For God is not (the author) of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. is a word of the LXX and later Gr[2168], denoting civil disorder or mutiny; it recalls the and of 1 Corinthians 1:10 f., 1 Corinthians 11:18 f., to which emulation in the display of spiritual powers seems to have contributed.—“As it is in all the Churches of the saints”: in evidence of the “peace” which God confers on human society, P. can point to the conduct of Church meetings in all other Christian communities—a feature proper to “assemblies of the saints”. 33.And that such claims of being moved by the divine Spirit to disorder are false, is clear from this solemn fact, that God is not the author of confusion. That is calm, serious, orderly, heavenly. “I have hitherto enjoined upon you nothing that is not observed in all the Churches, and, in this manner, they are maintained in peace. 1 Corinthians 14:40, NASB: "But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner." He declares that God is not the God of confusion, which is why he has said what he has. Here is a final and solemn reason why the prophets of Cor[2169] should practise self-control and mutual deference: cf.1 Corinthians 11:16; also 1 Corinthians 1:2 b, and note; 1 Corinthians 16:1.—On the connexion of the clause, see Ed[2170] or El[2171] W.H[2172] attach it to 1 Corinthians 14:31, regarding 1 Corinthians 14:32-33 a as a parenthesis; but this breaks the continuity of 1 Corinthians 14:31-32; nor does it appear that “all the churches” had the superabundance of prophets that necessitated the restrictions imposed in 1 Corinthians 14:29-31. akatastasia. 1Cr 14:1-5 The apostle, in the foregoing chapter, had himself preferred, and advised the Corinthians to prefer, Christian charity to all spiritual gifts. "God is not a God of confusion"-"disorder, unruliness, disruption..a state of confusion, conflict and disorder." Verse by verse study through 1 Corinthians. At Corinth one evil of neglecting the principles of order just laid down was that women spoke in the public assemblies. It is not limited to this particular case. As in all churches of the saints.—It is best to make these words read as the commencement of the next subject, thus:—As in all the churches of the saints, let the women keep silence in the churches. This is as true now as it was then. 1. It is difficult to think of anything more confusing (or unhelpful) than prophets constantly standing to prophesy, and constantly being interrupted by other prophets. Here saints described Christians who worshipped in various places ("in all the churches"). This devotional on 1 Corinthians 14:33 points out that obedience is key to defeating chaos and distraction because God is not the author of confusion. In each of the above interpretations, the conclusion is the same: 1 Corinthians 14 teaches that women are to be silent in the general assembly of the church. As in all churches of the saints.—It is best to make these words read as the commencement of the next subject, thus:—As in all the churches of the saints, let the women keep silence in the churches. … While Paul is regulating the tongue-speakers and prophets, he sees the need to regulate the conduct of some ladies in Corinth. When men pretend to be influenced by the Spirit of God in doing what God forbids, whether in disturbing the peace and order of the church, by insubordination, violence or abuse, or in any other way, we may be sure that they are either deluded or impostors. ◄1 Corinthians 14:33 ► For God is not the authorof confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. We must, indeed, in the first place, make it our aim, that the truth of God may, without contention, maintain its ground; but if the wicked resist, we must set our face against them, and have no fear, lest the blame of the disturbances should be laid to our charge. The Woman Left Back Series Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jan 6, 2020 | 749 views. Our Creator does all things in an organized manner and completes all His works in exquisite splendor. (4) all those pretended conversions, however sudden and striking they may be, which are attended with disorder, and confusion, and public outcries, are to be suspected. 1 Corinthians 14:33. He reminded the Corinthians about unity ( 1 Corinthians 12:12-31) and rebuked them for not having it ( 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 3:3). The word church (ekklesia) is discussed in the commentary on, 18. This precedent shows the incorrectness of later scholars, who, in opposition to all ancient authority, bring this clause to begin the following paragraph, making it read: “As in all the Churches of the saints let your women keep silence in the Churches.” The jingle of the double use of, , here, is offensive; which Dr. Hodge covers up, but does not remove, by illegitimately translating: “As is the case in all other Christian Churches, let your women keep silence in the public assemblies.” Some of the old commentators have thought necessary to insert “I teach” after, in them, that Paul intends to adduce. Speaking sacramentally, we refer to the bread as the body of Christ and the wine as His blood in order to proclaim that He is truly present when we sit at His table. As in all Churches—Here, as in 1 Corinthians 11:16, Paul finishes by nailing fast his directions with the authority of the Churches of the then small Christendom. As the next verse shows, religious division is usually based on the fact that people are not willing to truly accept and follow the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. Tensions during worship: One of the problems Paul had to meet in the church at Corinth was deciding proper behavior in church. aux Corinthiens, for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. 