Gary Hampton Commentaries
2 Corinthians 5:15
Verse 15 Since Christ died for us, we ought to live for Him. (Romans 12:1-2)
Verse 15 Since Christ died for us, we ought to live for Him. (Romans 12:1-2)
Verse 15. _AND THAT HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THEY WHICH LIVE_, c.] This _third_ position he draws from the preceding: _If all were dead_, and in danger of endless perdition and if _he died for all_, to...
AND THAT HE DIED FOR ALL ... - This verse is designed still further to explain the reasons of the conduct of the apostle. He had not lived for himself. He had not lived to amass wealth, or to enjoy pl...
6. CONCERNING THE FUTURE. THE MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION. CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Earthly and the Heavenly House. (2 Corinthians 5:1 .)_ 2. The Judgment Seat of Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:9 .) 3. The Cons...
The emphasis is on the opening words of 2 Corinthians 5:11. Among the clouds of misrepresentation to which he was exposed was the sneering assertion that in some unworthy sense he persuades or gets ro...
JOY AND JUDGMENT TO COME (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)...
So then, it is because we know the fear of the Lord that we keep on trying to persuade men, but to God we are already known through and through, and I hope that in your conscience, too, we will come t...
THEY WHICH LIVES. the living, as 2 Corinthians 4:11. LIVE. See App-170. NOT HENCEFORTH. no longer (_meketi_). ROSE. App-178....
The Christian Ministry one of Reconciliation 11. _the terror of the Lord_ i.e. "His to-be-dreaded judgment." Beza. This translation is due to the Geneva Version, following Beza and Calvin (Wiclif, _d...
_that they which live should not … live unto themselves_ Cf. Romans 5:8-11; Romans 6:10-13; Romans 14:7; Galatians 2:20;...
ἽΝΑ ΟἹ ΖΩ͂ΝΤΕΣ ΜΗΚΈΤΙ ἙΑΥΤΟΙ͂Σ ΖΩ͂ΣΙΝ. _That they which live should_ NO LONGER (now that they have died in Christ as their representative) _live to themselves_. Christ died for all, that they should d...
_THE LOVE OF CHRIST CONSTRAINS US 2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15:_ Judgment is pictured as the "terror of the Lord." Certainly coming judgment should cause us to persuade men to repent and to live righteous li...
ΆΠΈΘΑΝΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΠΟΘΝΉΣΚΩ (G599) умирать, ΖΏΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΖΆΩ (G2198) жить. Part, в роли _subst._ ΜΗΚΈΤΙ = ΟΎΚΈΤΙ (G3371) больше не. ΈΑΥΤΟΪ́Σ _dat. 3 pers. pl. от_ ΕΑΥΤΟΎ...
DISCOURSE: 2020 THE CONSTRAINING POWER OF CHRIST’S LOVE 2 Corinthians 5:14. _The love of Christ conslraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: and that he died...
BUTLER'S COMMENTARY SECTION 2 Frustration of the Human Soul (2 Corinthians 5:6-15) 6 So we are always of good courage; we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, 7for w...
_APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS_ Motivating Forces Scripture 2 Corinthians 5:11-17 Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manife...
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. THEY WHICH LIVE - in the present life (2 Corinthians 4:...
10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experienc...
5:15 them (d-22) 'For them' may apply to both 'died' and 'been raised,' but I think 'raised' is supplementary and by itself....
The subject of 2 Corinthians 4 is continued. St. Paul has been pointing out that amid bodily weakness and decay he is encouraged by the thought that the temporal is transient, while the spiritual is e...
PARAPHRASE. 'Seeing, then, that we realise the awe inspired by Christ our judge, we try to convince men of our faithfulness and unselfishness: to God, indeed, our sincerity is already manifest, and al...
GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK 2 CORINTHIANS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 5 V1 We know this. Our body is like an *earthly tent. If our *earthly tent falls down, we will have a permanent building....
SHOULD NOT HENCEFORTH LIVE UNTO THEMSELVES. — St. Paul was not writing a theological treatise, and the statement was accordingly not meant to be an exhaustive presentment of all the purposes of God in...
CHAPTER 14 THE MEASURE OF CHRIST'S LOVE. 2 Corinthians 5:11 (R.V) THE Christian hope of immortality is elevated and solemnized by the thought of the judgment-seat of Christ. This is no strange thoug...
κρίναντας τοῦτο ὅτι εἶς κ. τ. λ.: _judging this; that One died for all_ (_cf._ Romans 5:15), _therefore all died, and He died for all, that they who live_ (see 2 Corinthians 3:11) _should no longer li...
IT IS NOT THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST IN HIS EARTHLY LIFE, BUT THE LOVE WHICH CHRIST HAS FOR MAN THAT IS THE CONSTRAINING POWER OF PAUL'S PREACHING....
CONSTRAINED BY THE LOVE OF CHRIST 2 Corinthians 5:11 It was of small importance in Paul's eyes what his critics thought of him. He desired only to please his supreme Lord, whether he lived or died, w...
The vision of the house of God, and the coming at last to the Lord, throws its light on, and explains the value of, the groaning and the burden of the tabernacle, of the period of absence from the Mas...
And [that] he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth (n) live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. (n) See See Romans 6:1-7:25...
_And Christ died for all, (not only for the predestinate or the elect) that they also, who live, may not now live to themselves; that they may not follow their own inclinations of their nature, corrup...
(12) For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. (13) For whether w...
