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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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COMPLETE ASCETICISM (1 Corinthians 7:1-2)...
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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"....
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_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....
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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...
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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...
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CHRISTIANITY NOT INTENDED TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
BELIEVER AND SOCIETY...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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_(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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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§ 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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Notwithstanding the intrinsic excellence of celibacy, marriage should
be the rule in practice. Such is the general meaning of this first
passage....
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(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...
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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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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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LET EVERY MAN ABIDE IN THE SAME CALLING WHEREIN HE WAS CALLED....
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A general application of these truths:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Let each man abide in that calling [trade or social condition]
_wherein he was called_....
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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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1 Corinthians 7:20 Let G3306 one G1538 remain G3306 (G5720) in G1722
same G5026 calling G2821 in G1722 w
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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_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...
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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...
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_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...
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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._...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Corinthians 7:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 2
Thessalonians 3:12;...
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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....
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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...