1 Corinthians 14:33 New King James Version 33 For God is not the author of [ a]confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints. God does not want confusion at all. No additional words are needed to be understood. 25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. Paul also spoke about unity in Ephesians 2:13-14. No additional words are needed to be understood. So he briefly turns his attention to this problem. This suggests that the speech of women that Paul prohibited was in some way contributing to that state of confusion. When people will not fully submit to Jesus' authority and the word of God, the end result is religious division. Such chattering in church is shameful because it breaks down the atmosphere and indicates insufficient reverence. God originally created the earth with such perfection and beauty that the angels shouted with joy!Our Creator does all things in an organized manner and completes all His works in exquisite splendor. aux Corinthiens (Eng. God does not cause wild behaviour and he does not approve of it. Such excitement may be connected with genuine piety, but it is no part of pure religion. And this may even have been exacerbated by the fact that the women sat separately from the men as they did in the synagogue. So the Holiness Movement, at first impetuous and uproarious, is now broadening over the whole world, and exploring the deep mysteries of God’s Word and Spirit in the latent experiences wrought by the silent lightning in the deep interior of the subterranean regions of the fallen human spirit; thus moving on in silent majesty to conquer the world for Christ and bring back the King of Glory. 34 в качестве логического вступления ко всеобщему принципу для церквей. Under these circumstances I have frequently quoted this verse, “The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; for God is not the author of confusion, but of peace.” “So now please keep your hallelujahs on the inside till I preach to these people, then you can turn loose again if you want to.” So gospel history repeats itself. The comparison (875) does not refer merely to what was said immediately before, but to the whole of the foregoing representation. He has rather been giving them the example of the worldwide church and the instruction of the God of peace. Ép. This precedent shows the incorrectness of later scholars, who, in opposition to all ancient authority, bring this clause to begin the following paragraph, making it read: “As in all the Churches of the saints let your women keep silence in the Churches.” The jingle of the double use of Churches, here, is offensive; which Dr. Hodge covers up, but does not remove, by illegitimately translating: “As is the case in all other Christian Churches, let your women keep silence in the public assemblies.” Some of the old commentators have thought necessary to insert “I teach” after as, but it is the authority of the Churches, not his own teaching in them, that Paul intends to adduce. Some of these "alternatives" involve worship, the way to be saved, church organization and even the work of the church. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity." There is only one true church, but there are several congregations of this body (compare 1 Corinthians 16:1 where Paul said, "the churches of Galatia"). This is a truth of wide application. Paul’s context in 1 Corinthians 14 is more focused on what the Corinthian Christians do when they come together as a church than on what they do in their own devotional life. [2173] Meyer’s Critical and Exegetical Commentary (Eng. This was not the custom in any other churches, therefore the example of other churches was against such a practice. We must be part of the one church built by Christ. ... Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. [2174] C. F. G. Heinrici’s Erklärung der Korintherbriefe (1880), or 1 Korinther in Meyer’s krit.-exegetisches Kommentar (1896). the deduction drawn in 1 Corinthians 11:3. In all the churches God is a God of peace (irreconcileable with fanatical disorders); let Him not among you In all the churches God is a God of peace (irreconcileable with fanatical disorders); let Him not among you seem to be a God of confusion (cf. 33. Legein means “to deliver a discourse,” eipen “to speak in conversation,” while lalein, the word here used, is from the Greek root lal which means “baby-talk,” as the baby in his first efforts says, “lal,” “lal.” Hence the first meaning of this word given by the dictionary is “to gabble,” i. e., speak in an undertone. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as I teach in all", &c. and so read some copies, and may refer to all that is said before; and the sense be, that all the rules he had prescribed concerning speaking with tongues, and prophesying, were not new ones, but such as he had directed to be observed in all churches he was concerned with, and which consisted of holy and good men; or God is the author, not of confusion, but of peace in all the churches; he orders and disposes peace among them, and they attend to it: peace and order, and not confusion and tumult, prevail in all churches that deserve to be called churches of the saints, and therefore were in this to be imitated by the church at Corinth. On the other hand, the ref[2179] to the example of the other Churches appropriately concludes the Apostle’s appeals on the weighty subject, of universal