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However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
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Privileges Don't Prevent Judgment
Commentators unanimously agree this verse is a solemn warning. The Israelites experienced God's miraculous guidance, a symbolic baptism, and spiritual food, yet God was displeased with most of them. This serves as an example that participating in church sacraments or enjoying spiritual blessings does not guarantee salvation or protect a person from God's judgment against sin.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Regarding the phrase But with many of them, and so on, this refers to their conduct. They rebelled and sinned, and were destroyed. The apo…
With most of them (εν τοις πλειοσιν αυτων). "A mournful understatement," for only two (Caleb and Joshua) actually reached the Prom…
19th Century
Anglican
But with many of them.—Better, Nevertheless not with the greater part of them was God pleased. This introduces the point …
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Baptist
But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things were our examples, –
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The word “for” connects these verses with the argument in chs. 8–9. Having challenged the Christians in Corinth to self-discipline, Paul now looks …
16th Century
Protestant
But many of them. We now have the reason why the Apostle stated these things previously—so that we might not claim for ourselves any digni…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But with many of them God was not well pleased As he is with none but those that are in Christ; and with none of the…
To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewis…