_THE SUMMING-UP OF LIFE_ ‘He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him Which died for them, and rose again.’ 2 Corinthians 5:15 Have you ever consi...
What then is the effect of the possession of life in Christ as applied to death and judgment, the two natural objects of men's fears, the fruit of sin? If our bodies are not yet transformed; and if th...
AND THAT HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THEY WHICH LIVE,.... The end of Christ's dying for men was that they might live; live, in a legal sense, live a life of justification; and that they which live in such a...
And _that_ he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Ver. 15. _Should not henceforth_] _Servati sumus ut serv...
_For whether we be beside ourselves_ As they affirm we are, because we expose ourselves to so many sufferings, and even to the danger of imprisonment and death, by persevering in our work of preaching...
THEY WHICH LIVE; in consequence of Christ's dying for them. LIVE-UNTO HIM WHICH DIED FOR THEM; seek to honor him, and to induce all others to do the same. As Jesus Christ by dying for all has proved...
AND THAT HE DIED FOR ALL, THAT THEY WHICH LIVE SHOULD NOT HENCEFORTH LIVE UNTO THEMSELVES, BUT UNTO HIM WHICH DIED FOR THEM AND ROSE AGAIN. The apostle, first of all, repeats his assertion as to the s...
PAUL AN AMBASSADOR OF CHRIST. The love of Christ his ruling motive:...
Unquestioned certainty as to the future, and present confidence of faith are seen here further developed. "We know" is the proper language of Christianity. "The earthly house of this tabernacle" is of...
9-15 The apostle quickens himself and others to acts of duty. Well-grounded hopes of heaven will not encourage sloth and sinful security. Let all consider the judgment to come, which is called, The t...
And he died for all those for whom he died, not only to redeem them from the guilt of sin, but also from their vain conversation; that they which live by his grace, might not make themselves the end o...
and he died for all, that they that live should no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again. [Paul's life was devoted to Christ, and to man for Christ's sake....
Cyprian Treatise XI Exhortation to Martyrdom Addressed to Fortunatus And again: "Christ died for all, that both they which live may not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for th...
2 Corinthians 5:15 and G2532 died G599 (G5627) for G5228 all G3956 that G2443 live G2198 (G5723) live...
GOD'S MINISTRY OF RECONCILIATION (2 CORINTHIANS 5:11 TO 2 CORINTHIANS 6:2). Having spoken of God's work in the heart through His Spirit, and of the new covenant, followed by the revelation of the Chri...
For the love of Christ constrains us (‘grips us tightly'), because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died, and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves...
SHOULD NO LONGER LIVE UNTO THEMSELVES (ινα μηκετ εαυτοις ζωσιν). The high doctrine of Christ's atoning death carries a correspondingly high obligation on the part of those who live because of him....
2 Corinthians 5:14 Either there is a contradiction in this passage, or St. Paul's conception of love and its power is not the same with the one which is most prevalent among us. "The love of Christ co...
2 Corinthians 5:13 Paul's Passion for Christ. I. The Apostle affirms that the distinctive inspiration of his passionate fervour and entire consecration is the person and mission of Jesus Christ "The...
1. _For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens._ Is not this grand courage on the part of...
2 Corinthians 5:9. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done...
CONTENTS: Why death has no terrors for the Lord's servant. The motive and object of ministry for Christ. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul. CONCLUSION: The servant of God who has the earnest...
2 Corinthians 5:1. _We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God eternal in the heavens._ The contrast between a house made with hands, and a house ma...
SO THAT. "If you take Christ-on-the-cross seriously, you will see that Jesus died for all, Jew and Gentile. If you imitate Christ, you will no longer live for yourself, but you will live for Christ. F...
_For we commend not ourselves again unto you._ PAUL’S SELF-COMMENDATION 1. St. Paul has been magnifying his ministry. It had been, he says, a ministry of the Spirit, not of the letter (2 Corinthians...
_He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves._ NEW LIFE IN CHRIST By virtue of Christ’s death and resurrection Christians obtain the grace of a new life. I. The...
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14 ONE HAS DIED FOR ALL, THEREFORE ALL HAVE DIED. By Christ’s death, the death penalty for sin (see Genesis 2:17) ha
CHAPTIER 5 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. The Apostle goes on to remind the Corinthians of the glories of heaven, saying that in exile here and in the tabernacle of the flesh he longs for them, and wish...
_And that He died for all_, &c. We judge also that He died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live for their own glory, or pleasure, or their desires, but for Christ, who by right of...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ 2 Corinthians 5:1.—Flow of _thought quite continuous_ from 2 Corinthians 4:18. _For_ (2 Corinthians 4:15).… _For_ (17).… _For_ ...
EXPOSITION Continuation of the topic that hope is the chief support of the preacher of the gospel (2 Corinthians 5:1). Their self-sacrifice in preaching the gospel of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:...
This time, let's turn in our Bibles to II Corinthians, chapter five. Paul talked about how he was constantly facing death for the cause of Jesus Christ. But though he was constantly facing death, vari...
1 Corinthians 10:33; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 John 4:9;...
And that he died for all — That all might be saved. That they who live — That all who live upon the earth. Should not henceforth — From the moment they know him. Live unto themselves — Seek their own...
IF ONE DIED FOR ALL, THEN WERE ALL DEAD. Some understand it of. death in sin; all were in. state of sin and death when Christ died for them. Others understand it mystically, when Christ died for all,...