interest, which has occupied him throughout this chapter. Other leading editors (Tisch., Mr[2173], Hn[2174], Hf[2175], Bt[2176], Gd[2177]) link this qualification to the following context; but it comes in clumsily before the impv[2178] of 1 Corinthians 14:34, and the repetition of is particularly awkward. Or stop at "peace," and connect, "As in all churches of the saints, let your women keep silence in the churches.". [2169] Corinth, Corinthian or Corinthians. He never impels men to act contrary to the principles which he has ordained. * [14:20–22] The Corinthians pride themselves on tongues as a sign of God’s favor, a means of direct communication with him . Let it be your care, therefore, to borrow, what other Churches have found by experience to be salutary, and most profitable for maintaining peace.” His explicit mention of the term saints is emphatic — as if with the view of exempting rightly constituted Churches from a mark of disgrace. untersucht, ii. Chrysostom believed that 1 Corinthians 14:36-38 applied to 14:34-35 only, showing that it was an important command, and that women must in submission. Religion does not produce it; and the tendency of tumult and confusion is to drive religion away. 1 Corinthians 10:1–4. For accursed is that peace of which revolt from God is the bond, and blessed are those contentions by which it is neces sary to maintain the kingdom of Christ. But the earth had somehow become formless and chaotic so that God had to refashion it before man could be created. And He will not support anything that disturbs that peace. The old arrangement is retained by Rev. (33) For God is not the author of confusion.—Better, For God is the God, not of confusion, but of peace. (Galatians 2:6.). [2177] F. Godet’s Commentaire sur la prem. Scripture: Genesis 1, 1 Corinthians 14:33, Matthew 11:28-30. 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 1:4-9 - Paul’s prayer. 33, а к ст. "As in all the churches of the saints"-these rules that governed the public worship applied to all congregations. Many connect these words with let the women, etc. For God is the God, not of confusion, but of. A couple of comments are in order regarding this evidence. God’s gift of the Spirit submits itself to the receiver’s will, through whose direction its exercise is brought into regulated and edifying use: “For God is not (a God) of disorder (or seditionis, Cv[2167]), but of peace”. For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. It is a well- known fact that the heathens never did, neither do they now, educate their women. The gospel, new and strange to those people so recently converted out of heathenism, and especially when so wonderfully augmented and intensified by those powerful spiritual gifts, filling the women as well as the men with a flaming zeal to catch and remember every word as enunciated by the speaker, we are not surprised that the wives, sitting by their husbands, ever and anon spoke to them, asking information about what the preacher was saying. To suppose that God inspires His prophets to speak two or three at a time, to make a tumult in the Church and refuse control, would be to suppose Him the author of confusion, of chaos instead of cosmos.— (see parls.) If we become part of "another gospel" ( Galatians 1:6-9), and denominational churches do preach "another gospel" (this is what makes them all different), we will be lost. This term is found in every New Testament book except Galatians,, James, Second and Third John. [2167] Calvin’s In Nov. Testamentum Commentarii. to the Corinthians (1882). This could only lead to perplexity and disharmony. 33 For God is not a God of disorder(A)but of peace(B)—as in all the congregations(C)of the Lord’s people. "for"-The reason behind the instruction found in the previous verses. 1 Corinthians 14:33 for God is not {a God} of confusion, but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33 God originally created the earth with such perfection and beauty that the angels shouted with joy! (2) true religion will not lead to tumult, to outcries, or to irregularity. (Fee p. 697). I see no good reason for departing from the old arrangement. (Robertson p. 185). If tongues and their misuse, or their overuse, cause confusion then God is not their author. If he wills order to prevail in the church, he never impels men to be disorderly. 1 Corinthians 14:40, ESV: "But all things should be done decently and in order." references to encouragement and consolation (1 Cor 14:3, 31) and the scene describing the ideal exercise of prophecy (1 Cor 14:24–25). Read Introduction to 1 Corinthians Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. . God does not approve of wild behaviour 1 Corinthians 14:33. James Rosscup writes that "This was the great work in the life of the versatile Dean of Canterbury. The first century church was unified in "heart and soul" ( Acts 4:32). Therefore every spirit which is from him, must be capable of control. 1 Fee gives the textual evidence as follows: “Most MSS (including P 46 A B K Ψ 0243 33 81 1739 Maj) include these verses here [after v. 33]; they are found after v. 40 in D F G 88* a b d f g Ambrosiaster Sedulius-Scotus, thus the entire Western tradition” (The First Epistle to the Corinthians [NICNT] 699, n. 1). They should always in the sanctuary demean themselves in a reverent manner, and with such decorum as becomes people when they are in the presence of a holy and pure God, and engaged in his worship. If anything else causes confusion in their meetings, such as too much prophecy, then God is also not its author. by nailing fast his directions with the authority of the, of the then small Christendom. But the earth had somehow become formless and chaotic so that God had to refashion it before man could be created. [2168] Greek, or Grotius’ Annotationes in N.T. 