Sunday, 30 November 2014

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come. 1 Corinthians 11:34

As is evidenced here, the gathering at Corinth was one which eventually evolved into something like a pot-luck supper.… Read the rest

Saturday, 29 November 2014

Therefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 1 Corinthians 11:33

“Therefore” is given to sum up all of Paul’s thoughts starting in verse 17. In that verse, he noted that those in Corinth had “come together not for the better but for the worse.” In explanation of that, in comments intended to correct the problem, and in justification of why his directions were so important, he laid out his points in an orderly fashion until verse 32.… Read the rest

Friday, 28 November 2014

But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world. 1 Corinthians 11:32

This verse shows us that those who are noted in verse 30 as being “weak,” “sick,” or who even “sleep” (meaning have died) were still saved despite their incorrect actions which led to the judgment rendered by the Lord, termed here as being “chastened.” It then shows that the term “damnation” used by the King James translation was in fact an immensely poor choice of words.… Read the rest

Thursday, 27 November 2014

For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 1 Corinthians 11:31

In this verse, Paul makes a change to include himself in his words by saying “we.” It is a way of identifying with the Corinthians in the struggle of life and the fight against sin.… Read the rest

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. 1 Corinthians 11:30

Because of the “unworthy manner” in which the congregants at Corinth had taken the Lord’s Supper, Paul says that “many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.” In other words, he directly equates their weakness, sickness, and deaths to their conduct at the meal.… Read the rest