He preached Christ and Him crucified. Tim Keller has done an excellent, excellent work on this. AS URGING INVESTIGATION AS A MATTER OF IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE. We must not make the Lord's table the table of demons;24. and in all things we must have regard for our brothers.Dictionary of Bible Themes1 Corinthians 10:145178running8466reformation8780materialism, and sin1 Corinthians 10:14-208770idolatry, in NTLibraryNinth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices. W. T. Vn to the Christen Reader. To us all, in one form or other, the warning belongs "Flee from idolatry."(R. And so all my days would constitute a vast temple, and life would be a constant worship. Lyth, D.D.I. We must not make the Lord's table the table of demons;24. and in all things we must have regard for our brothers.Dictionary of Bible Themes1 Corinthians 10:145178running8466reformation8780materialism, and sin1 Corinthians 10:14-208770idolatry, in NTLibraryNinth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices. And it must be confessed that when human interpretations of the Bible have been placed on a level with its Divine verities, when theories of the Atonement have been confounded with the great fact, when a human creed has practically been asserted to be an infallible exposition of Divine truth, or when the authority of the Bible has been used in support, not of religious truth, but of historical and political and scientific theories, all of which have turned out to be false, and when men have been branded as misbelievers because they have refused to submit to the claim thus made upon them, then we have been guilty of a sort of idolatry.3. The Lord's Supper is the most spiritual and sweetest ordinance that ever was instituted. These things alienate our minds from God (Ephesians 2:12).(Bp. 9 Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. Lyth, D.D.I. "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. Sin, especially beloved sin, which (1)You prefer before God. x. 23-33. This teaches effectively, all false religions in the world have a demonic origin. Forsooth different in the times of the Prophets was the dispensation of holy females, whom obedience, not lust, forced to marry, for the propagation of the people of God, [2242] that in them Prophets of Christ might be sent beforehand; whereas the People itself also, by those things St. When I John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling YearMental Prayer. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. Brethren. A spiritual capacity (1 Corinthians 1:2; Romans 8:5).II. If we know him to be there, by holding our peace we betray him, or even by saying that we will in no wise tell whether he be there or not: for from this the questioner gathers that he is there, as, if he were not, nothing else St. Show me if there's any offensive way in me." (6)Makes them his chiefest good (Luke 18:19). IN THE HEART, PRODUCING IDOLATROUS ACTIONS IN LIFE. What do you imagine? )Flee from idolatryR. He will destroy your idols by putting Himself and all of His glory and beauty and power in its place. Perverseness in the will.3. (1) And therefore ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the devil find occasion to deceive; for he never sleepeth, but goeth about seeking whom he may devour. But, as I had begun to say, whether the fruit an hundred-fold be virginity dedicated to God, or whether we are to understand that interval of fruitfulness in some other way, either such as we have made mention of, or such as we have not made mention of; yet no one, as I suppose, will have dared to prefer virginity to martyrdom, and no one will have doubted that this latter gift is hidden, if trial to test it be wanting. To the purity of the Church.2. For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." )I speak as to wise menAn appeal to men of wisdom and candourJ. That we merge all minor difficulties that stand in the way of Christian usefulness or communion (vers. A: Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever. Just in the same way scientific men and philosophers are in danger of idolising the intellect. For he who thinks this, may St. 4. 28. It was really like a spiritual fire fell from heaven to their hearts and God was turning the idolatrous people of Israel back to worship Him and love Him. I shall now return to that point in my life where I broke off, [1] having made, I believe, a longer digression than I need have made, in order that what is still to come may be more clearly understood. --1 CORINTHIANS x. But if any man Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. The case of king Saul is Charles Grandison FinneySystematic TheologyThe Saint Resumes the History of Her Life. 31--"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." A virgin, therefore, hath a subject for thought, such as may be of profit St. W. T. Vn to the Christen Reader. The case of king Saul is, 1. He had been warning these Corinthians in chap. 31. (1)You prefer him to God (John 8:44). Perverseness in the will.3. For that both history of the Old Testament, and tiology, and analogy are found in the