the Corinthians valued very highly. These characteristics appear by their usage in this letter and in 2 Corinthians to have been common buzzwords in Corinth. Logos occurs 26 times in 1 and 2 Corinthians compared to 58 times in Paul’s other epistles, and gnosis appears 16 times in... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:6

The Corinthians’ reception of these gifts had corroborated the truthfulness of the gospel. Giving these gifts was one of the ways God validated the gospel message in the early history of the church (cf. Galatians 3:2-5; Hebrews 2:3-4). read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:7

God had blessed the Corinthians greatly with spiritual gifts. Note that Paul praised his readers for their gifts but not their behavior. Ancient orators typically praised their audiences for both. [Note: Keener, p. 22.] But Paul could not do that. The revealing of the Lord Jesus Christ to His saints at the Rapture would be God’s greatest gift to them. The early Christians awaited His return eagerly. This reference to the Rapture is one of many indications that the apostles taught the imminent... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:8

By God’s sustaining power Christians will stand free of guilt before Him on that day. The day of the Lord Jesus Christ is the Rapture (cf. Philippians 1:6; Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; et al.). It is not the day of the Lord, which is a term both Old and New Testament writers used to refer to the period beginning with the Tribulation and extending through the Millennium."The expression ’the day of our Lord Jesus Christ,’ identified with ’the coming of our Lord... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:9

Paul’s confidence that his readers would one day stand without guilt before the Lord did not rest on the Corinthians’ ability to persevere faithfully to the end. It rested on God’s ability and promises to preserve them. God had begun the good work of calling them into fellowship with His Son, and He would complete that work (cf. Philippians 1:6; 1 John 1:1-4).". . . God is the subject of all the actions of the thanksgiving. And in every case that work is mediated by or focused on ’his Son Jesus... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10

By exhorting his readers in the name of their Lord Jesus Christ, Paul was putting what he was about to say on the highest level of authority. This is the tenth reference to Jesus Christ in the first ten verses of the epistle. Clearly Paul was focusing the attention of his audience on Christ, who alone deserves the preeminence. The Corinthians were to regard what he was about to say as coming from the Lord Himself."That the true source of the Corinthians’ illicit behavior is bad... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

1. The manifestation of the problem 1:10-17The surface manifestation of this serious problem was the party spirit that had developed. Members of the church were appreciating their favorite leaders too much and not appreciating the others enough. This was really a manifestation of self-exaltation. They boasted about their teachers of wisdom to boast about themselves. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-20

II. CONDITIONS REPORTED TO PAUL 1:10-6:20The warm introduction to the epistle (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) led Paul to give a strong exhortation to unity. In it he expressed his reaction to reports of serious problems in this church that had reached his ears."Because Paul primarily, and in seriatim fashion, addresses behavioral issues, it is easy to miss the intensely theological nature of 1 Corinthians. Here Paul’s understanding of the gospel and its ethical demands-his theology, if you will-is... read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:4-9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Corinthians 1:10-20

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