What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?
The pointed question denies that the word of God originated with any single person or group or was given to them alone. It therefore rebukes believers who strike out on their own course apart from their fellow believers as if they were the sole source or sole recipients of divine truth. Such independent action is set against God's design for His people to labor together rather than each following a separate way. The church is to move forward in orderly and disciplined harmony, with its members united in cooperative effort.
The pointed question denies that the word of God originated with any single person or group or was given to them alone. It therefore rebukes believers who strike out on their own course apart from their fellow believers as if they were the sole source or sole recipients of divine truth. Such independent action is set against God's design for His people to labor together rather than each following a separate way. The church is to move forward in orderly and disciplined harmony, with its members united in cooperative effort.