Why the Jews Called Jesus Accursed — 1 Corinthians 12:3 Explained
Les Feldick Bible Study
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July 15, 2026
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What did the Jews really mean when they called Jesus accursed? In this verse-by-verse study of 1 Corinthians 12-13, discover the shocking Old Testament reason behind their rejection and what Paul reveals about spiritual discernment, love, and the deeper revelations of Scripture.
Les Feldick takes us through 1 Corinthians 13:10-13, explaining Paul's progressive revelation — from the elementary doctrines of Romans to the deeper truths of the prison epistles. He unpacks what it means to see "through a glass darkly," showing that Paul himself did not yet have the full revelation when he wrote Corinthians. The video then moves into 1 Corinthians 12, where Paul addresses spiritual gifts and the critical need for discerning of spirits — separating what is from the Holy Spirit versus what is from the adversary.
📖 Why the Jews called Jesus accursed — Deuteronomy 21:22-23 explained
📖 What "through a glass darkly" really means — 1 Corinthians 13:12
📖 Faith, hope, and love: why love is the greatest — 1 Corinthians 13:13
📖 The progressive nature of Paul's revelations
📖 Discerning of spirits — testing every spirit (1 John 4:1)
📖 Ephesians 6:12 — spiritual wickedness in high places
📖 From childish things to spiritual maturity — 1 Corinthians 13:11
📖 Why the prison epistles contain the deepest doctrines
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00:00 — Introduction: Paul's Progressive Revelation
01:04 — Why TV Stations May Return to Genesis 1
02:24 — Returning to 1 Corinthians 13:10
02:51 — Paul's Writings Are Progressive Revelation
03:45 — From Romans (Elementary) to Prison Epistles (Deep Truths)
04:44 — The Love Chapter Between Two Controversial Chapters
05:26 — Verse 11: When I Was a Child — Childish Things
06:11 — Putting Away Childish Things — Spiritual Maturity
07:00 — Paul's Revelations: From Caesarea Prison to Rome
08:08 — Verse 12: Through a Glass Darkly — The Enigma Explained
09:22 — When the Full Revelation Comes — Face to Face
10:28 — I Shall Know Even as I Am Known
10:58 — Verse 13: Faith, Hope, and Love — The Three That Abide
11:42 — Why Faith, Hope, and Love Will Never Pass Away
12:41 — Transition to 1 Corinthians 12 — Spiritual Things
12:51 — Verse 1: Concerning Spiritual Gifts
13:25 — Warning: The Adversary Also Operates in the Spiritual Realm
13:48 — Ephesians 6:12 — Wrestling Against Spiritual Wickedness
15:20 — The Gift of Discerning of Spirits Explained
16:45 — 1 John 4:1 — Believe Not Every Spirit, Test Them
17:42 — Small 's' vs Capital 'S' — Holy Spirit vs Other Spirits
18:54 — Every Believer Can Discern by the Word of God
19:10 — Back to 1 Corinthians 12 — God Wants No Believer Ignorant
20:06 — Verse 2: Gentiles Carried Away to Dumb Idols
20:42 — Verse 3: No Man Speaking by the Spirit Calls Jesus Accursed
21:17 — Why the Jews Called Jesus Accursed
21:44 — Acts 5:30 — Peter Confronts the Jewish Leaders
22:55 — Matthew 27:5 — Judas Hanged Himself
23:52 — Deuteronomy 21:22-23 — Hanged Is Accursed of God
25:25 — Paul's Point: Unbelievers Cannot Confess Jesus as Lord
26:38 — No Man Can Say Jesus Is Lord but by the Holy Spirit
27:10 — Romans 10 — Confessing Christ as Lord
27:33 — Closing & Ministry Information
Scripture
1 Corinthians1 Corinthians 121 Corinthians 12:31 Corinthians 12-131 Corinthians 131 Corinthians 13:101 Corinthians 13:10-13DeuteronomyDeuteronomy 21Deuteronomy 21:22Deuteronomy 21:22-231 Corinthians 13:121 Corinthians 13:131 John1 John 41 John 4:1EphesiansEphesians 6:121 Corinthians 13:11Deuteronomy 21:23RevelationRevelation 1Revelation 1:4GenesisRevelation 3Revelation 3:45ActsActs 5Acts 5:30MatthewMatthew 27Matthew 27:5Romans
Topics
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