The Biblical Illustrator: I. Corinthians, Vols. I & II
Overview
Including contributions from celebrated preachers and theologians, The Biblical Illustrator provides historical and cultural insight, commentary, illustrations, and more to make your sermons engaging and practical. This volume covers Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians.
Top Highlights
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (Volume 1, Page 276)
“Its aristocracy, its leading men, were not men of birth, but men of wealth; not manufacturers even, but merchants. They had not the settled dignity which ancient and honourable lineage ought to give, nor the trained intelligence and quick invention which fit the manufacturer for success. Mere commerce is apt to sink into routine. It produces nothing, but simply shifts productions from one place to another. Those who pursue this vocation often come to look at all things merely with an eye to their market price, to worship Mammon instead of God, to value profit above honour, and to account as of little worth the mental power, or moral virtue, or spiritual hope, which weighs nothing when put into their scales. And such men were many of the Corinthian merchants.” (Volume 1, Page vi)
“The Lord appointed it. It is not man’s feast, or the Church’s feast, it is the” (Volume 2, Page 92)
“In his helplessness he applies to a follower of Plato, under whose guidance he does begin to cherish some hope that the road leading to the desired summit may some day be struck. But in a memorable hour, when earnestly groping after the path, he is met by a nameless old man, who discourses to him about Jesus the Christ. Without any more ado, he is at the end of his quest. ‘Straightway,’ says Justin, ‘a flame was kindled in my soul.” (Volume 1, Page 47)
“of bodily food must have regard to the digestive capacities of those who need it” (Volume 1, Page 203)
- Title: I. Corinthians, Vols. I & II
- Author: Joseph S. Exell
- Series: The Biblical Illustrator
- Volume: I & II
- Publisher: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company
- Print Publication Date: n.d.
- Logos Release Date: 2018
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. N.T. 1 Corinthians › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:BBLCLLLSTRTR67CO1
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-01-10T20:30:23Z