Did the Word Come from You Only? 1 Corinthians 14:36

As Paul the apostle continued to give instructions to the church members in Corinth concerning order within the church, he addressed women speaking and told them, “if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”, and in chapter fourteen and verse thirty-six of First Corinthians, Paul questioned the church members, “came the word of God out from you?”, where we read:

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

The verse begins, “What? came the word of God out from you?”. Paul began with the word, “What” or “either, or and than”? “came the word” which means “emitted as from the heart or mouth the speech, conception or idea” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “out from you” or “emitted forth from the church members”? Paul rhetorically asked whether the church members thought they were the source of the “word of God” that came to them.

The verse goes on to say, “or came it unto you only?” Paul continued with the words, “or came it” which means “or emitted the word of God” “unto you” or “toward the church members” “only” which means “alone and merely”. Paul continued to ask the church members whether they thought the “word of God” came only to them.

When we consider these words from Paul, we recognize his attempt to show the church members in Corinth how they were neither the originators of the “word of God” nor were they responsible for the “word of God” coming to them. When Jesus Christ exposes people to His gospel, we should remember that God is the originator and reveals it to whom He wills. May we always remember the greatness of our God and His word, and attribute glory to Him for revealing it to us.

Next time Paul tells the church members what to do, “if any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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