 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.  Defence of Quakerism - Page 35by Joseph Besse - 1732 - 416 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Congregational churches - 1833 - 744 pages
...speak, not in the words which man's wisdom leacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth." 1 Cor. ii. 13. "The things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord." 1 Cor. xiv. 37. Such were the promises made to the Apostles, and such the claims which they put forth.... | |
 | John Fletcher - Methodist Church - 1833 - 636 pages
...not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all Churches of the saints. If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. Let all things be done decently, and in order,"... | |
 | 1834 - 592 pages
...assured that he had the SPIRIT of GOD. Accordingly he says with confidence, " If any man think himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge...I write unto you are the commandments of the LORD ;" referring at the same time to his Apostolical Authority, " What ? came the word of GOD out from... | |
 | 1834 - 406 pages
...36 What! came the word of God out from you 1 or came it unto you only t 37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge...I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 39 Whereforr. brethren, covft to prophesy, and... | |
 | Robert Haldane - Bible - 1834 - 526 pages
...the expression in question, and afterwards, when he says, chap. xiv. 37, " If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write unto you * " On 1 Cor. vii. 40, Wolfius remarks, that the v. 2ex.a imports not an uncertain... | |
 | Karl Barth - Religion - 1978 - 278 pages
...in the assembly, he was really relegating them to an inferior position. " If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge...I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord" (v. 37). The command of the Lord does not put anyone, man or woman, in a humiliating, dishonourable... | |
 | Sandra M. Gustafson - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2000 - 320 pages
...Corinthians 14:37 with a particular emphasis on respect for the written word: If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge...I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. As if the apostle had said, you may imagine your selves to be spiritual men, to be under a divine afflatus... | |
 | Stephen F. Olford - Religion - 1972 - 152 pages
...Word: "Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge"; and again, "If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord" (1 Cor. 14:29, 37). Paul always lamented the... | |
 | F. Leroy Forlines - Religion - 2001 - 576 pages
...Scripture. Paul considered his own writings to be of divine origin when he said: "If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge...I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord" (1 Cor. 14:37). The evidence given above supports the inclusion of the part of the New Testament that... | |
 | Duncan Heaster - Bible - 2001 - 319 pages
...passed off as 'tongues'. verses later: "If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord" (1 Cor. 14:37) - not Paul personally. Any believer in an inspired Bible must therefore accept that... | |
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