...21. Blaming even their backwardness and slow progress in Christian knowledge and virtues. " And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ : I have fed you with milk, and not with, meat — for ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among...

...strong meat; for hitherto ye could not bear it, nor are ye yet able. 3. For ye are yet carnal: for as there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as natural men? 4. For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?...

...reserved for those who had ears to hear and hearts to receive the treasures of heavenly wisdom. " I, brethren, could not speak unto you " as unto spiritual,...but as unto carnal, " even as unto babes in Christ. I have " fed you with milk, and not with meat : " for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, " neither...

...reserved for those who had ears to hear and hearts to receive the treasures of heavenly wisdom. " I, brethren, could not speak unto you " as unto spiritual,...but as unto carnal, " even as unto babes in Christ. I have " fed you with milk, and not with meat : " for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, " neither...

...wise." He seems to allude to their pretended spirituality and refinement, when he says, ver. 1, • 1 could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ." He likewise speaks ironically of their pretensions to wisdom : iv. 10, " We are fools for Christ's...

...méat: for hitherto ye were not able /<> bear il, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal : 3 For whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and wàlk as men ? 4 For while one sailli, I am of Paul ; and auother, I am of Apollos ; are ye not carnal...

...connection plainly shews mean the same, as spiritual men and natural men, in the foregoing verses ; And I, brethren, could not speak unto you, as unto SPIRITUAL, but as unto CARNAL; ie as in a great measure unsanctified*. Now therefore, if by natural and carnal, in these texts, be...

...unless this be commendation — " Ye are " yet carnal ; for whereas there is among you envy. " ing and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and " walk as men?" (1 Cor. iii.) You think, however, that the exhortation, 2 Cor. vi. 17, applies to our church ; but...

...this very Epistle from which our text is taken, Saint Paul, addressing the Corinthians, says; " And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual,...but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet...

...themselves, in separating from the church, or in causing divisions in it, the apostle declares they are carnal: "For whereas there is among you envying, and...and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men ? For while one saith, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal ?" And let it...