Cassiodorus

In his own words on 1 Corinthians

• 1 Corinthians 6:3

  Who can conceive of such a miracle? Who can mentally grasp such great glory?… All participate with Christ in judgment who do not oppose his commands, for with the devoted they too will share in his decisions.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS

• 1 Corinthians 9:27

  Free us, Lover of men, from the danger which Paul mentions, that while preaching to others I may myself be found false. You truly know how weak we are. You recognize the nature of the foe who oppresses us. In our uneven contest and our mortal weakness we seek you, for the glory redounds to your majesty if the roaring lion is overcome by the feeble sheep.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS, PRAYER

• 1 Corinthians 10:33

  It was not for his own temporal advantage that he has spoken of the peace of the era to come but for his fellow believers and neighbors, so that they should long for it to gain salvation and chain themselves with the bonds of unanimity.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 121.9

• 1 Corinthians 13:5

  So those who serve the Lord with gladness are they who love him above all else and show brotherly charity to each other.What free servitude is this! What service, excelling all forms of dominance!

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 2

• 1 Corinthians 14:15

  The prayer of those who sing is acceptable to God only if a pure heart carries the same message which the words of the hymn unfold.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 2

• 1 Corinthians 14:31

  Clearly the prophet builds up the church when through the function of his foretelling he makes wholly clear matters exceedingly vital which were unknown. Those who have been granted the ability to understand well and to interpret the divine Scriptures are obviously not excluded from the gift of prophecy.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS, PREFACE 1

• 1 Corinthians 15:24

  The faithful deserve to be at his right hand. They will judge in company with the Lord. They will pass into eternal peace and joy, so that they are rightly said to be exalted, for through the Lord's wondrous devotion they attain contemplation of the Lord himself.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 14

• 1 Corinthians 15:51

  Anyone who is not changed in this world cannot experience change in the next.

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 20

• 1 Corinthians 15:51

  The radiance of the saints refers to when they will gleam at the resurrection like the angels of God. They will be so cleansed and radiant that they can gaze on the Majesty with the heart's eyes. They cannot gaze on that Light unless they are changed for the better. In Paul's words: "We shall all rise again, but we shall not all be changed."

  EXPLANATION OF THE PSALMS 3