1 Corinthians 3, Wisdom of this world is foolishness with God

1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.

I could not = was not able to
Many that don't understanding the word
Carnal = flesh body
Roman 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
1 Corinthians 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Practice what you preach, or act in accordance with your belief.

2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.

Hebrews 5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. .
Hitherto = ye were not as yet able to bear it, Instead of supplying the ellipsis with " to bear it", we might read "not as yet string enough".
You're not understanding the word

3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Carnal = flesh
Roman 7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Some are still worshipping men
Envying = Acts 5:17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation
Strife = 1 Corinthians 1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
Roman 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
He's saying, if there are those who don't believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ, avoid them.

4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

You're not understanding the word
There only one to worship, It's Christ
While = when ever
Carnal = the texts read it's men

5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

Paul wanted to destroyed the churches, now he's teaching the word of God
Apollos = He didn't know anything about the word of God, until he was taught by Priscilla (Acts 18)
Ministers = servants
By = through
Gave = Ephesians 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
He chose the vessels to reach new people, to tend the flock, to help them in their troubles, to encourage, to guide them and to teach.
These abilities are all God-Given.
They are all His gifts.
Ever man = each one
Watered = as in Verse 2
Acts 18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:
28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.
19 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
Act 19:1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,
2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Spirit since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy spirit.
3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism.

6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

God gave the increase = Because God's work was continuing, Paul or any other's only temportary.
It's God that opened your ears to hear His word
You can talk to five or more people, but until God increase the word, they won't hear the word.
Acts 18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.
3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.
7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.
9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:
15 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.
17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.
18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea:

7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

Apollos wasn't even a Christian, until Priscilla taught him, but it was God that opened up his ears to hear
2 Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
Galatians 2:6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
Galatians 6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

You are judged on your works
Your works are many ways = teaching God's word, helping people, Just a smile could help someone, teaching your children right from wrong, etc..
One = one thing
Both belong to the same company of servants, of whom God is the Master

9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

We = Paul and Soathenes
God's fellow = workers we are
Ye are = God's husbandry, etc..
Husbandry = tilled field
Building used in Matthew 24:And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
God's building, ye are = God's Temple of the end times
Labourers together with God = God's fellow = workers
All of God's very elect will work together to teach God's Word
Romans 12: 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
All members have not the same function.
The parable that says, if your eye offend, then pluck it out and if your hand offend, then cut it off.
He was talking about the many member body of Christ.
If one group is contrary to God, you must put that group from you.
Better that it falls than the whole.
Romans 12: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Ministers are co-workers with one another, not with God, as though He were of them.
Were it so, "God" would be in the dative case.

10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

Hebrew 12:27 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
29 For our God is a consuming fire.
When you work together ye are the building of the temple

11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Christ is the only Rock you can build on

12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

All these six things are perished
1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

Be made = become
The day of the Lord = 2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
If you put fire with gold, it makes it better
Just as God's word, teach God's word
Hebrew 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
He destroyed the wicked and comfort those that try to do what's right

14 If any man's work abide which he hath built there upon, he shall receive a reward.

He will lose his reward = 2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Righteousness Acts, Your Works are the only thing you can take with you, after the dead of the flesh, NO works, you are standing naked in heaven, no white lined.

Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

Revelation 19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Ye are the temple of God
The spirit dwells in the shrine formed by the collective body of believers.
Ephesians 2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
He is saying, The Gentiles, whom I'm teaching, are a part of this
Romans 12: 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
All members have not the same function.
The parable that says, if your eye offend, then pluck it out and if your hand offend, then cut it off.
He was talking about the many member body of Christ.
If one group is contrary to God, you must put that group from you.
Better that it falls than the whole.

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Matthew 23:16 16 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

Defile = same word as "destroy" below
Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
You cut off the old way of doing things, or your old self.
Corrupt = Revelation 19:2 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Here is the avenging which was called for by the saints in Revelation 6.

18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Deceive = Roman 7:11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
If the whole world would do this now, we wouldn't be in our present trouble some situation.

19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God
Pslams 94:10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
11 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

The temple of God = The many members body of God
Romans 12: 4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
All members have not the same function.
The parable that says, if your eye offend, then pluck it out and if your hand offend, then cut it off.
He was talking about the many member body of Christ.
If one group is contrary to God, you must put that group from you.
Better that it falls than the whole.

5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

One family = under the Rock = which is Christ

• Exactly 2520 years from the exile of Benjamin, Iceland became an independent nation.

• The first tribe to be conquered by the Assyrians was Manasseh, in 745 B.C. Exactly 2520 years later America became a nation on July 4, 1776.

(Leviticus. 26: 28-46) God warned Israel that if they persisted in continually breaking His Laws, not only would curses come upon them.

He would punish them for seven times, (a time being 360 years, seven times would be 2520 years) and would banish them from the land of Palestine and scatter them among the heathens (like lost sheep)

• Study the book: Abrahamic Covenant, (A study outline of the identity of God's people) By E. Raymond Capt - page 25