New Testament, has been, as I think, sufficiently proved: it remains to show this of allegory. v. 17. --1 Cor. Instructions for Confessors. Morris.Let us look upon the text I. 10:14; 1 Jno. Here we have to do more immediately with the person of Christ. Perverseness in the will.3. A virgin, therefore, hath a subject for thought, such as may be of profit St. --1 Cor. And all that we have to do, is by any means to seek to compass that end. Yet, notwithstanding, temptations Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristMan's Chief EndQ-I: WHAT IS THE CHIEF END OF MAN? A fourth objection to this doctrine is, that if, by the perseverance of the saints is intended, that they live anything like lives of habitual obedience to God, then facts are against it. Disorder in the affections.III. These things alienate our minds from God (Ephesians 2:12).(Bp. Popular applause (John 12:43). He had been warning these Corinthians in chap. Yet, notwithstanding, temptations Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristMan's Chief EndQ-I: WHAT IS THE CHIEF END OF MAN? Sacrifices (2 Kings 17:35).4. The text presumes 1. 2. examples for us.13. 24. A voluptuous man (1)Loves pleasure more than God (2 Timothy 3:4). A cultivated capacity; a mind that has passed under the hands of the cultivators of mental soil. V), Men Often Highly Esteem what God Abhors. --1 Thess. He builds in arguments, he says in light of all of this, flee, flee from idolatry. "This generation," saith He, "seeketh a sign, and there shall not be given it save the sign of Jonas the prophet. 10:1-22) "Judge ye what I say."1. Satan. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. As [the] envious Philistenes stopped [the] welles of Abraham and filled them vpp with erth/ to put [the] memoriall out of minde/ to [the] entent [that] they might chalenge [the] grounde: even so the fleshly minded ypocrites stoppe vpp the vaynes of life which are in [the] scripture/ [with] the erth of theyr tradicions/ false similitudes & lienge allegories: & [that] of like zele/ to make [the] scripture theyr awne possession & marchaundice: and so shutt vpp the kingdome of heven which is Gods worde William TyndaleThe prophete Ionas with an introduccionThe Lord's SupperAnd as they did eat, Jesus took bread,' &c. Mark 14: 22. Still, the temptation was not irresistible (ver. No man is so perfect in holiness that he hath never temptations, nor can we ever be wholly free from them. Thanksgiving (Judges 16:23, 24; Daniel 5:4).3. AugustineOf the Work of Monks. As a revelation.2. 4. Titus 3:3 (slave, servant). St. Paul himself says, in the very verse before, 'I keep under my body, and Charles KingsleyTown and Country SermonsHeaven on Earth1 COR. IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERY MAN TO EXERCISE HIS JUDGMENT IN RELATION TO IT. HOW DOES IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS PLAIN IDOLATRY?1. I Cor 10:01. And this in order 1. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. Indeed in all spiritual delights, which unmarried women enjoy, their holy conversation ought also to be with caution; lest haply, though their life be not evil through haughtiness, their report be evil through negligence. The Lord's Supper is the most spiritual and sweetest ordinance that ever was instituted. For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." AS SUGGESTING THE SUBJECTS ON WHICH TO EXERCISE THIS JUDGMENT. Perhaps the most dangerous is practical idolatry. Here peradventure some man may say, "If it was bodily work that the Apostle wrought, whereby to sustain this life, what was that same work, and when did he find time for it, both to work and to preach the Gospel?" v. 17. The text presumes 1. I saw that in Japan and their Shinto religion and I saw people going to shrines and clapping to get the deity's attention before they would pray. Time: xi. Its prosperity.3. Perverseness in the will.3. There are two modes of praying mentioned in Scripture; the one is prayer at set times and places, and in set forms; the other is what the text speaks of,--continual or habitual prayer. AS URGING INVESTIGATION AS A MATTER OF IMMEDIATE IMPORTANCE. There are two modes of praying mentioned in Scripture; the one is prayer at set times and places, and in set forms; the other is what the text speaks of,--continual or habitual prayer. WHENCE PROCEEDS THIS INWARD IDOLATRY? people practice idolatry they become a derision before the nations, 32:25. That we merge all minor difficulties that stand in the way of Christian usefulness or communion (vers. Here peradventure some man may say, "If it was bodily work that the Apostle wrought, whereby to sustain this life, what was that same work, and when did he find time for it, both to work and to preach the Gospel?" AugustineOf the Work of Monks. Instructions for Confessors. These give the principal part of Divine worship to these things.3. )Flee from idolatryR. The glorifying of God, I Pet 4:4: That God in all things may be glorified.' For we have reached an intellectual position exactly the opposite to that occupied by the ancient world. -Luke xvi. Wherefore it is written in Job, The life