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1 Korinther 8:3

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1 Korinther 8:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if any man love God
As they do, and show it, who love their brethren, and are careful not to grieve them; and make use of their superior knowledge, not for their destruction, but edification:

the same is known of him;
is taught by him, made to know more by him; such an one increases in spiritual knowledge, or he is highly approved of, esteemed, and beloved by God: he takes a special and particular notice of him, manifests his love to him, and will own and acknowledge him another day, when proud, haughty, overbearing, and hard hearted professors, will be rejected by him.

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1 Korinther 8:3 In-Context

1 Was aber die Götzenopfer betrifft, so wissen wir (denn wir alle haben Erkenntnis; die Erkenntnis bläht auf, die Liebe aber erbaut.
2 Wenn jemand sich dünkt, er erkenne etwas, so hat er noch nicht erkannt, wie man erkennen soll;
3 wenn aber jemand Gott liebt, der ist von ihm erkannt) -
4 was nun das Essen der Götzenopfer betrifft, so wissen wir, daß ein Götzenbild nichts ist in der Welt, und daß kein anderer Gott ist, als nur einer.
5 Denn wenn es anders solche gibt, die Götter genannt werden, sei es im Himmel oder auf Erden (wie es ja viele Götter und viele Herren gibt),

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