Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Corinthians 7:20
In the calling — The outward state. Wherein he is — When God calls him. Let him not seek to change this, without a clear direction from Providence.
In the calling — The outward state. Wherein he is — When God calls him. Let him not seek to change this, without a clear direction from Providence.
Verse 20. _LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING_] As both the circumcised and uncircumcised, in Christ, have the same advantages, and to their believing the same facilities; so any situation of lif...
LET EVERY MAN ABIDE - Let him remain or continue. IN THE SAME CALLING - The same occupation, profession, rank of life. We use the word “calling” in the same sense to denote the occupation or professio...
4. CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP OF MAN AND WOMAN CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Single and the Married Life. (1 Corinthians 7:1)._ 2. Separation and Divorce. (1 Corinthians 7:10). 3. Abiding in the Different Ca...
He now passes on to special classes. First, those who are unmarried or have lost their partners. It would be best for them to follow Paul's example and remain as they are. But if they have not the gif...
The one thing that is necessary is that each man should walk as God has allotted to him and as God has called him. It is thus that I order things in all the Churches. Was any man called after he had b...
COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
SAME. Omit. WHEREIN. in (Greek. _ en)_ which. The order in the Greek is, "Each one in the calling in which he was called, in this let him remain"....
Christianity not intended to revolutionize the relations between the believer and society 17. _But as God hath distributed_ The permission to live apart from a heathen husband or wife is given only to...
_Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called_ See note on ch. 1 Corinthians 1:20. It is not what we call man's "vocation," but God's act of calling that is spoken of....
ΚΛΉΣΕΙ. The word (see note on ch. 1 Corinthians 1:26) does not mean _calling_ in our modern sense of the life to _which_ a man has been called; but refers to God’s act. ‘Let every man abide,’ not in t...
CHRISTIANITY NOT INTENDED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE BELIEVER AND SOCIETY...
_CONCERNING GOD'S CALL 1 CORINTHIANS 7:17-24:_ The Bible teaches that we should be content in whatever situation we are in. Paul said, "As the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordai...
ΚΛΉΣΕΙ _dat. sing. от_ ΚΛΉΣΙΣ (G2821) призыв, Ή _dat. sing. fem. от_ ΔΣ (G3739) rel. _pron._ loc. относится к состоянию, в котором находится человек, когда Бог призывает его стать христианином (Barre...
LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING, &C.— It is plain from what immediately follows, that this is not an absolute command; but only signifies, that a man should not think himself discharged by the...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Directions for the Married_ (10-24) _Commentary_ Unto the married, I give charge.Paul, speaking as an apostle of Christ, gives direction to those who are already married. It is...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 The Pressures of Marriage (1 Corinthians 7:17-40) 17 Only, let every one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is my rul...
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. THE SAME CALLING - i:e., the condition from which he is called-a Jew, a Greek, a slave, or a freeman....
8 It is evident that the preceding concession is only a general rule, not applicable to those not then married. Their relations are to be regulated by mutual consideration, but the unmarried need to c...
_(A) ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE_ The Corinthians had in their letter (1 Corinthians 7:1) asked St. Paul's opinion on several points connectedwithmarriage. His language in reply is guarded; he...
CALLING] not 'occupation in life,' but 'condition in which God's call found him.' St. Paul lays this down, not as a universal, but as a good general rule: cp. 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corinthians 7:15; 1...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 7 ADVICE ABOUT WHETHER TO MARRY 7:1-2 V1 But now I will deal with the matters that you wrote about. It is good for a man not to marry. V2...
LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED. — This is an emphatic repetition of the principle on which the previous practical instruction is based. “Calling” must not here be regard...
CHAPTER 11 MARRIAGE THERE are two preliminary considerations which throw some light on this much-contested passage. First, Paul had to speak about marriage as he found it, as it existed among those t...
Diff. views are taken of this ver., as κλῆσις is referred to the religious _call_ or secular _calling_ of the man; and as ᾗ is accordingly rendered “wherewith” (instrum. dat [1081] : _cf._ Ephesians 4...
§ 22. GOD'S CALLING AND ONE'S EARTHLY STATION. In treating of questions relating to marriage, the Apostle's general advice admitting of large exceptions (1 Corinthians 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Corint...
SERVE GOD IN YOUR CALLING 1 Corinthians 7:15 There was much unsettlement in regard to marriage in the church at Corinth. An unnatural asceticism was showing itself in some quarters and a lawless self...
Certain difficulties had arisen in the Corinthian Church concerning which they had sent inquiries to Paul. He now answers their questions. These answers contain principles of permanent application. Th...
The Christian's Social Relations Becoming a Christian should not be used as an excuse for disrupting normal social relations, assuming they are not sinful. Christianity is only disruptive to that whic...
Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first passage....
To illustrate the spirit of the prescriptions which he has just given, and to trace at the same time the line of conduct to be followed in certain analogous cases which occurred in the life of the Chu...
“Let every man remain faithful to the calling wherewith he was called.” Literally: “Let every man abide in the calling wherewith he was called.” The word κλῆσις, _call, vocation_, cannot denote the ea...
(18) Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. (19) Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, bu...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
_OUR CALLING_ ‘Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.’ 1 Corinthians 7:20 This is an exhortation much needed in the present day. Men and women often think that if only their...
20._Every man in the calling in which. _This is the source from which other things are derived, — that every one should be contented with his _calling_, and pursue it, instead of seeking to betake him...
The apostle proceeds by answering a question in connection with the subject he had been treating the will of God with regard to the relationship between man and woman. They do well who remain outside...
LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING,.... Civil calling, station, and business of life, WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED; that is, in which he was when he was called by the grace of God; and is to be underst...
Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. Ver. 20. _Abide in the same calling_] And therein learn to "maintain good works," or to be their craftsmen, to excel in their profession...
_Let every man abide wherein he was called_ Affect not to change without the clear and evident leadings of Providence, as there is generally greater reason to expect a man will enjoy comfort, and be h...
IN THE SAME CALLING; let a man after his conversion continue in the same business in which he was before, provided it is a moral and useful one, and the providence of God does not call him to change i...
A general application of these truths:...
LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED....
Those things in Chapter s 5 and 6, which were of such serious importance as demanding correction, had evidently not even been questions in the minds of the Corinthians. But Paul was required to raise...
LET EACH MAN ABIDE IN THAT CALLING WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED. 'abide' -'remain in that condition in which he was called' (NASV) Here, for instance, is one such condition where. person might become. Chr...
17-24 The rules of Christianity reach every condition; and in every state a man may live so as to be a credit to it. It is the duty of every Christian to be content with his lot, and to conduct himse...
Let every man abide in the same state and condition of life in which he was when he was first converted to the faith of Christ, that is, supposing that he was in an honest course of life; for we read...
Let each man abide in that calling [trade or social condition] _wherein he was called_....
Tertullian On Idolatry Then, as to the argument they have the hardihood to bring even from the Scriptures, "that the apostle has said, `As each has been found, so let him persevere.'"[26]...
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‘Let each man abide in that calling in which he was when he was called. Were you called being a bondservant? Do not worry about it. But if you can become free use it rather.' As he makes clear Paul is...
CHRISTIANS NEED NOT FEEL COMPELLED TO LEAVE THE STATE IN WHICH THEY WERE WHEN THEY WERE CALLED (7:17-24). Paul now stresses that from a spiritual point of view Christians need not worry about their ea...
_The forgoing Principles applied to other Cases,_ 18-24. And first, _Circumcision._ 1 Corinthians 7:18. WAS ANY MAN CALLED BEING CIRCUMCISED? LET HIM NOT BECOME UNCIRCUMCISED which, under the persec...
WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED (η εκληθη). When he was called by God and saved, whether a Jew or a Gentile, a slave or a freeman....
CONTENTS: Sanctity of marriage. Regulation of marriage among Gentile believers. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: Marriage is by divine wisdom prescribed for the preventing of f...
It is evident from the tenor of this chapter that the Corinthians had written to the apostle for advice on the subject of marriage and its obligations, and that he is here resolving their various diff...
EVERY MAN SHOULD REMAIN. "Since the gospel makes no change in your political and social status and obligation, you should remain as you were when you accepted God's call....
_But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk._ EVERY CHRISTIAN AT HIS POST 1. God appoints every man his station and condition in life. 2. Has calle...
CHAPTER 7 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER In this chapter he answers five questions of the Corinthians about the laws of matrimony, and about the counsel of virginity and celibacy i. The first question is...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ A. 1. Observe: With this chapter commences a NEW SECTION of the Epistle; the topics, and perhaps their order, suggested by a letter of formal inquiry brought from Corinth: vii. Marri...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1 _Answers to the inquiries of the Corinthians respecting marriage._ 1 CORINTHIANS 7:1 _The_ _lawfulness of marriage, and its duties._...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of I Corinthians. The Corinthian church was a mess. There were just a lot of problems, a problem with carnality. There were divisions in the chur...
1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Corinthians 7:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:12;...
Calling [κ λ η σ ε ι], Not the condition or occupation, a meaning which the word does not have in classical Greek, nor in the New Testament, where it always signifies the call of God into His kingdom...
The apostle seems to intimate from these words, that some persons converted to Christianity in the primitive times, apprehended that thereupon they must leave their worldly callings and employments, a...