Holy Spirit 15
1
Corinthians 3:1-4
Teacher’s notes
Hook: If it walks like a duck,
talk like a duck it is a ____________________________
What is the evidence of the infilling of the Holy Spirit In
1 Corinthians 3 ?
Evidence of the infilling is not the miraculous but visible
display of loving one another.
Look: If you misunderstood 1
Corinthians 2:4, 13,16
Popular view of this passage:
Paul has spoken to us about three categories of men. There
is the natural man (1 Corinthians 2:14), who is patterned after Adam and
rejects the things of the Spirit. There is the spiritual man (1 Corinthians
2:15), who knows the things of God. And there is the carnal man who knows the
things of God, yet in some significant ways is still characterized by the
flesh. Which one are you?
The Spiriits demonstration in verse 4 indicates Paul was
saying He and the Apostles had the gift of the inspiration of the Holy
spirit-And Yes you and I can know in a general way the mind of God-but not
specific ways of inspiration. Flesh
orientated Christian known by acts of flesh!
Book: 1 Corinthians 3
Who is the subject of the first Four verses of Chapter 3?
Is Verse one a change in context?
What does the word flesh mean?
There is a difference between being fleshy (sarkinos, used
in 2 Corinthians 3:3) and being fleshly (the Greek word sarkikos, used here in
this passage).
i. Fleshy is simply “made of flesh”; it can speak of the
weakness that is common to every fallen human.
ii. Fleshly, when used of a person, means “characterized by
the flesh.” It speaks of the one who can and should do differently but does
not. Paul says that the Corinthians were sarkikos.
David Guzik's Commentary on the Bible 1 Corinthians 3
sárks ("flesh") is not always evil in Scripture.
Indeed, it is used positively in relation to sexual intercourse in marriage
(Eph 5:31) – as well as for the sinless human body of Jesus (Jn 1:14; 1 Jn
4:2,3). Indeed, flesh (what is physical) is necessary for the body to live out
the faith the Lord works in (Gal 2:20).]
4561 (sarks) is generally negative, referring to making
decisions (actions) according to self – i.e. done apart from faith (independent
from God's inworking).
When is the passage written to Christians or Non-Christians
Christians who are satisfying their self and not obeying the
Spirit!
Where can we more fully understand the metaphor between Milk and meat?
Hebrews 5:11-6:3 (Good example
of poor division chapters causes confusion)
Milk Meat
Righteousness-Right
way to live-Right way to worship God-Right way to love
Constant
use distinguish right versus wrong
Elementary
Basic Facts
Milk is Knowledge Meat is
constant practice of applying scripture
Of basic facts
Why does Paul say the Corinthians were only ready for Milk In 1 Cor 3?
There were fighting over facts, they were bickering who to
follow, instead of practicing how to distinguish between good an evil in loving
each other.
1 Corinthians 3:16,17
Who is the Temple of God?
Christians Individually and collectively. What makes the Temple of God? The indwelling of His Spirit!
The Spirit of God dwells in you. The word used for temple
(naos) refers to the actual sanctuary, the place of the deity’s dwelling, in
contrast to the broader word hieron, which was the temple area in general.
What defiles the Temple of God?
1.
By doing what the Corinthians were doing
1 Corinthians 3:3
You are still worldly. For since
there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly?
2.
Dividing the Temple of God into factions Us
Versus Them
For we are co-workers in God’s
service; you are God’s field, God’s building. 1 Cor 3:9
3.
Building or not building the Temple or Kingdom
of God with inferior materials
If anyone builds on this foundation using
gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 their work will be shown
for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed
with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. 14 If what
has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If it is burned
up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one
escaping through the flames. 1 Cor 3:12-15
4.
Wordly Wisdom and Worldly power
Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you
think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so
that you may become wise. 1 Cor 3:18
When are we
destroying the Temple?
When are we harming and not building up each Christian all
of 1 Corinthians 3
Where does the Holy Spirit dwell in believers?
A.
Jeremiah 24:7
B.
Jeremiah 31:33
C.
Ezekiel 11:19
D.
Ezekiel 36:26
E.
2 Corinthians 1:22
Why is infighting foolish?
Because we are fellow workers and God not us brings the
harvest.
Took: The divisions in Corinth were a threat to what?
The divine inspiration of apostolic ministry
That human personality greater than the God’s power
That power and not love be the evidence of spirit
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