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Thomas Constable · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Constable - 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. Paul had to put them in their proper place among the other gifts. These appear by their usage in this letter and in 2 Corinthians to have been common buzzwords in Corinth. Logos occurs 26 times (see below) in 1 and 2 Corinthians compared to 58 times in Paul’s other epistles, and gnosis appears 16 times in these two epistles (see below) but only seven times in all of Paul’s other writings. (1 Corinthians 1 Commentary) Speech (3056)(logos from légō = to speak with words) means something said and describes a communication whereby the mind (the thought in one's mind) finds expression in words. This is the meaning in classic Greek = “the word or outward form by which the inward thought is expressed and made known.” Logos was not used in classical Greek to describe a word in the grammatical sense as the mere name of a thing, but rather the thing referred to, the material, not the formal part. In other words logos had the double meaning of thought (thus it gives us our English logic and logical) and speech. Logos in letters to Corinth - 1 Co. 1:5; 1 Co. 1:17; 1 Co. 1:18; 1 Co. 2:1; 1 Co. 2:4; 1 Co. 2:13; 1 Co. 4:19; 1 Co. 4:20; 1 Co. 12:8; 1 Co. 14:9; 1 Co. 14:19; 1 Co. 14:36; 1 Co. 15:2; 1 Co. 15:54; 2 Co. 1:18; 2 Co. 2:17; 2 Co. 4:2; 2 Co. 5:19; 2 Co. 6:7; 2 Co. 8:7; 2 Co. 10:10; 2 Co. 10:11; 2 Co. 11:6 Knowledge (1108)(gnosis from ginosko = to know especially experientially) in simple terms is the possession of information of what is known. Gnosis describes the comprehension or intellectual grasp of something. Gnosis refers to knowledge gained by experience in contrast to intuitive knowledge. Gnosis is an “experiential knowledge,” and not a mere passing acquaintance. Gnosis is not simply an intellectual (head) knowledge of Christ, but refers to a more intimate, experiential knowledge. The difference between knowledge and wisdom is said to be that knowledge is the understanding of truth, whereas wisdom is the ability to apply what truth has been learned. Gnosis in letters to Corinth - 1 Co. 1:5; 1 Co. 8:1; 1 Co. 8:7; 1 Co. 8:10; 1 Co. 8:11; 1 Co. 12:8; 1 Co. 13:2; 1 Co. 13:8; 1 Co. 14:6; 2 Co. 2:14; 2 Co. 4:6; 2 Co. 6:6; 2 Co. 8:7; 2 Co. 10:5; 2 Co. 11:6; Enriched (4148)(ploutizo from ploutos = riches, wealth) means literally to make someone materially rich, but here used of spiritual riches. Used only 3x in NT - 1 Co. 1:5; 2 Co. 6:10; 2 Co. 9:11. Ploutizo is used 8x in the Septuagint - Gen. 14:23; 1 Sam. 2:7; Job 15:29; Ps. 65:9; Prov. 10:4; Prov. 10:22; Prov. 13:7; Ezek. 27:33; It is the blessing of the LORD that makes rich (Lxx - ploutizo), And He adds no sorrow to it. --Proverbs 10:22 Streams in the Desert - “In everything ye are enriched by him.” (1 Cor. 1:5) HAVE you ever seen men and women whom some disaster drove to a great act of prayer, and by and by the disaster was forgotten, but the sweetness of religion remained and warmed their souls? So have I seen a storm in later spring; and all was black, save where the lightning tore the cloud with thundering rent. The winds blew and the rains fell, as though heaven had opened its windows. What a devastation there was! Not a spider’s web that was out of doors escaped the storm, which tore up even the strong-branched oak. But ere long the lightning had gone by, the thunder was spent and silent, the rain was over, the western wind came up with its sweet breath, the clouds were chased away, and the retreating storm threw a scarf of rainbows over her fair shoulders and resplendent neck, and looked back and smiled, and so withdrew and passed out of sight. But for weeks long the fields held up their hands full of ambrosial flowers, and all the summer through the grass was greener, the brooks were fuller, and the trees cast a more umbrageous shade, because the storm passed by—though all the rest of the earth had long ago forgotten the storm, its rainbows and its rain.—Theodore Parker. God may not give us an easy journey to the Promised Land, but He will give us a safe one.