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A Test, Not a Barrier
Commentators stress that "examining yourself" is not meant to scare you away from communion. The goal isn't to find a reason to stay away, but to repent of any known sin and then come to the table in a right state of mind. As Charles Spurgeon explained, the examination is a door for preparation, not a barrier for exclusion.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
18th Century
Theologian
But let a man examine himself. Let him search and see if he has the proper qualifications—if he has knowledge to discern the Lord's body (…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
Let a man prove himself (δοκιμαζετω ανθρωπος εαυτον). Test himself as he would a piece of metal to see if genuine. Such examinatio…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
19th Century
Bishop
So let him eat.—This implies that a man should partake of this sacred feast only after he has carefully examined himself as to the…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 11:28–29
19th Century
Preacher
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eats and drinks unworthily, –
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
Now Paul shows how to guard against unworthy partaking of the Lord’s Supper. “To examine [oneself]” (GK 1507) is to put oneself to the test as to t…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
16th Century
Theologian
But let a man examine himself. This is an exhortation drawn from the preceding threatening. “If those who eat unworthily…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 11:28
17th Century
Pastor
But let a man examine himself
Whether he has a true sense of sin, sorrow and repentance for it; otherwise he will se…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 11:23–34
17th Century
Minister
The apostle describes the sacred ordinance, which he knew by revelation from Christ. Regarding the visible signs, these are the bread and wine. Wha…