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Verse 1 Corinthians 8:5. _THERE BE THAT ARE CALLED GODS_] There are
many _images_ that are supposed to be _representations_ of divinities:
but these divinities are nothing, the figments of mere fancy;...
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THAT ARE CALLED GODS - Gods so called. The pagans everywhere
worshipped multitudes, and gave to them the name of gods.
WHETHER IN HEAVEN - Residing in heaven, as a part of the gods were
supposed to do...
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5. CONCERNING MEATS OFFERED TO IDOLS: CHRISTIAN LIBERTY GOVERNED BY
LOVE
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Concerning things sacrificed to idols and knowledge. (1
Corinthians 8:1)._
2. True knowledge and liberty gove...
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1 CORINTHIANS 8. LET THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE CONTROL ITS EXERCISE BY
LOVE, LEST THEY RUIN THEIR BROTHER FOR WHOM CHRIST DIED. Paul begins
with a quotation from the church letter. They claim that all...
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ADVICE TO THE WISE (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)
8 With reference to things offered to idols--we are well aware that
we all possess knowledge; but knowledge inflates a man, whereas love
builds him up. If an...
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GODS. App-98. Compare Psalms 82:1; Psalms 82:6.
HEAVEN. No art. See Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10.
IN. upon. App-104.
earth
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_as there be gods many, and lords many_ The Apostle does not say there
_are_many gods or lords, but only that the gods of the heathen are
_called_so. Calvin reminds us that the sun and moon, which hav...
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1 Corinthians 8:1-13. The Question of Meats offered in Sacrifice to
Idols
There is a great general similarity between this chapter and Romans
14. The question comes before the reader there in a somew...
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ΚΑῚ ΓᾺΡ ΕἼΠΕΡ ΕἸΣΊΝ. ‘For even if we admit that
there are,’ A supposition the truth of which the Apostle immediately
concedes. εἴπερ with the present is equivalent to _since_.
ὭΣΠΕΡ ΕἸΣῚΝ ΘΕΟῚ ΠΟΛΛΟῚ...
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THE QUESTION OF MEATS OFFERED IN SACRIFICE TO IDOLS
There is a great general similarity between this chapter and Romans
14. The question comes before the reader there in a somewhat different
form. The...
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_AN IDOL IS NOTHING 1 CORINTHIANS 8:4-6:_ Paul and the knowledgeable
brethren understood that none of the idols were alive. They could say
nothing and do nothing. These heathen idols have no divinity...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE THAT ARE CALLED GODS, WHETHER IN HEAVEN OR IN
EARTH, &C.— This is an allusion to the famed division of the heathen
gods into _celestial_ and _terrestrial._ The former, whom they ca...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
The Persons (1 Corinthians 8:4-7)
4 Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an
idol has no real existence, and that there is no God but one. 5For
a...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Text_
1 Corinthians 8:4-6. Concerning therefore the eating of things
sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world,
and that there is no God but one. 5 For...
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For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in
earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
'For even supposing (which is not really the case) there exist gods
so called (), w...
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31 The transient, fleeting character of all of this world's
relationships and experiences should warn us not to let them take an
undue hold upon our hearts. We cannot but use the world to a limited
ex...
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_(B) FOOD OFFERED TO IDOLS_
In these Chapter s St. Paul answers another question of the
Corinthians—as to the lawfulness of eating food which had been
offered in sacrifice to idols. This was a very ur...
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SERVANTS OF CHRIST
1 CORINTHIANS
_HILDA BRIGHT_
CHAPTER 8
THE PROBLEM 8:1-13
V1 Now I want to deal with the question about food that someone has
*sacrificed to *idols. We know that we all have k...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE.... — This is an hypothetic argument. “Be”
is the emphatic word of the supposition. Even assuming that there do
exist those beings which are called “gods” (we have a right to
make...
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CHAPTER 12
LIBERTY AND LOVE
THE next question which had been put to Paul by the Corinthian Church,
and to which he now replies, is "touching things offered unto idols,"
whether a Christian had libert...
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§ 25. KNOWLEDGE OF THE ONE GOD AND ONE LORD. In inquiring from their
Ap. “about the εἰδωλόθυτα,” the Cor [1217] had
intimated their “knowledge” of the falsity of the entire system of
idolatry. Here Pa...
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may be an interjected comment of the Church Letter upon its creed;
(_c_) the expression “gods many and lords many” applied to heathen
divinities, which is foreign to Pauline as to Jewish phraseology,...
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CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS' WEAKNESS
1 Corinthians 8:1
It was the heathen custom of the time to present for blessing in the
idol temples the food that was sold and bought in public marketplaces.
A grav...
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The apostle next dealt with the subject of "things sacrificed to
idols." The question evidently was whether the members of the Church
in Corinth ought under any circumstances to eat parts of the heath...
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Real Deity
When an animal was sacrificed, only a small portion was burned. The
rest was either eaten by the sacrificer or sold. The heathen looked on
this meat as specially blessed. It seems some of t...
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_Many gods, &c. Reputed for such among the heathens. (Challoner)_...
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“For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in
earth, as there be gods many, and lords many, 6. but to us there is
but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him, a...
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I. THE QUESTION CONSIDERED FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF OUR NEIGHBOUR'S
SALVATION. 8:1-9:22.
The apostle proves that if there is a knowledge which all equally
possess (1 Corinthians 8:1-6), there remains a d...
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(1) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all
have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. (2) And if
any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet...
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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...
