1Cor 12:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 12:1-14:40: 12:1–14:40 The church at Corinth had placed too much emphasis on the gift of tongues (see 14:1-25 , 27 ; cp. the lists in 12:8-10 , 28 , where Paul places tongues last), so Paul gives corrective advice regarding the value and use of spiritual gifts. Summary for 1Cor 12:1-3: 12:1-3 Paul introduces the topic, emphasizing the active presence of the Holy Spirit in believers.

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‏ 1 Corinthians 12:1-3

Summary for 1Cor 12:1-14:40: 12:1–14:40 ^a The church at Corinth had placed too much emphasis on the gift of tongues (see 14:1-25 ^b, 27 ^c; cp. the lists in 12:8-10 ^d, 28 ^e, where Paul places tongues last), so Paul gives corrective advice regarding the value and use of spiritual gifts.
Summary for 1Cor 12:1-3: 12:1-3 ^f Paul introduces the topic, emphasizing the active presence of the Holy Spirit in believers.
12:2 ^g pagans: Gentile unbelievers.
12:3 ^h Paul gives two criteria for discerning the presence of the Spirit in worship. (1) Those who curse Jesus thereby express their rejection of Jesus and his message and thus cannot be speaking by the Spirit of God. (2) The presence of the Holy Spirit in believers’ lives is shown by their sincere confession that Jesus is Lord. This is perhaps the earliest Christian creed (cp. Rom 10:9 ⁱ, 13 ^j; 2 Cor 4:5 ^k; Phil 2:11 ^l; 1 Jn 4:2-3 ^m).