of man upon the earth is a trial. And all that we have to do, is by any means to seek to compass that end. In prayer, we draw nigh to God; in the sacrament, we become one with him. (7)Sacrifices both body and soul for them (Matthew 16:26).2. (3)Takes more pains for them (Romans 16:18).3. xi. (3)Takes more pains for them (Romans 16:18).3. The glory of God is a silver thread which must run through all our actions. From 1. The other kind of praying may also be called holding communion with God, or living in God's sight, and this may be done all through the day, wherever we are, and is commanded us as the John Henry NewmanParochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. (2)Will not part with for His sake. )Man's responsibility in relation to God's truthW. SELF-DISCIPLINE (1 Cor. Money is man's chiefest idol, and it is, unhappily, only too possible to retain it in the heart, even after we have professed to be servants of Christ. (2)Will not part with for His sake. HOW DOES IT APPEAR THAT THIS IS PLAIN IDOLATRY?1. 23-33. Still, the temptation was not irresistible (ver. 1 Corinthians 8 against partaking of meat that had been offered to idols, not because it was wrong in itself, for an "idol is nothing in the world," but because of "weaker brethren," who believed in the reality of heathen divinities. The former of these is what is commonly called prayer, whether it be public or private. This is a command from God, my friends, which well worth a few minutes' consideration this day;--well worth considering, because, though it was spoken eighteen hundred years ago, yet God has not changed since that time;--He is just as glorious as ever; and Christian men's relation to God has not changed since that time; they still live, and move, and have their being in God; they are still His children--His Charles KingsleyTwenty-Five Village SermonsTouching Jacob, However, that which He did at his Mother's Bidding24. Roman Catholics complain that we have substituted an infallible Book for an infallible Pope. We're Western scientific materialists. 12).3. Lyth, D.D. There's an essential foolishness to idolatry. Henceforth, it is another and a new book,--I mean, another and a new life. Text: 1 Corinthians 10, 6-13. But so is someone that's addicted to Internet pornography, that person's an idolater. (3)Loves them better (1 Timothy 6:10). And Paul writes about it, doesn't he? BE SEPARATE FROM THE WORLD IN THE HEART, PRODUCING IDOLATROUS ACTIONS IN LIFE. Charles Hadden SpurgeonTill He ComeThe Rock of Ages(Ninth Sunday after Trinity.) The spiritual union we have. 31--"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." xi. 2: The enjoying of God. John Henry NewmanParochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. All that men have to know, may be comprised under these two heads,--What their end is, and What is the right way to attain to that end? Quo et qua eundum est,--Whither to go, and what way to go. I would expand it to time and energy. Praying (Isaiah 44:17).2. 13). W. Dale, LL.D.The "wherefore" carries us back to the previous verse, and reveals the apostle's train of thought. --1 Cor. Asking counsel (Hosea 4:12).7. WHAT OUTWARD WORSHIP MUST WE NOT GIVE TO THEM?1. Perhaps the most dangerous is practical idolatry. A. IIIDecember the Twelfth Relating Everything to God"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God." But one sometimes comes to a case of this kind, that we are not interrogated where the person is who is sought, nor forced to betray him, if he is hidden in such manner, that he cannot easily be found unless betrayed: but we are asked, whether he be in such a place or not. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. Nor, because I called Ruth blessed, Anna more blessed, in that the former married twice, the latter, being soon widowed of her one husband, so lived long, do you straightway also think that you are better than Ruth. Having spoken to the sacrament of baptism, I come now to the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. AS PRESUMING A CAPACITY IN MAN FOR THE EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT IN MATTERS CONCERNING HIS MORAL AND SPIRITUAL INTEREST. 1 Corinthians 9, to refer to his own example of self-denial, and he then passes on, in chap. The Jews in their rebellions and judgments are ensamples to us (ver. AS SUGGESTING THE SUBJECTS ON WHICH TO EXERCISE THIS JUDGMENT. Pauls response to those who suppose that gain = godliness (cf. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. That's where the word Koran came from, and that's where the Koran had its origin in that supernatural encounter with, he believes, an angel of light. W. Dale, LL.D. W. Dale, LL.D.The "wherefore" carries us back to the previous verse, and reveals the apostle's train of thought. He says, 'You may be Christian men; you may have the means of grace; you may come to the Communion and use the means of grace; and yet you may become castaways.' For we have reached an intellectual position exactly the opposite to that occupied by the ancient world. Here peradventure some man may say, "If it was bodily work that the Apostle wrought, whereby to sustain this life, what was that same work, and when did he find time for it, both to work and to preach the Gospel?" "Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." W. Dale, LL.D. It could be food or alcohol, it could be some habit pattern or some hobby or interest. AN ADDRESS AT A COMMUNION SERVICE AT MENTONE. And all that we have to do, is by any means to seek to compass that end. "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? Aiming at Perfection. They saw divinities everywhere; we see God nowhere. --1 Cor. elevation of human wisdom (. 