—Bonar. It was a storm that occasioned the discovery of the gold mines of India. Hath not a storm driven some to the discovery of the richer mines of the love of God in Christ? Is it raining, little flower? Be glad of rain; Too much sun would wither thee; ’Twill shine again. The clouds are very black, ’tis true; But just behind them shines the blue. Art thou weary, tender heart? Be glad of pain: In sorrow sweetest virtues grow, As flowers in rain. God watches, and thou wilt have sun, When clouds their perfect work have done. —Lucy Larcom. 1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, Wuest (paraphrase) - inasmuch as the testimony concerning the Christ was proved to be divinely-revealed truth and its reality was verified among you (Eerdmans Publishing) NET 1 Corinthians 1:6 just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you– NLT 1 Corinthians 1:6 This confirms that what I told you about Christ is true. ESV 1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you-- NIV 1 Corinthians 1:6 because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you. GNT 1 Corinthians 1:6 καθὼς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐβεβαιώθη ἐν ὑμῖν, KJV 1 Corinthians 1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: YLT 1 Corinthians 1:6 according as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you, ASV 1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: CSB 1 Corinthians 1:6 In this way, the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you, NKJ 1 Corinthians 1:6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, NRS 1 Corinthians 1:6 just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you-- NAB 1 Corinthians 1:6 as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, NJB 1 Corinthians 1:6 so firmly has witness to Christ taken root in you. GWN 1 Corinthians 1:6 Our message about Christ has been verified among you. BBE 1 Corinthians 1:6 Even as the witness of the Christ has been made certain among you: the testimony: 1Co 2:1,2 Ac 18:5 20:21,24 22:18 23:11 28:23 1Ti 2:6 2Ti 1:8 1Jn 5:11-13 Rev 1:2,9 6:9 12:11,17 19:10 was confirmed: Mk 16:20 Ac 11:17,21 Ro 15:19 2Co 12:12 Ga 3:5 Heb 2:3,4 1 Corinthians 1 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE GOSPEL IS THE TESTIMONY CONCERNING CHRIST Even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you - "Our message about Christ has been verified among you." (1Co 1:6 GWN) The testimony concerning Christ refers to Paul's preaching of Christ ("the Gospel") to the Corinthians. Was confirmed refers to the message of Christ which was proven real by the changed lives of the Corinthians. In context it specifically refers to the spiritual gifts manifest in the saints at Corinth. As
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Constable on confirmed - 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. Gal. 3:2–5; Heb. 2:3–4). (1 Corinthians 1 Commentary) Schreiner points out that "The relationship between verses 5 and 6 is as follows. The enrichment of the Corinthians indicates that the testimony about Christ was established among them." (1 Corinthians: An Introduction and Commentary) Hodge on the testimony concerning Christ - Christ is called the True Witness; and is said to have borne witness of the truth. Compare John 3:11, 32, 33, 8:13, 14. On the other hand, the apostles are frequently called the witnesses of Christ, and are said to have borne testimony concerning him. The Gospel, therefore, is, in one view, the testimony which Christ bore; and, in another, the testimony which the apostles bore concerning Him. The former is the higher, and therefore, the better sense. It is good to contemplate the Gospel as that system of truth which the eternal Logos, or Revealer, has made known. (1 Corinthians 1 Commentary) Confirmed (establish) (950)(bebaioo from bébaios = sure, fixed) is a verb which means to make sure or certain, to prove valid or reliable or to verify and (in legal language) to guarantee. "The passive of the verb ‘was confirmed’ (CSB) demonstrates again that God’s work among the Corinthians is featured so that all the glory and praise belong to Him." (Schreiner). 