1 Coríntios 4
Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Coríntios 4
Wiersbe - Jesus warns us that we should call no man on earth “father” (Matt. 23:9), but it is still true that those who lead souls to Christ are, in a sense, “fathering” them. (See 1 Thes. 2:11.) Paul had been their spiritual father in that he gave them the Gospel and helped to lead them to Christ. A sinner is born into God’s family through the Spirit of God (John 3:6) and the Word of God (1 Peter 1:23), but God uses human instruments to bring sinners the Gospel. It had been Paul’s “spiritual travail” (Gal. 4:19) that had made possible a church in Corinth. (Wiersbe's Expository Outlines) Charles Hodge “For though multitudes are converted by the Spirit through the Word without any ministerial intervention, just as grain springs up here and there without a husbandman, yet it is the ordinance of God that the harvest of souls should be gathered by workmen appointed for that purpose.” THOUGHT - A Christian cannot be a spiritual father without being used by God to bring life to spiritual children. Unfortunately, many Christians have never become spiritual fathers. They have never produced any spiritual offspring. They have never led a person to Christ and helped train him in the ways of God. A Christian is one who has been given new life in Christ, and one of the most important characteristics of life is reproduction. Yet many believers have never reproduced believers. In a sense they are contradictions to what a Christian is. Every believer should be a spiritual father, God’s instrument for bringing new lives into His kingdom. That begins the discipling process. (MacArthur) Compare one of Jesus' last commands "Go therefore and make disciples (matheteuo in the aorist imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to fulfill this commission! NOTE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY COMMAND IN THE GREAT COMMISSION) of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,." (Mt 28:19+) This begs the question - Are you making disciples, faithful men and women? Paul wrote to Timothy "The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." (2 Timothy 2:2+). Related Resource: Make Disciples 1 Make Disciples 2 - Begins study of Five Most Important Passages for Believers Make Disciples 3 - Chart comparing Filled with the Spirit and the Word Make Disciples 4 Make Disciples 5 Make Disciples 6 Make Disciples 7 Make Disciples 8
1 Coríntios 4
Wiersbe - Several times in this chapter you find the phrase “puffed up,” referring to the Corinthians’ attitude of superiority and carnal pride (vv. 6, 18, and see 5:2). What made them “puffed up”? Was it not the leaven of sin in their church (5:6)? As the yeast of sin grew, it inflated them into a false spirituality; therefore, Paul found it necessary to warn them. This “puffed up” attitude often reveals itself in much talking. “Paul will never come here!” they were saying (vv. 18–19). “He writes stern letters and tries to scare us, but he will never come back!” “Be careful!” warned the apostle. “Talk is cheap! When I do come, I want to see how much power these Christians have, and not how much they talk. A fleshly Christian is often a bragging Christian, but there is no demonstration of God’s Spirit in his or her life (see 1 Cor 2:4). (Wiersbe's Expository Outlines) Arrogant (inflated)(5448) see phusioo Benjamin Franklin, "He that falls in love with himself has no rivals!" John Ruskin, "When a man is all wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package." C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), "Education without religion, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the words of those who are arrogant but their power. Amplified - But I will come to you [and] shortly, if the Lord is willing, and then I will perceive and understand not what the talk of these puffed up and arrogant spirits amount to, but their force (the moral power and excellence of soul they really possess). NET 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I will find out not only the talk of these arrogant people, but also their power. NLT 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come-- and soon-- if the Lord lets me, and then I'll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God's power. ESV 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. NIV 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. GNT 1 Corinthians 4:19 ἐλεύσομαι δὲ ταχέως πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐὰν ὁ κύριος θελήσῃ, καὶ γνώσομαι οὐ τὸν λόγον τῶν πεφυσιωμένων ἀλλὰ τὴν δύναμιν· KJV 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. YLT 1 Corinthians 4:19 but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power; ASV 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will; and I will know, not the word of them that are puffed up, but the power. CSB 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will know not the talk but the power of those who are inflated with pride. NKJ 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. NRS 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. NAB 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you soon, if the Lord is willing, and I shall ascertain not the talk of these inflated people but their power. NJB 1 Corinthians 4:19 but I shall be coming to you soon, the Lord willing, and then I shall find out not what these self-important people say, but what power they have. GWN 1 Corinthians 4:19 If it's the Lord's will, I'll visit you soon. Then I'll know what these arrogant people are saying and what power they have. BBE 1 Corinthians 4:19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power. I: 1Co 14:5 Ac 19:21 2Co 1:15,17,23 2:1,2 if: Ac 18:21 Ro 15:32 Heb 6:3 Jas 4:15 not: 1Co 4:18 2Co 13:1-4 but: 1Co 2:6 ARE THEIR WORDS PUFFED UP OR DIVINELY EMPOWERED? But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills (thelo) - Paul was subservient to the Lord. Here we see Paul had a thought (will) but was willing to submit it to the will of His Master, Jesus, Who knows whether it would be good for Paul to come to Corinth. (Paul learned this truth in Acts 16:7+) The statement indicates that Paul would not allow the arrogance to continue unchallenged.