* [1:7] You also share in the encouragement: the eschatological reversal of affliction and encouragement that Christians expect (cf. 2 Corinthians 1:20(NASB) Verse Thoughts Paul had a deep spiritual burden for the believers in Corinth, and this letter was written soon after he wrote his first, disciplinary epistle, where petty arguments, sexual immorality, spiritual immaturity, worldly carnality and an absence of … Thanksgiving. The section ends with a modified and delayed allusion to thanksgiving (2 Cor 1:11). * [1:8] Asia: a Roman province in western Asia Minor, the capital of which was Ephesus. xxviii. * Or do I make my plans according to human considerations, so that with me it is “yes, yes” and “no, no”?j 18As God is faithful,* our word to you is not “yes” and “no.” 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed to you by us, Silvanus and Timothy and me, was not “yes” and “no,” but “yes” has been in him.k 20For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through him to God for glory.l 21* But the one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God;m 22he has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment.n. ©2020 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, gives us security, seal, first installment, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Explore more inspirational selections here. I planned with this confidence to come to you first, with your help, then come to you again from Macedonia and be given a start by you, So when I planned this, was I irresponsible? He makes holy by coming near. Instead of accommodation to human, The National Preacher, Vol. Mt 5:4; Lk 6:24) permits some present experience of reversal in the Corinthians’ case, as in Paul’s. God’s purposes in choosing the refuse of society are gathered up into the general and salutary design, revealed in Scripture (see parls. The weakness of God? Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia: Grace to you and peace … In the Christian revelation, there is an evident purpose of infinite wisdom, that in all the provisions for man's salvation, his moral agency should be left free and uncontrolled. 2 Cor 1:16). Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us — by me and Silvanus, Or Silas ; Ac 15:22-32; 16:19-40; 17:1-16. and Timothy — did not become “Yes and no”; on the contrary, a final “Yes” has come in Him. It ought to teach me how I should treat you. Rm 8:17; 2Co 4:10; Gl 6:17; Php 3:10; Col 1:24. overflow to us, so through Christ our comfort also overflows. II. Cf. Christ, Paul, and the Corinthians all participate in analogous ways in the constancy of God. These include the words yes (2 Cor 1:17–20), faithful (2 Cor 1:18), Amen (2 Cor 1:20), gives us security (2 Cor 1:21), faith, stand firm (2 Cor 1:24). 1 COR. In Christ Our Sanctification. Two references to boasting frame this paragraph (2 Cor 1:12, 14), the first appearances of a theme that will be important in the letter, especially in 2 Cor 10–13; the term is used in a positive sense here (cf. Change Language ... # Php 1:29 7 And our hope # 1Th 1:3 for you is firm, because we know that as you share # Phm 17 in the sufferings, so you will share in the comfort. In Christ Our Sanctification. 23-25. --1 Cor. Or trouble, or tribulation, or trials, or oppression ; the Gk word has a lit meaning of being under pressure. In the Christian revelation, there is an evident purpose of infinite wisdom, that in all the provisions for man's salvation, his moral agency should be left free and uncontrolled. it is for your comfort and salvation. It, 'Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, both righteousness and sanctification and redemption; that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.' If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is experienced in your endurance of the same sufferings that we suffer. ), “that so no flesh may glory in God’s presence” (a condens quotation) = πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ (1 Corinthians 10:31). Others conjecture that he did pay the first visit, was offended there (cf. 19. and what have you that you did not receive? These form two clusters of terms in the English translation: (1) cheer, rejoice, encourage, joy; (2) pain, affliction, anguish. These words lead us on now to the very centre of God's revelation of the way of holiness. THE PURE GOSPEL REJECTED BY THE PERISHING. * 24Not that we lord it over your faith; rather, we work together for your joy, for you stand firm in the faith. * [1:12–14] Since Paul’s own conduct will be under discussion here, he prefaces the section with a statement about his habitual behavior and attitude toward the community. Jeremiah 9:23 Thus said the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might... Romans 3:19,27 Now we know that what things soever the law said, it said to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped... Romans 4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he has whereof to glory; but not before God. 1861. 18.--For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness. Not until 2 Cor 1:23–2:1 will Paul tell us something his original readers already knew, that he has canceled one or the other of these projected visits. note on 1 Cor 1:29–31). 'Of God are ye in Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wisdom from God, both righteousness and sanctification and redemption; that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.' * [1:12–2:13] The autobiographical remarks about the crisis in Asia Minor lead into consideration of a crisis that has arisen between Paul and the Corinthians. with all the saints who are throughout Achaia. note on 1 Cor 1:29–31). Know you not that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Dec. 1827, (Good Friday, 1860.) Psalm 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; Isaiah 10:15 Shall the ax boast itself against him that hews therewith? But they are St. Paul's words, not mine. * [1:17] Did I act lightly? Copyright 2019-2020 USCCB, please review our Privacy Policy, On Fraternity and Social Friendship (Fratelli Tutti). . 7 Dec. 1827, Good Friday, 1860(Good Friday, 1860.) The foolishness of God? 1 Corinthians i. on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth. The Spirit is the first installment or “down payment” of the full messianic benefits that God guarantees to Christians. a. 2 Corinthians 1 – The God of All Comfort A. Paul’s trouble in Asia. 23-25. For this is our confidence: The testimony, is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly. By AARON W. LELAND, D.D. --1 Cor. 30, 31. 18.--For the preaching of the cross is, to them that perish, foolishness. He is holy, and holiness is His. in the sufferings, so you will share in the comfort. * [1:21–22] The commercial terms gives us security, seal, first installment are here used analogously to refer to the process of initiation into the Christian life, perhaps specifically to baptism. i. SERMON XXVI. CHARLESTON, S. CAROLINA. His presence is holiness. [1:3] 1 Cor 15:24; Eph 1:3; 1 Pt 1:3 / Rom 15:5. c. [1:4] 7:6–7, 13; 1 Thes 3:6–8; 2 Thes 2:16. k. [1:19] Acts 16:1–3; 1 Thes 1:1; 2 Thes 1:1. n. [1:22] Eph 1:13–14; 4:30 / 5:5; Rom 5:5; 8:16, 23. Mt 5:16; 11:27; Lk 11:13; Jn 8:42; Eph 5:20, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies. NO. (1-2) Introduction. 1 Corinthians i. * [1:23–24] I have not yet gone to Corinth: some suppose that Paul received word of some affair in Corinth, which he decided to regulate by letter even before the first of his projected visits (cf. Commentary. He is holy, and holiness is His. 1 Cor. behalf for the gift that came to us through the prayers of many. *, 8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction that came to us in the province of Asia;* we were utterly weighed down beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.d 9Indeed, we had accepted within ourselves the sentence of death,* that we might trust not in ourselves but in God who raises the dead.e 10He rescued us from such great danger of death, and he will continue to rescue us; in him we have put our hope [that] he will also rescue us again,f 11as you help us with prayer, so that thanks may be given by many on our behalf for the gift granted us through the prayers of many.g, Paul’s Sincerity and Constancy.
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