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The Diet of a Growing Christian
Up to this point, Paul has been talking about two kinds of people in the world: those who are natural (unsaved) and those who are spiritual (saved). Now he says there are two kinds of saved people: those who are mature and those who are immature, which he calls carnal (vv. 1-4). The ...

The Foundation of a Christian Life
It seems that Paul is writing in this passage about the building of the Christian life. He starts out talking about the foundation, which is always the least noticed and the most important part of any building (v. 10). A building is only as solid as its foundation. The foundation of a Christian’s life ...

Avoid Worldly Wisdom
Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit and not some building or temple where the believers meet as it was in Old Testament days. Paul is warning the Corinthian believers that if they use cheap materials in building the temple, God will destroy it (vv. 16-17). The builder will see the ...