If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him, for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple (1 Corinthians 3:17). Yep, that would be a warning, right there. Don’t mess with God’s people. Remember, this is in the … Continue reading
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16) We are God’s temple. We, plural, collectively, as in The Church. A little later in this letter, Paul is going to … Continue reading
If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and … Continue reading
If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and … Continue reading
If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light (1 Corinthians 3:12-13). Simple question today, Beloved. … Continue reading
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than … Continue reading
For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building (1 Corinthians 3:9). When we left our intrepid hero Paul, he was chastising the folks of Corinth for choosing apostle teams–”Team Paul,” “Team Apollos”–that sort of thing. Paul … Continue reading
What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe–as the Lord assigned each to his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who … Continue reading
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? (1 Corinthians 3:3) Mere men? That sounds like an insult. Because…yeah, it is. But I thought … Continue reading
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly–mere infants in Christ. I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready (1 Corinthians 3:1-2). Ouch. I … Continue reading