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5._For though there be that are called _“They have,” says he,
“the name, but the reality is wanting.” He uses the word _called
_here, to mean — _renowned in the estimation of men _He has also
made use...
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After this the apostle answers the question respecting meats offered
to idols, which gives occasion to a few words on the value of
knowledge. Simply as knowledge, it is worth nothing. If we look at it...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE THAT ARE CALLED GODS,.... That are so by name,
though not by nature; who are called so in Scripture, as angels and
magistrates, or by men, who give them such names, and account the...
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For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in
earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
Ver. 5. _That are called gods_] Hesiod reckons up 30,000 of them that
were in his tim...
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_As_, &c. To proceed, therefore, to the question in debate;
_concerning the eating of those things that are offered unto idols_
Meats of whatever kind sacrificed to them. _We know that an idol_ Or
the...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE THAT ARE CALLED GODS, WHETHER IN HEAVEN OR IN
EARTH, (AS THERE BE GODS MANY AND LORDS MANY,)...
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The knowledge of idols and the knowledge of God:...
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Chapter s 1 Timothy 4 have given God's answer to worldly wisdom;
Chapter s 5 to 7 have dealt with questions concerning the flesh: now
chapter 8 turns to the matter of Satanic influence, and this is
fu...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE THAT ARE CALLED GODS, WHETHER IN HEAVEN OR ON
EARTH; AS THERE ARE GODS MANY, AND LORDS MANY;
'that are called gods' -'if there are so-called gods' (NASV); 'It is
true that men ha...
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1-6 There is no proof of ignorance more common than conceit of
knowledge. Much may be known, when nothing is known to good purpose.
And those who think they know any thing, and grow vain thereon, are...
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There are many whom heathens call gods, and whom God himself calleth
gods: the angels that are in heaven are called _God's host,_ GENESIS
32:2; _the heavenly host,_ LUKE 2:13; _the sons of God,_ Job 1...
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For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven [as
celestial bodies, or as myths] _or on earth_ [as idols]; _as there are
gods many_ [the Greek cities had pantheons and temples filled wit...
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Tertullian Against Marcion Book III
For the name of God, as being the natural designation of Deity, may be
ascribed to all those beings for whom a divine nature is claimed,-as,
for instance, even to...
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1 Corinthians 8:5 For G1063 if G1512 G2532 are G1526 (G5748) so-called
G3004 (G5746) gods G2316 whether...
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'Concerning therefore the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we
know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God
but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in he...
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1 Corinthians 8:3. BUT IF ANY MAN LOVETH GOD, THE SAME IS KNOWN OF
HIM. See Galatians 4:9. These preliminaries now bring the apostle to
his point.
1 Corinthians 8:4. Concerning therefore the eating of...
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It was impossible for Christians in almost any Greek or Roman colony,
and least of all at Corinth, to avoid coming frequently in contact
with idolatrous practices in various and ensnaring forms. In wr...
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As part of the sacrificial victims went to the market, it was liable
to be served to Christians at the tables of their heathen friends; and
as festive entertainments were often held in the idol temple...
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FOR THOUGH THERE BE
(κα γαρ ειπερ εισ). Literally, "For even if indeed there
are" (a concessive clause, condition of first class, assumed to be
true for argument's sake).CALLED GODS
(λεγομενο θεο)...
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CONTENTS: Meats offered to idols, and the limitations of Christians'
liberty.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: There is nothing in the distinction of food that will make
any distinction be...
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1 Corinthians 8:4. _We know that an idol is nothing._ St. Paul
transcribes this from Zechariah 2:18, where the Hebrew text is
literally “dumb nothings,” for dumb idols; a phrase used by the
Gnostics....
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EVEN IF THERE ARE. The pagan world worshiped many false gods and
goddesses....
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_We know that an idol is nothing in the world._
AN IDOL NOTHING IN THE WORLD
A singular phenomenon, known as the Spectre of the Brocken, is seen on
a certain mountain in Germany. The traveller who at...
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_How as touching things offered to idols._
LIBERTY AND LOVE
1. The question about meats necessarily arose in a society partly
heathen and partly Christian. Every meal was dedicated to the
household g...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 8:4 Paul agrees with what the
Corinthians KNOW, that idols do not represent real “GODS.” There
is only one Go
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CHAPTER 8
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
In this Chapter he treats of the second general question put before
him by the Corinthians. It dealt with things offered to idols, and
whether it was lawful to eat...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
N.B.
1.—See the question discussed in this chapter homiletically treated
under 1 Corinthians 6:12.
N.B.
2.—Note how Paul here (as in Romans 14:15.) bases nothing of his
reply to th...
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EXPOSITION
1 CORINTHIANS 8:1
_The relation of lore to knowledge with respect to the question of
eating idol offerings._
1 CORINTHIANS 8:1
AS TOUCHING THINGS OFFERED UNTO IDOLS. This was doubtless...
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Now, the second issue:
Now as touching the things offered unto idols, we know that we have
all knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up (1 Corinthians
8:1).
A contrast between knowledge and...
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2 Thessalonians 2:4; Daniel 5:4; Deuteronomy 10:17; Galatians 4:8;...
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Gods - lords. Superhuman beings to whom these titles are given, as
Ephesians 6:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4; John 12:31; John 14:30....
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For though there be that are called gods — By the heathens both
celestial, (as they style them,) terrestrial, and infernal deities....
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Here the apostle tells them, that although the heathen idolaters
acknowledged. plurality of gods, some in heaven, as the sun, moon, and
stars; some on earth, as men and beasts, they having their celes...