A. I
Corinthians 12:4-11 Definitions
i.
12:4-6a: Explanation of God’s Diverse Gifts
and
Operations
ii.
12:6b: God Energizes All
i.
12:7-10: Explanation of God’s Giving Diverse
Manifestation
for Diverse Profit
ii.
12:11: God Energizes All
(metabasis: 12:12a: Kathaper)
B. I Corinthians 12:12-27 The Body of Christ
i. 12:12-13: Metaphor: the Body of Christ
ii. 12:14: Thesis : The Body is Many
Members
a.
12:15-18: Diversity Shown From Function
1 .
personification— limbs/senses 12:15-16
2.
logical argument 12:17
b.
Explanation of Diversity 12:18-20
1.
God’s Work — set: 12:18
2.
God’s Purpose — His good pleasure: 12:18
3.
Summary of Logic: 12:19
ii. 12:20: Thesis:
Many Members are One Body
a.
12:21-26: Unity Shown Through Need
1.
personification — coordinate pairs 12:21
2.
logical argument 12:22-24a
b.
Explanation of Unity 12:24-26
1.
God’s Work — Tempered 12:24
2.
God’s .Purpose — Same Care 12:25
3.
Summary of Logic: 12:26
i. 12:27: Metaphor: the Body of
Christ
C.
12:28-30: The Application in the Church
i. 12:28:
The Order of Spiritual Matters by Service
a. Gift
Ministries: charismata
b.
Manifestations: miracles, gifts of healings
a.
service in the church: diakonion
b.
Manifestation: diversity of tongues
ii. Errors
in Practice Reproved and Corrected 12:29-30
a.
Ministries: Apostles, Prophets, Teachers
b. Manifestation: miracles, healing,
tongues, interp.
12:31a:
But desire earnestly the best gifts.
12:31b:
And yet I show you a more excellent way...
A. I Corinthians
13:1-3: The Present:
Manifestations and Good Works
Without Charity
Are Empty
B.
The Characteristics God‘s Love
i.
13:4a positive
ii.
13:4b-6a negative
B.
The Characteristics of God’s love
i.
13:6b-7 positive
ii. 13:8a: negative
A. I Corinthians 13:8-18: The Future:
Charity
Without the Manifestations
is Completely Complete
14:1a: Follow
after charity...
14:1b: ...and be zealous
of spiritual matters
A. I
Corinthians 14:1b-5 Definitions
i.
14:1b, c: God and Paul’s desire
ii.
14:2-4: explanation/definition
of
speaking in tongues and prophecy
i.
14:5a: God and Paul’s desire
ii.
14:5b explanation/definition
of
speaking in tongues and prophecy
(metabasis: 14:5-6: interlocking equations of T. + I. to
P.)
B.
I Cor. 14:6-19 Commandments of the Lord
i. Arguments from tongues as
language (IB1)
c.
I-Paul: wrong use of tongues as language: 14:6-11
b.
You-General: accord in language
a.
I-General: many voices and language
ii. 14:12: the commandment
of the Lord
ii. 14:13: the commandment of
the Lord
a.
I-General: many voices in prayer
b.
You - General: accord in prayer
c.
I-Paul: proper use of tongues in prayer
i. Arguments from tongues as
prayer: 14:14-19 (IB2)
C.14:20-38:
The Application in the Church
14:20-30 The Order of
Spiritual Matters
By
the Precedent of Pentecost:
i.
manifestation— correct practice 14:20-25
ii. Reproof to
the church: manifestations, helps
and
ministries 14:26
ii.
Correction to the church: manifestations
and
ministries 14:27-29
i.
ministries— correct practice 14:30-40