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Preaching, Not Fortune-Telling
Most commentators agree that 'prophesyings' here primarily means inspired preaching and the interpretation of Scripture, not just predicting the future. Scholars define it as 'forth-telling' God's will rather than 'fore-telling' future events. This command calls believers to highly value the proclamation of God's Word as a vital spiritual gift for building up the church.
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1 Thessalonians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
18th Century
Theologian
Despise not prophesyings. On the subject of prophesyings in the early Christian church, see Barnes on 1 Corinthians 14:1 and f…
AT Robertson
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
Despise not prophesyings (προφητειας μη εξουθενειτε). Same construction, stop counting as nothing (εξουθενεω, ουθεν=ουδεν), late f…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
19th Century
Bishop
Despise not prophesyings.—The highest outward or charismatic manifestation of this inward fire was the gift of “…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Thessalonians 5:14–26
19th Century
Preacher
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none re…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
Paul’s next prohibition, “Do not treat prophecies with contempt,” suggests that the Christians at Thessalonica, like those at Corinth ([Reference 1…
John Calvin
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
16th Century
Theologian
Despise not prophesyings. This sentence is appropriately added to the preceding one. For, since the Spirit of God illuminates us chiefly b…
John Gill
On 1 Thessalonians 5:20
17th Century
Pastor
Despise not prophesyings .
] Or "prophecies"; the prophecies of the Old Testament concerning the first coming of Chr…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Thessalonians 5:16–22
17th Century
Minister
We are to rejoice in creature-comforts as if we did not rejoice, and we must not expect to live many years and rejoice in them all; but if we rejoi…