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Created page with "=Introduction= == == == == ==Memory Verse== ===1 Cor. 3:19=== For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftin..."

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=Introduction=

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==Memory Verse==
===1 Cor. 3:19===
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” (ESV)

=Lesson=

Coming into chapter 3 Paul compares the spiritual and natural person. In particular, Paul argues that the Spirit of God dwelling within the believer changes them.

==Spiritual Infants (1-4)==
*What images does Paul use in verses 1-4 to describe people?
**Infants
**Milk instead of solid food

*Is milk inherently bad? What does Romans 12:2 tell us about the right trajectory for a christian?

*The term sanctification is complicated and often misunderstood. What are the differences between positional sanctification, progressive sanctification, and perfective sanctification?

*What does verse four reveal about the problems the Corinthians faced?

=Application=

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 *According to verse 6-9, who holds responsibility?
-**God is the one who holds responsibility. In verse 6, the strong adversative  ἀλλʼ ὁ θεὸς ηὔξανεν (but God gave the increase) makes it clear that it is all about God.
+**God is the one who holds responsibility. In verse 6, the strong adversative  ἀλλʼ ὁ θεὸς ηὔξανεν (but God gave the increase) makes it clear that it is all about God. This strong adversative comes up again in verse 7, ἀλλʼ ὁ αὐξάνων θεός (but God causes the growth).
 *What are the practical applications of this for ministers? For the congregation?
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 *How do we make sense of the destruction mentioned in verses 16-17? In particular, verses 13-15 suggested soul security but verse 17 makes it sound like destruction is possible?
-**The you in verse 16 is actually plural. That is, this refers to the church not an individual. It is possible for an individual to destroy a local church.
+**The you in verses 16, 17 is actually plural. That is, this refers to the church not an individual. It is possible for an individual to destroy a local church. The universal church cannot destroyed but local churches may be removed.
-==An Incredibly Strong Warning for Pastors (18-23)==
+*What is the argument made in verses 21-23?
-*The phrase "Do not deceive yourselves" gives the idea of "watch out!" this is for you too!
+**Everything should be viewed through the lens of the relationship of the Church to Christ and Christ to God. Hence, there should not be factions but unity.
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 **The you in verse 16 is actually plural. That is, this refers to the church not an individual. It is possible for an individual to destroy a local church.
+==An Incredibly Strong Warning for Pastors (18-23)==
+*The phrase "Do not deceive yourselves" gives the idea of "watch out!" this is for you too!
 =Application=

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-*What three types of builders are discussed in verses 12-17 and for what are they a metaphore?
+*What three types of builders are discussed in verses 12-17 and for what are they a metaphor?
 **Expert (14)
 **Unwise (15)
 **Destructive (17)
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 *What does verse four reveal about the problems the Corinthians faced?
-==Misunderstanding Ministry (5-10)==
+==Misunderstanding Ministry (5-9)==
 *According to verse 5. What is the identity of a minister?
-*According to verse 6-10, who holds responsibility?
+*According to verse 6-9, who holds responsibility?
 *What are the practical applications of this for ministers? For the congregation?
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 =Introduction=
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+*What marks of wisdom do we typically use to measure someone in the world today?
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+*What marks of wisdom do we typically use to measure someone in the church today?
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 =Lesson=
-Coming into chapter 3 Paul compares the spiritual and natural person. In particular, Paul argues that the Spirit of God dwelling within the believer changes them.
+Coming into chapter 3 Paul compares the spiritual and natural person. In particular, Paul argues that the Spirit of God dwelling within the believer changes them. In chapter 3 Paul expands but adds the concept that an individual can be a spiritual infant despite being a spiritual person. The main point of the chapter is that a Christian needs to live as the spiritual person they are an mature in Christ rather than quarreling over meaningless things.
 ==Spiritual Infants (1-4)==
 *What images does Paul use in verses 1-4 to describe people?
 **Infants
 **Milk instead of solid food
 *Is milk inherently bad? What does Romans 12:2 tell us about the right trajectory for a christian?
 *The term sanctification is complicated and often misunderstood. What are the differences between positional sanctification, progressive sanctification, and perfective sanctification?
 *What does verse four reveal about the problems the Corinthians faced?
 ==Misunderstanding Ministry (5-9)==
 *According to verse 5. What is the identity of a minister?
 *According to verse 6-9, who holds responsibility?
 *What are the practical applications of this for ministers? For the congregation?

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		+	*According to verse 5. What is the identity of a minister?
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		+	*According to verse 6-10, who holds responsibility?
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		+	*What are the practical applications of this for ministers? For the congregation?

	=Application=		=Application=