1 Corinthians 11:22 Meaning and Explanation
“What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul rebukes them for humiliating the poor and treating the sacred gathering as a common meal.
What Does 1 Corinthians 11:22 Mean?
Paul's questions come rapid and pointed. If hunger is the issue, there are homes for ordinary eating. But to bring such self-indulgence into the assembly is to despise the church of God and to shame the poor who have little. He will not praise this.
The sting in his words is the dignity of those being humiliated. To shame the needy is to wound the very ones Christ draws near to, and to treat the holy gathering as one's private feast is to scorn what God has made sacred. Paul defends the lowly with holy indignation, reminding the church that how we treat the least among us is how we treat the body of Christ. There is no praising a love that excludes.
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What does 1 Corinthians 11:22 mean?
Paul rebukes them for humiliating the poor and treating the sacred gathering as a common meal.