In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent, I believe it. No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval. [1] (1 Corinthians 11:18,19)
John Calvin comments on these verses, “It is, then, a reproof of a general
kind—that they were not of one accord as becomes Christians, but everyone was
so much taken up with his own interests, that he was not prepared to
accommodate himself to others. Hence arose that abuse, as to which we shall see
in a little—hence sprung ambition and pride, so that every one exalted himself
and despised others—hence sprung carelessness as to edification—hence sprung
profanation of the gifts of God.[2]
Calvin sees that unnecessary divisions sprung ambition and pride, this is true
to Jeffery Kh00, Quek Suaan Yew, Charles Se-eat and Prabudas K0shy. Calvin said these
people exalted themselves and despised others. This what happened in Bible-Presbyterian
Churches everywhere. Ambition and pride flooded their churches.
Jeffery Kh00, Quek Suaan Yew, Charles Se-eat and Prabudas K0shy are worshipping “The Mother of All Heresy: Gnosticism.” They are pursuing higher knowledge, they welcome strange knowledge regarding the Bible, Greek Bible Texts, and Bible versions.
[1] The New
International Version. 2011. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
[2]
Calvin, John, and John Pringle. 2010. Commentaries on the
Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians. Vol. 1.
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