1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:1 A Report of Sexual Immorality and Lawsuits. Paul has heard of several problems in Corinth. There is a bizarre case of sexual misconduct (1 Corinthians 5:1). Believers are suing other believers in pagan courts (1 Corinthians 6:1). Some are committing sexual imm... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:2 ARROGANT. See v. 1 Corinthians 5:6. The arrogance may arise from the Corinthians’ mistaken “knowledge” that they are somehow free of normal moral limitations (1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 10:23). It is also possible that Paul is simply... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:3 MY SPIRIT IS PRESENT. Probably the disciplinary power of the Holy Spirit, which was present in Paul’s ministry (see note on 4:19); it was also present in the Corinthian church itself, because of its connection with Paul. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElement... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:5 DELIVER THIS MAN TO SATAN probably refers to removing him from the church. He will experience life outside the church, in Satan’s realm (Luke 4:5; Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 5:19). SPIRIT MAY BE SAVED. Hopefully this discipline will cause him to repent (see 1 Timot... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:6 LEAVEN. Fermented dough. Leftover dough was often added to a new lump of dough. By analogy, sin that goes undisciplined by the church will spread its destructive consequences throughout the whole fellowship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("i... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:9 MY LETTER. An otherwise unknown letter to the Corinthians, written prior to 1 Corinthians 1:1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:11 NOT TO ASSOCIATE. See 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 2 Thessalonians 3:14. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 5:13 “PURGE... FROM AMONG YOU.” Like Israel, they must preserve their holiness of life. See Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 17:7, Deuteronomy 17:12; Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 22:21,... [ Continue Reading ]