1 Corinthians 14:36, Came the Word of God Out From You?

1 Corinthians 14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

William MacDonald observed well, “Apparently the Apostle Paul realized that his teaching here would cause considerable contention. How right he was! To meet any arguments, he uses irony in verse 36 by asking: Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached?”

He further explained, “In other words, if the Corinthians professed to know more about these matters than the apostle, he would ask them if they, as a church, produced the word of God, or if they were the only ones who had received it. By their attitude they seemed to set themselves up as an official authority on these matters. But the facts are that no church originated the word of God, and no church has exclusive rights to it.”

May the Lord bless His Word to the strengthening of His church. Amen.