Exegetical Study on Corinthians - 2551 Words

Exegetical study on: 1 Corinthians 14:1-6 Principles of Biblical Interpretation Dr. Dale Hutchcraft 10/23/09 Alex Sullins The passage that I chose to exegete is 1 Corinthians 14:1-6, the main idea of this passage is for the apostle Paul to confront the Corinthian church in Corinth about their misuse of the spiritual gifts, namely the use of tongues. The following is a full outline of the passage with the main point of each verse, it goes as follows: 1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. Paul starts out this verse strongly with the word â€Å"pursue† and â€Å"earnestly† showing the importance he is putting on pursuing the spiritual gifts. He stresses the importance though of the gift†¦show more content†¦The NT understands prophecy to be a divine and inspired message from God. 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