Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
1 Corinthians 4:1
The Apostles and the Church
SUMMARY OF I CORINTHIANS 4: The Apostles Stewards of the Mysteries of
God. Forming Judgments of Religious Teachers. The Apostles Made a
Spectacle to the World. The Apostolic Trials. Counted by the World
as Offscouring. Yet, Paul the Spiritual Father of the Corinthian
Church. And His Example Should Be Imitated.
Let a man so account of us. The apostles and evangelists. They are
to be regarded
as ministers of Christ, as servants, not as leaders (1 Corinthians 3:5).
The Greek word "huperetes", rendered "ministers", means literally
"under-rowers". The figure is that of a ship impelled by oars. The
church is the ship; Christ commands; the rowers only obey orders. Since
they have no right to give orders, no parties should be formed about
them.
Stewards. Again the figure is changed, but still the idea is that
they were servants. The steward his charge of the house for his master.
The church is the house; Christ is the Master; the apostolic stewards
in charge, having
the mysteries of God, the revealed knowledge, knowledge not their
own but given them, must faithfully dispense it to the household.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Corinthians 4:1
Colossians 4:3
1 Thessalonians 2:4
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