Such tales of island castaways ask one to rethink the basics of life: water, food, heat and shelter. Of course, this is an oft-told tale, going back to Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and encompassing The Swiss Family Robinson, Lord of the Flies and The Blue Lagoon. In this worldly, self-seeking, luxurious age 'we should give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard' (Heb 2:1).'The Last Starfighter': THR's 1984 Review Surely, he should 'give all diligence to make our calling and election sure' (2Pe 1:10). What an exhortation to us is this example of the apostle! Continually vigilant lest he should be finally rejected! Even he worked out his salvation 'with fear and trembling' (Php 2:12). He keeps it under lest, after having preached to others, he 'should be rejected' (Revised Version) that is, refused the prize of the crown. It shall not be his master, but his servant. He puts the body down by his blows, by self denial for Christ. People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 9:27ġCo 9:27 But I keep under my body. Nay, he actually would have become such, if he had not thus kept his body under, even though he had been so long an elect person, a Christian, and an apostle. Paul was certainly an elect person, if ever there was one and yet he declares it was possible he himself might become a reprobate. This single text may give us a just notion of the scriptural doctrine of election and reprobation and clearly shows us, that particular persons are not in holy writ represented as elected absolutely and unconditionally to eternal life, or predestinated absolutely and unconditionally to eternal death but that believers in general are elected to enjoy the Christian privileges on earth which if they abuse, those very elect persons will become reprobate.

I myself should become a reprobate - Disapproved by the Judge, and so falling short of the prize.

Lest by any means after having preached - The Greek word means, after having discharged the office of an herald, (still carrying on the allusion,) whose office it was to proclaim the conditions, and to display the prizes. The words are strongly figurative, and signify the mortification of the body of sin, by an allusion to the natural bodies of those who were bruised or subdued in combat. And bring it into subjection - To my spirit and to God. King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scanīut I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.īut I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.īut I give blows to my body, and keep it under control, for fear that, after having given the good news to others, I myself might not have God's approval.īut I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest having preached to others I should be myself rejected.īut I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.īut I hit hard and straight at my own body and lead it off into slavery, lest possibly, after I have been a herald to others, I should myself be rejected.īut I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.īut Y chastise my bodi, and bryng it in to seruage lest perauenture whanne Y preche to othere, Y my silf be maad repreuable.īut I chastise my body, and bring into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others - I myself may become disapproved.ĩ:27 But I keep under my body - By all kinds of self denial. But I keepe vnder my body, and bring it into subiection: lest that by any meanes when I haue preached to others, I my selfe should be a castaway.

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