1 Corinthians 9, to refer to his own example of self-denial, and he then passes on, in chap. And so He will not share us with idols. Here Peradventure Some Man May Say, "If it was Bodily Work that the Apostle14. No man is so perfect in holiness that he hath never temptations, nor can we ever be wholly free from them. 36.--"Of him and through him, and to him, are all things, to whom be glory for ever." --1 Cor. In prayer, we draw nigh to God; in the sacrament, we become one with him. The sacraments of the Jews are types of ours;7. and their punishments,11. When it comes to food or clothing or mannerisms, I'm going to become a Jew to win the Jews. VIIDoing Glory to God in Pursuits of the World. (2)Takes more delight in them (Romans 8:5, 6). AS PRESUMING A CAPACITY IN MAN FOR THE EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT IN MATTERS CONCERNING HIS MORAL AND SPIRITUAL INTEREST. And in the end, after a number of encounters, commanded him to recite. --1 Cor. But one sometimes comes to a case of this kind, that we are not interrogated where the person is who is sought, nor forced to betray him, if he is hidden in such manner, that he cannot easily be found unless betrayed: but we are asked, whether he be in such a place or not. The former of these is what is commonly called prayer, whether it be public or private. AugustineOn the Good of Widowhood. The text presumes 1. To this objection I reply: that by the perseverance of the saints, as I use these terms, is intended that, subsequently to their regeneration, holiness is the rule of their lives, and sin only the exception. Nor are they to be listened to, whether they be holy men or women, when (upon occasion of their neglect in some matter being blamed, through which it comes to pass that they fall into evil suspicion, from which they know that their life is far removed) they say that it is enough St. Here are two ends of life specified. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. Temples or altars (Hosea 8:14; Hosea 12:11). Those four things. (3)Venture more for than for God.5. Beveridge. I WILL read you the text as it is given in the Revised Version: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ?" x. 2: The enjoying of God. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? Candour.3. When persons are convinced that life is short, that it is unequal to any great purpose, that it does not display adequately, or bring to perfection the true Christian, when they feel that the next life is all in all, and that eternity is the only subject that really can claim or can fill their thoughts, then they are apt to undervalue this life altogether, and to forget its real importance. Prayed for an unreached people group in Nepal for 10 years. Money is man's chiefest idol, and it is, unhappily, only too possible to retain it in the heart, even after we have professed to be servants of Christ. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. AugustineOf the Work of Monks. Ignorance in the mind.2. Their sin was believing in gods who had no existence; our sin is disbelieving in One who alone exists.II. "I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say." But if any man Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. The Jews in their rebellions and judgments are ensamples to us (ver. "Pray without ceasing." And I do not want you to be participants with demons." 10 Neither murmur ye, as Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. "I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say." The glory of God is a silver thread which must run through all our actions. VIIIThe Limits of Liberty'All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. The glory of God is a silver thread which must run through all our actions. Fear and delight. 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. (1)You prefer him to God (John 8:44). AS PRESUMING A CAPACITY IN MAN FOR THE EXERCISE OF JUDGMENT IN MATTERS CONCERNING HIS MORAL AND SPIRITUAL INTEREST. In prayer, we look up to Christ; in the sacrament, by faith, we touch him. (a)Of Christ. 8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. I. x. 9 Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. We don't think much as much as we should about Satan and the spiritual dimensions to what we do. FURTHER OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. 28. But if any man Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. IDOLATRY is rampant in our world. Now, we don't eat our meals near idol factories, hearing the tap-tap-tap of hammer on metal or other sounds of that kind of physical construction of our idols. Candour.3. For he who thinks this, may St. Care.2. