1 Corinthians 3
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Foundations for Living
1. And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking [a]like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own [b]reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s [c]field, God’s building.
10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, [d]precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test [e]the quality of each man’s work. 14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are a [f]temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the [g]temple of God, God will destroy him, for the [h]temple of God is holy, and [i]that is what you are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; 20 and again, “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.” 21 So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, 23 and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
Paul when he starts his letters, he starts with mentioning the will of the God and God's calling for him and to the churches.
Each one of us are gifted in one or the other way. The very good way of representing our faithfulness to our gifts is to produce more of it, as we could see in the parable of talents where the person who was gifted with ten talents and the one who was gifted with 5 talents produced as much as they can (Doubling). The very good way of showing thankfulness for our gifts is by appreciating with what we got and appreciating others of what they got and never comparing it for greed(wanting more) or having self-pity(of having less). God has given enough for each of us to produce more and the want for more is not what God expects out of us, rather he expects us to be faithful and thankful for it. If this thing could apply to any of our worldly need, how much more could this be for our spiritual needs? God has always wanted us to ask, "Ask and you shall get it". So, what is that we need to ask for? Ask for Knowledge and Wisdom to do his will, to be like him.
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Foundations for Living
1. And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking [a]like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men?
5 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. 7 So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own [b]reward according to his own labor. 9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s [c]field, God’s building.
10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, [d]precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test [e]the quality of each man’s work. 14 If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15 If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.
16 Do you not know that you are a [f]temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the [g]temple of God, God will destroy him, for the [h]temple of God is holy, and [i]that is what you are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; 20 and again, “The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.” 21 So then let no one boast in men. For all things belong to you, 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things belong to you, 23 and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.
Paul when he starts his letters, he starts with mentioning the will of the God and God's calling for him and to the churches.
1 Corinthians 1-16
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Appeal to Unity
1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ [a]by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, [b]saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:Each one of us are gifted in one or the other way. The very good way of representing our faithfulness to our gifts is to produce more of it, as we could see in the parable of talents where the person who was gifted with ten talents and the one who was gifted with 5 talents produced as much as they can (Doubling). The very good way of showing thankfulness for our gifts is by appreciating with what we got and appreciating others of what they got and never comparing it for greed(wanting more) or having self-pity(of having less). God has given enough for each of us to produce more and the want for more is not what God expects out of us, rather he expects us to be faithful and thankful for it. If this thing could apply to any of our worldly need, how much more could this be for our spiritual needs? God has always wanted us to ask, "Ask and you shall get it". So, what is that we need to ask for? Ask for Knowledge and Wisdom to do his will, to be like him.
Romans 12:6-8
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: ifprophecy, [a]according to the proportion of his faith; 7 if [b]service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;8 or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with [c]liberality; he who [d]leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
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