8x in NT - Mk. 16:20; Ro 15:8; 1 Co. 1:6; 1 Co. 1:8; 2 Co. 1:21; Col. 2:7; Heb. 2:3; Heb. 13:9 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, Wuest (paraphrase) with the result that you are not feeling that you are trailing behind others in even one spiritual enablement for service while you are assiduously and patiently waiting for the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ (Eerdmans Publishing) NET 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. NLT 1 Corinthians 1:7 Now you have every spiritual gift you need as you eagerly wait for the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. ESV 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, NIV 1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. GNT 1 Corinthians 1:7 ὥστε ὑμᾶς μὴ ὑστερεῖσθαι ἐν μηδενὶ χαρίσματι ἀπεκδεχομένους τὴν ἀποκάλυψιν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· KJV 1 Corinthians 1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: YLT 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that ye are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, ASV 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; CSB 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. NKJ 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, NRS 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. NAB 1 Corinthians 1:7 so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. NJB 1 Corinthians 1:7 And so you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed; GWN 1 Corinthians 1:7 Therefore, you don't lack any gift as you wait eagerly for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. BBE 1 Corinthians 1:7 So that having every grace you are living in the hope of the revelation of our Lord Jesus Chris you are not lacking: 2Co 12:13 awaiting eagerly : 1Co 4:5 Ge 49:18 Mt 25:1 Lu 12:36 Ro 8:19 Php 3:20 1Th 1:10 2Ti 4:8 Tit 2:13 Heb 9:28 10:36,37 Jas 5:7,8 2Pe 3:12 Jude 1:21 revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,, Lu 17:30 Col 3:4 2Th 1:7 1Ti 6:14,15 1Pe 1:13 4:13 5:4 1Jn 3:2 1 Corinthians 1 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries COPIOUS CHARISMATA AT CORINTH This church was fully equipped with spiritual gifts so they had no excuses for "sloppy spirituality." So that you are not lacking in any gift - "The thought of verse 6 is continued. Since the ‘testimony about Christ’ was confirmed among the Corinthians, it follows that they do not lack any spiritual gift." (Schreiner) In other words they had every spiritual gift in their local body! This church had every spiritual gift to enable them to be "spiritually successful." Gift is charisma which is literally a gift of grace, which should put an end to any pride or boasting, because they did nothing to merit these gifts (AND NEITHER DO WE BELOVED!)! And while they were not lacking these divine provisions to enable them to live a supernatural life, as the rest of this epistle demonstrates these saints were sorely lacking in spiritual maturity and moral character. They had fallen far short of their potential! It is one thing to have these gifts, but it is quite another thing to apply them in one's life. And in chapter 14 we see that they are even so perverted that they are seeking gifts they did not have! The saints had Corinth had no lack of gifts, but only a lack of willingness to use them in a God honoring manner!
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Constable - The early Christians awaited His return eagerly. This is another indication that the apostles taught the imminent (i.e., any moment) return of the Lord for His own (cf. 1 Cor 4:5; 15:51–52; 16:22; Phil. 3:20; 4:5; 1 Thess. 1:10; 2 Thess. 3:10–12; Titus 2:13; James 5:7–9; 1 John 2:28; Rev. 3:11; 22:7, 12, 17, 20). See Wayne A. Brindle, “Biblical Evidence for the Imminence of the Rapture,” Bibliotheca Sacra 158:630 (April-June 2001):138-151. THOUGHT - Who you are looking for should impact Who you are living for and specifically HOW you are living! How frequently do you ponder the thought that you might see Jesus face to face today (by death or rapture)? Little wonder that 1 in 20-25 NT verses alludes directly or indirectly to the Second Coming! John gives a sobering command in 1 John 2:28+ "Now, little children, abide (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming." This sure hope of our future glorification should keep before us our desperate need for daily purification by the Spirit and the Word. Awaiting eagerly (553)(apekdechomai from apó = intensifier [see Vincent below] + ekdechomai = expect, look for <> from ek = out + dechomai = receive kindly, accept deliberately and readily) means waiting in great anticipation but with patience (compare our English expression "wait it out"). To expect fully. To look (wait) for assiduously (marked by careful unremitting attention) and patiently.