'For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. And we may learn, therefore: (1) That where there is disorder, there is little religion. 1:2-3 - The nature of God's church. the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets: For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. Reply (874) Here we have a most valuable statement, by which we are taught, that we do not serve God unless in the event of our being lovers of peace, and eager to promote it. At Corinth one evil of neglecting the principles of order just laid down was that women spoke in the public assemblies. This was not the custom in any other churches, therefore the example of other churches was against such a practice. See Luke 21:9. [2175] J. C. K. von Hofmann’s Die heilige Schrift N.T. 1 Corinthians 14:33b-35 is not a quotation. “So in all the churches of the saints, let the women be silent in the churches; for it is not permitted them to gabble, but let them be subordinate, as truly the law says.” This is simply a continuation of the Pauline strictures on the disorders prevalent in the Corinthian church, resultant from this incorrigible enthusiasm after the deep things of God, which certainly was highly commendable within itself, but by no means out of harmony with the order necessary to mutual edification. Having dealt with different aspects of ministry Paul now refers all his arguments to God. 1 Corinthians 14:33 33 For God is not the author of 9 confusion but of peace, w as in all the churches of the saints. And peace was to reign, not confusion, so that this was not in view. Trans.). This confirms our view of 1 Corinthians 14:30-32. In fact, Jesus issued a strong warning about these imitations in Matthew 7:22-23 : "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? Taking a closer look at 1 Corinthians 14, se see the overall concern is orderly assemblies. Rather than being unruly, one who speaks God’s message must be peaceful. How very generally all have it in their mouths! The religious world says unity is not possible, but God says we cannot have New Testament Christianity without unity. Jesus' church is not the only one that exists in the world; there are thousands of counterfeit assemblies (churches). John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, William Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians, Living By Faith: Commentary on Romans & 1st Corinthians. It also demonstrates lack of submission as they disrupt the words of the male public speakers, and is unnecessary because they can ask at home. (873) We must understand the word Author, or some term of that kind. Greek. The Greek word for confusion often signifies the political tumults of cities, and here indicates that there had been very decided disorders in Corinthian assemblies. to the Corinthians, St. Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians, Commentaire sur la prem. The apophthegm of 1 Corinthians 14:32 exemplifies the universal principle of order in God’s works; cf. one who speaks God’s message must be peaceful. Chuck Smith :: Sermon Notes for 1 Corinthians 14:33 ← Back to Chuck Smith's Bio & Resources ... Sermon Notes for 1 Corinthians 13:13 ← Prior Section. Throughout history people have not been satisfied with God's church so men and women have created alternative groups that offer people a variety of other beliefs and practices. The Church is the Church of God, and should bear on it the moral image of its King: there should be order, therefore, not confusion, in their assemblies. He begins the chapter, Thus these instructions were given for the maintenance of peace in such circumstances. The religious world relishes division because it "gives people a choice," but God says He is "not the author" (KJV) of confusion and division. God is never the author of confusion, so that anything that causes confusion is not of God. Paul used a similar expression in. And how easy it is to say this! But he does not exclude intuition and emotion; cf. As in all the churches of the saints.'. The as, taking into its grasp 1 Corinthians 14:33, necessarily includes under one glance all the laws laid down by Paul for the Corinthian Church, under the great maxim that God is author of order alone, and places them under the sanction of the then Catholic Church. And that such claims of being moved by the divine Spirit to disorder are false, is clear from this solemn fact, that. Today this church still exists and it can often be found in many communities by seeking out a group that designates itself as the "church of Christ." That is why Paul has instructed them in line with the behaviour of all the churches. Verses 14-33 spell out Paul’s bottom line in the matter of idol-meats. God has given us the "perfect law of liberty" ( James 1:25) and told us to follow the "one faith" ( Ephesians 4:5) which was delivered "once for all time" to the saints ( Jude 1:3). Some say religious unity is impossible, but this is not what the Bible teaches. [2172] Westcott and Hort’s The New Testament in Greek: Critical Text and Notes. No person who is under its influence is disposed to engage in scenes of confusion and disorder. (This is by no means certain, but it is possible). (876). About Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. But this statement is also a finalising statement. A. 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