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. Denomination: Perseverance of Saints. Nor are they to be listened to, whether they be holy men or women, when (upon occasion of their neglect in some matter being blamed, through which it comes to pass that they fall into evil suspicion, from which they know that their life is far removed) they say that it is enough St. AugustineAgainst LyingBut, as I had Begun to Say, Whether the Fruit an Hundred-Fold be virginity47. examples for us.13. Means Whereby it May be Gained. In prayer, we draw nigh to God; in the sacrament, we become one with him. FURTHER OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. (3)Takes more pains for them (Romans 16:18).3. That we merge all minor difficulties that stand in the way of Christian usefulness or communion (vers. (3)Is more troubled at the loss of it than of God's favour (2 Samuel 17:23).4. Aiming at Perfection. WHENCE PROCEEDS THIS INWARD IDOLATRY? x. 16, 17. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake. Perhaps the most dangerous is practical idolatry. The ambitious man(1)Desires his own honour more than God's. Prayer.(J. For we have reached an intellectual position exactly the opposite to that occupied by the ancient world. x. The sacraments of the Jews are types of ours;7. and their punishments,11. 11).2. I. The Jews in their rebellions and judgments are ensamples to us (ver. 4. Well, he said this ahead of time. AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. Carnal pleasures (Philippians 3:19). Beveridge. To the purity of the Church.2. And all that we have to do, is by any means to seek to compass that end. The idols of Babylon had to be put in an ox cart and the ox could barely drag them. B. Thanksgiving (Judges 16:23, 24; Daniel 5:4). 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. But Protestants, who reject this with indignation, may themselves be in danger of a similar sin. "Whether ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." Text: 1 Corinthians 10, 6-13. "Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." Having spoken to the sacrament of baptism, I come now to the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Everything else is creature. No man is so perfect in holiness that he hath never temptations, nor can we ever be wholly free from them. AugustineAgainst LyingBut, as I had Begun to Say, Whether the Fruit an Hundred-Fold be virginity47. That we merge all minor difficulties that stand in the way of Christian usefulness or communion (vers. 26. rather than God leads to the corruption of the flesh, From 1. We must flee from idolatry.21. But it is said, that facts contradict this. W. T. Vn to the Christen Reader. Close with me in prayer. 31. To whom I answer: Suppose I do not know; nevertheless that he did bodily work, and thereby lived in the flesh, and did not use the power which the Lord had given to the Apostles, that preaching the Gospel he should live by the Gospel, those things above-said do without all doubt bear St. BUT IF IDOLATRY BE THE ENTHRONING OF ANYTHING IN THE PLACE OF GOD, THIS IS A SIN TO WHICH WE ARE JUST AS PRONE.1. Therefore, my beloved, run [keep far, far away] from [any sort of] idolatry [and that includes loving anything more than God, or participating in anything that leads to sin and enslaves the soul]. To us all, in one form or other, the warning belongs "Flee from idolatry."(R. But "no covetous man who is an idolater hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God." -Luke xvi. )Flee from idolatryR. A cultivated capacity; a mind that has passed under the hands of the cultivators of mental soil. And this in order 1. In the word preached, we hear Christ's voice; in the Thomas WatsonThe Ten CommandmentsLinks1 Corinthians 10:14 NIV1 Corinthians 10:14 NLT1 Corinthians 10:14 ESV1 Corinthians 10:14 NASB1 Corinthians 10:14 KJV1 Corinthians 10:14 Bible Apps1 Corinthians 10:14 Parallel1 Corinthians 10:14 Biblia Paralela1 Corinthians 10:14 Chinese Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 French Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 German Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 CommentariesBible Hub, 2. As mentioned, the final chapter of Nehemiah did not end as most would have liked, as in fairy tales: And the Israelites lived happily ever after. The Lord's Supper is the most spiritual and sweetest ordinance that ever was instituted. Aiming at Perfection. 26. Care.2. Nor, Because I Called Ruth Blessed, Anna More Blessed10. THE GOSPEL APPROVES ITSELF TO ALL WHO ARE TRULY WISE 1. --1 Cor. A natural capacity for judgment (Romans 2:14, etc.).2. 12).3. xi. They believed in "gods many, and lords many"; we find it difficult to believe in any God at all. (7)Sacrifices both body and soul for them (Matthew 16:26).2. A cultivated mind sees God in a thousand things which the less-informed cannot comprehend. 