W.17-21 It is best for people, both in marriage questions and in other matters,'* to remain externally in the condition in which they were when they be- came Christians.
w.25-35 'Virgins may marry without sin, though they do better to remain unmarried.
w. 36-33 Spiritual marriage is a good custom, t
w. 39-10 Second marriage allowed, but not recommended.
(b) The eating 0/ things sacrificed to idols (s'-lli). 81-3 One should be guided by the Law of Love.
w.'i-'' Christians know that idols are nothing.
w.7-13 Yet to eat of a banquet in an idol's temple may offend the weaker brethren, and so is a sin against the Law of Love. 9^-3 St. Paul claims spiritual liberty even more than they can.
TV.4-11 He has the same rights as the other apostles.
w.12-18 Yet he does not use the right to maintenance, but surrenders it as a voluntary offering to God.
w.19-23 He has surrendered his liberty for the sake of his cause.
vv.21-27 For the Christian life needs perpetual effort and self-denial. 101-6 This is illustrated by the example of the Israehtes, most of whom perished in spite of their privi- leges. w.6-11 Their history is an example to us, that we may avoid their sins.
w.12-13 Xo temptation is too strong to be resisted.
w.l*-22 Idolatry is a real danger. The Eucharist and feasts upon things sacrificed to idols are incom- patible.
w. 23-24 In any case the Law of Love is supreme.
W.25-30 Christians may accept the invitations of non- Christians, and so run the risk of eating things offered to idols. But the Law of Love forbids that this should be done knowingl.v.
1031-111 One must do all to God's glory, and avoid giving offence.
(c) Women in the assemblies (I12-16).
112-10 Women must have the head covered in the as- semblies because they are inferior in spiritual status to men. yy.li-12 Yet men and women are complementary. yy.13-15 Appeal to natural instinct. V. '6 Appeal to Christian custom.
(d) Disorders at the Lord's Supper (lli'-34).
1117-22 Prevalence of greed and drunkenness at the Lord's Supper, w. 23-25 Account of institution, w. 26-29 ResponsibiUtj' of communicant, vv. 30-32 piiysical evil and death caused by unworthy re- ception. w.33-34 Command to avoid gluttony and self-assertion.
(e) Spiritual gifts (121-14'40).
121-3 The test of a Spirit is his attitude to Jesus, 'w.+ii The gifts of the Spirit are diverse, but all for use. vv.12-13 Christ is One ; j'et we in our variety are members
of His Body. W.l*-28 The members of the natural body are interdepend- ent. TV.27-31 So is it with Christ's Body. Yet some gifts are greater than others. 131-3 But all gifts are useless without love. w.*-7 Description of love.
Yy.8-12 Temporary character of spiritual gifts contrasted with permanence of love. V.13 Faith, hope, and love are permanent, and love is
the greatest. 141-5 Superiority of prophecy to tongues. vv.6-19 Unintelligibility of tongues, yy. 20-22 The only use of tongues is as a miraculous sign
to unbelievers. w.23-25 An outsider is impressed more by prophecy than
by tongues. vv. 26-33 Need of order in the assemblies. vv.31-36 Women forbidden to speak in the assemblies.
• V.21 may contain an exception in the case of slaves ; but the Greek is ambisuous.
t The meaning of this passage is not quite certain, but cf. art. ' Agapetae ' in ERE.
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1437-40 Final appeal for order and submission to St. Paul's authority. rV. The RESURiiEcriox.— An answer to those who doubted about the resurrection of Christians (ch. 15). 151-11 Summary of St. Paul's Gospel, of which the re- surrection is an essential part.
w.12-19 The resurrection of Christiana depends on the fact of Christ's Resurrection.
VV.20 22 Parallel between Christ and Adam.
vv.23-28 The final consummation, the reign of the Father, when Christ, havmg; subdued all His enemies, delivers up to Him the Kingdom.
vp. 29-32 Christian practices. Christian endurance and self- denial unintelligible without the Resurrection.
w. 33-34 Knowledge of Resurrection should be an incent- ive to energi' in Christian life.
w. 36-33 iv'ature of resurrection bodi'. Analogy of seed.
vv.ss-'ii Variety of natural kinds.
W.42-J6 The natural body is the suitable framework of man's present self ; his future body will be the suitable framework for him when he has become spiritual.
w. 47-49 So man must be changed from the likeness of the First to that of the Second Adam.
w.W-53 At the Last Trump, the dead shall arise incor- ruptible, and those who are still on earth will be suddenlj' changed and glorified.
W.84-87 This is the conquest of death.
V.68 This gospel of the Resurrection gives value to all moral effort. V. PERSOyAL MATTERS {ch. 16).
161-* Arrangements about collection. vv.5-9 St. Paul's intention to come and make some stay at Corinth.
rv.io-ll Commendation of Timothy. V.12 Apollos' unwillingness to come.
w.13-14 Final exhortation.
w.15-16 Commendation of the household of Stephanas.
vv. 17-18 Thankfulness for the coming of Stephanas and others.
w. 19-24 Salutations and benediction.
i, St. Paul's relations with Corinth between 1 and 2 Corinthians. — It is necessary to go into some detail with regard to the relations between St. Paul and Corinth after tlie dispatch of 1 Cor., as many questions connected -with 2 Cor. depend upon the view taken of the external history.
(a) Visit of Timothy. — In 1 Co 4" St. Paul speaks of sending Timothy to Corinth, apparently with a mission to deal with the party-spirit that was pre- valent there. But in 16^" he speaks as though it were uncertain whether Timothy would arrive. In Ac 19^- we read that Timothy went into Mace- donia. If that refers, as is probable, to the same journey, Timothy must have had a mission to dis- charge in Macedonia as well as in Corinth. We hear nothing of his arrival at Corinth. But it is quite certain that St. Paul did receive from some source very bad news from Corinth. It is on the whole probable that Timothy went to Corinth, and found the situation there very bad, that he made no impression, and that he returned with alarming oews to St. Paul at Ephesus.