10 Neither murmur ye, as Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Here we have to do more immediately with the person of Christ. The former of these is what is commonly called prayer, whether it be public or private. (1) And therefore ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the devil find occasion to deceive; for he never sleepeth, but goeth about seeking whom he may devour. )Man's responsibility in relation to God's truthW. We must not make the Lord's table the table of demons;24. and in all things we must have regard for our brothers.Dictionary of Bible Themes1 Corinthians 10:145178running8466reformation8780materialism, and sin1 Corinthians 10:14-208770idolatry, in NTLibraryNinth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices. xi. 2. Ninth Sunday after Trinity Carnal Security and Its vices. Roman Catholics complain that we have substituted an infallible Book for an infallible Pope. The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 36.--"Of him and through him, and to him, are all things, to whom be glory for ever." In this text, St. Paul is warning the Corinthians about it. Money is man's chiefest idol, and it is, unhappily, only too possible to retain it in the heart, even after we have professed to be servants of Christ. Look what he says in verses 19 and 20. 25. (3)Venture more for than for God.5. Nor, Because I Called Ruth Blessed, Anna More Blessed10. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.' Beveridge. Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.' 2: The enjoying of God. "I'm speaking to sensible people. IT MIGHT SEEM THAT SUCH A PRECEPT WAS UTTERLY NEEDLESS IN THE PRESENT DAY. But if any man Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. Instructions for Confessors. Now, if you look in the Old Testament, again and again when the godly kings and rulers and prophets would expose idolatry, they went on some wrecking expedition like Josiah, he was a wrecking ball. Means Whereby it May be Gained. (7)Sacrifices both body and soul for them (Matthew 16:26).2. 31. To us all, in one form or other, the warning belongs "Flee from idolatry."(R. AN ADDRESS AT A COMMUNION SERVICE AT MENTONE. Carnal pleasures (Philippians 3:19). (1) And therefore ought each of us to give heed concerning trials and temptations, and watch unto prayer, lest the devil find occasion to deceive; for he never sleepeth, but goeth about seeking whom he may devour. And this in order 1. 23-33. Nor, because I called Ruth blessed, Anna more blessed, in that the former married twice, the latter, being soon widowed of her one husband, so lived long, do you straightway also think that you are better than Ruth. Roman Catholics complain that we have substituted an infallible Book for an infallible Pope. The Lord's Supper is the most spiritual and sweetest ordinance that ever was instituted. Those three, time, energy, money. With 1. St. Paul himself says, in the very verse before, 'I keep under my body, and Charles KingsleyTown and Country SermonsHeaven on Earth1 COR. For he who thinks this, may St. The Reasons (ch 10 vs 15-22) To this objection I reply: that by the perseverance of the saints, as I use these terms, is intended that, subsequently to their regeneration, holiness is the rule of their lives, and sin only the exception. AugustineOf the Work of Monks. For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." We must flee from idolatry.21. --1 Cor. Aiming at Perfection. Nor, because I called Ruth blessed, Anna more blessed, in that the former married twice, the latter, being soon widowed of her one husband, so lived long, do you straightway also think that you are better than Ruth. These give the principal part of Divine worship to these things.3. For that both history of the Old Testament, and tiology, and analogy are found in the New Testament, has been, as I think, sufficiently proved: it remains to show this of allegory. Look at the example he gives, the spiritual intimacy of the Lord's Supper, verse 16-17. Popular applause (John 12:43). FURTHER OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. To claim for the logical understanding sole authority in the discovery or the verifying of truth, to deny that we can go beyond all phenomena and hold converse with the Author of them all, to refuse to allow the supreme facts of the spiritual nature of man any place in the facts of human consciousness, is an idolatry offensive to God and perilous to man.4. We are to run away from anything that may be a distraction for us that would cause us to no longer place God in the number on position in our lives. A natural capacity for judgment (Romans 2:14, etc.).2. But Protestants, who reject this with indignation, may themselves be in danger of a similar sin. The text presumes 1. To us all, in one form or other, the warning belongs "Flee from idolatry."(R. Morris. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so also shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights St. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. To us all, in one form or other, the warning belongs "Flee from idolatry."(R. 1 Corinthians 9, to refer to his own example of self-denial, and he then passes on, in chap. Sermon: Flee From Idolatry (Part Two): Faithfulness The Example of Israel #1703-PM Richard T. Ritenbaugh Given 12-Apr-23; 85 minutes 2023-04-12 watch: This file cannot be played. BUT IF IDOLATRY BE THE ENTHRONING OF ANYTHING IN THE PLACE OF GOD, THIS IS A SIN TO WHICH WE ARE JUST AS PRONE.1. AugustineOn the Profit of Believing. Roman Catholics complain that we have substituted an infallible Book for an infallible Pope. W. Dale, LL.D.The "wherefore" carries us back to the previous verse, and reveals the apostle's train of thought. Others worship idols with their bodies, we with our souls.2. The former of these is what is commonly called prayer, whether it be public or private. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so also shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights St. And it must be confessed that when human interpretations of the Bible have been placed on a level with its Divine verities, when theories of the Atonement have been confounded with the great fact, when a human creed has practically been asserted to be an infallible exposition of Divine truth, or when the authority of the Bible has been used in support, not of religious truth, but of historical and political and scientific theories, all of which have turned out to be false, and when men have been branded as misbelievers because they have refused to submit to the claim thus made upon them, then we have been guilty of a sort of idolatry.3. A natural capacity for judgment (Romans 2:14, etc.).2. 15. 1 Corinthians 10, to justify his warnings by quoting the melancholy example of Israel, who were placed in circumstances in many respects similar to those of the Church at Corinth, and in their temptations and sins the latter might see the danger that threatened themselves. Care.2. The Jews in their rebellions and judgments are ensamples to us (ver. Their sin was believing in gods who had no existence; our sin is disbelieving in One who alone exists.II. In the word preached, we hear Christ's voice; in the Thomas WatsonThe Ten CommandmentsLinks1 Corinthians 10:14 NIV1 Corinthians 10:14 NLT1 Corinthians 10:14 ESV1 Corinthians 10:14 NASB1 Corinthians 10:14 KJV1 Corinthians 10:14 Bible Apps1 Corinthians 10:14 Parallel1 Corinthians 10:14 Biblia Paralela1 Corinthians 10:14 Chinese Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 French Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 German Bible1 Corinthians 10:14 CommentariesBible Hub, II. So there's this organized system of pagan religion. Here Peradventure Some Man May Say, "If it was Bodily Work that the Apostle14. I. (1.) We must guard against light thoughts of sin, and presumptuous confidence in God's grace (ver. 1 Timothy 6:6-19, Denomination: Flee From Idolatry First Corinthians Sunday - PM Providence ARP Church. Our Lord represents this conduct of the steward as being wise in the Charles G. FinneySermons on Gospel ThemesGod's Glory the Chief End of Man's BeingRom. The glorifying of God, I Pet 4:4: That God in all things may be glorified.' They saw divinities everywhere; we see God nowhere. Morris.Let us look upon the text I. And 1 Cor. The Roman, e.g., is an idolatrous church. Our Lord represents this conduct of the steward as being wise in the Charles G. FinneySermons on Gospel ThemesGod's Glory the Chief End of Man's BeingRom. BUT IF IDOLATRY BE THE ENTHRONING OF ANYTHING IN THE PLACE OF GOD, THIS IS A SIN TO WHICH WE ARE JUST AS PRONE.1. A virgin, therefore, hath a subject for thought, such as may be of profit St. CHRIST had just spoken the parable of the unjust steward, in which He presented the case of one who unjustly used the property of others entrusted to him, for the purpose of laying them under. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. To this objection I reply: that by the perseverance of the saints, as I use these terms, is intended that, subsequently to their regeneration, holiness is the rule of their lives, and sin only the exception. 1 Corinthians 9, to refer to his own example of self-denial, and he then passes on, in chap. AugustineOn the Good of Widowhood. But one sometimes comes to a case of this kind, that we are not interrogated where the person is who is sought, nor forced to betray him, if he is hidden in such manner, that he cannot easily be found unless betrayed: but we are asked, whether he be in such a place or not. The other kind of praying may also be called holding communion with God, or living in God's sight, and this may be done all through the day, wherever we are, and is commanded us as the John Henry NewmanParochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. That's what Paul means in verse 18. Still, the temptation was not irresistible (ver. 36.--"Of him and through him, and to him, are all things, to whom be glory for ever." x. I. 1: The glorifying of God. When I take my common meal and relate it to "the glory of God," the common meal becomes a sacramental feast. There are two modes of praying mentioned in Scripture; the one is prayer at set times and places, and in set forms; the other is what the text speaks of,--continual or habitual prayer. When my labour is joined "unto the Lord," the sacred wedding turns my workshop into a church. AugustineOn the Good of Widowhood. I mean, think about precious metals. 1. x. To the purity of the Church.2. Disorder in the affections.III. As a revelation.2. For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly, so also shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights, As [the] envious Philistenes stopped [the] welles of Abraham and filled them vpp with erth/ to put [the] memoriall out of minde/ to [the] entent [that] they might chalenge [the] grounde: even so the fleshly minded ypocrites stoppe vpp the vaynes of life which are in [the] scripture/ [with] the erth of theyr tradicions/ false similitudes & lienge allegories: & [that] of like zele/ to make [the] scripture theyr awne possession & marchaundice: and so shutt vpp the kingdome of heven which is Gods worde, And as they did eat, Jesus took bread,' &c. Mark 14: 22. --1 Cor. For that Both History of the Old Testament8. For that Both History of the Old Testament8. 1 Corinthians x. 3. Sin, especially beloved sin, which (1)You prefer before God. 4. In this text, St. Paul is warning the Corinthians about it. The case of king Saul is Charles Grandison FinneySystematic TheologyThe Saint Resumes the History of Her Life. This leads him, in chap. What They saw divinities everywhere; we see God nowhere. But, as I had begun to say, whether the fruit an hundred-fold be virginity dedicated to God, or whether we are to understand that interval of fruitfulness in some other way, either such as we have made mention of, or such as we have not made mention of; yet no one, as I suppose, will have dared to prefer virginity to martyrdom, and no one will have doubted that this latter gift is hidden, if trial to test it be wanting. I. The Jews in their rebellions and judgments are ensamples to us (ver. "Wherefore," St. Paul adds, "flee from idolatry": that is, do not see how near to it you may approach without being entangled, but avoid it altogether.I. There are two modes of praying mentioned in Scripture; the one is prayer at set times and places, and in set forms; the other is what the text speaks of,--continual or habitual prayer. "This generation," saith He, "seeketh a sign, and there shall not be given it save the sign of Jonas the prophet. Look what he can make us do. "Wherefore," St. Paul adds, "flee from idolatry": that is, do not see how near to it you may approach without being entangled, but avoid it altogether.I. And this in order 1. 4. The glorifying of God, I Pet 4:4: That God in all things may be glorified.' Still, the temptation was not irresistible (ver. 31--"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God." )I speak as to wise menAn appeal to men of wisdom and candourJ. The case of king Saul is Charles Grandison FinneySystematic TheologyThe Saint Resumes the History of Her Life. When I take my common meal and relate it to "the glory of God," the common meal becomes a sacramental feast. Another clue comes in Colossians 3, where Paul calls greed idolatry. But, as I had begun to say, whether the fruit an hundred-fold be virginity dedicated to God, or whether we are to understand that interval of fruitfulness in some other way, either such as we have made mention of, or such as we have not made mention of; yet no one, as I suppose, will have dared to prefer virginity to martyrdom, and no one will have doubted that this latter gift is hidden, if trial to test it be wanting. 1 Corinthians 9, to refer to his own example of self-denial, and he then passes on, in chap. When I John Henry JowettMy Daily Meditation for the Circling YearMental Prayer. Our Redeemer Himself in the Gospel uses allegory out of the Old Testament. Here Peradventure Some Man May Say, "If it was Bodily Work that the Apostle14. But Protestants, who reject this with indignation, may themselves be in danger of a similar sin. --1 Cor. Prayer.(J. "Judge ye what I say."1. Quo et qua eundum est,--Whither to go, and what way to go. 31. Here Peradventure Some Man May Say, "If it was Bodily Work that the Apostle14. Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. A spiritual capacity (1 Corinthians 1:2; Romans 8:5).II. Ignorance in the mind.2. x. And so I beat my body and I make it my slave, so I won't be disqualified. Text: 1 Corinthians 10, 6-13. 12).3. Next week, we will have another indication of fall being here as the streets will be filled with 1. "I speak as to sensible people. St. Paul himself says, in the very verse before, 'I keep under my body, and Charles KingsleyTown and Country SermonsHeaven on Earth1 COR. As [the] envious Philistenes stopped [the] welles of Abraham and filled them vpp with erth/ to put [the] memoriall out of minde/ to [the] entent [that] they might chalenge [the] grounde: even so the fleshly minded ypocrites stoppe vpp the vaynes of life which are in [the] scripture/ [with] the erth of theyr tradicions/ false similitudes & lienge allegories: & [that] of like zele/ to make [the] scripture theyr awne possession & marchaundice: and so shutt vpp the kingdome of heven which is Gods worde William TyndaleThe prophete Ionas with an introduccionThe Lord's SupperAnd as they did eat, Jesus took bread,' &c. Mark 14: 22.
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