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Holy Spirit 18
1 Corinthians 10
Teacher’s notes
Hook: Water Filters
When you're wading in a cool mountain stream, and you can
see your toes in the sand, you assume the water's safe to drink. But even
water that looks perfectly clear may harbor a variety of bacteria, parasites
and protozoa that can make you very ill. You can't tell from smelling or taking
a small taste whether water is safe to drink. Even water from spigots in
campgrounds may not be. When you're camping, unless there's a sign that specifically
states that water is safe to drink, you should take precaution and treat it.
Portable water filters are probably the easiest and safest
way to treat water for drinking. There are many choices in water filters. The
least expensive may cost less than $20, while more expensive filters can cost
several hundred. For the average user, it's possible to find a perfectly
functional water filter for less than $100.
You should expect water from different areas to have its own
unique flavor, but the process of filtering the water doesn't make it taste
funny. Water filters work by capturing the microscopic life that lives in
abundance in freshwater.
The consequences of drinking untreated water can be severe.
Water that tastes fine can contain bacteria, parasites and protozoa that cause
nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, fatigue and vomiting. Some of the diseases
spread through a contaminated water supply are botulism, cholera and dysentery.
Parasitic infestations from contaminated water can lead to the development of
rashes, muscle aches, fever, chills, coughs, neurological symptoms, jaundice
and malnutrition. While most illnesses from drinking contaminated water cause
discomfort for a few days or weeks, others can be deadly.
What can and often does happen backpacking, the water become
so dirty it clogs the filter and makes it inoperable. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit can be
contaminated by microscopic sin, but if ignored those tiny sins , can so muddy
up the Living Water of your life, it clogs the filter. Paul is warning the Corinthians and us that
we can hope our sins just go away. But
we must discipline ourselves to filter out the sin so the Living Water
continually flows in our life.
Book: 1 Corinthians
10:1-13
Who is the subject of
these verses?
Verse one Brothers and Sisters. If you study Corinthians a general pattern
Paul uses is when refereeing to the Corinthians church he uses the term
Brothers and sisters and the uses the Pronoun us to point back to Brothers and
Sisters. When the Corinthians is pointed
to it applies to all Christians. Using
Apostle or Apostolic calling Paul most often uses the pronoun We. Thus original intended meaning is those who
were qualified and selected as apostles in the book of acts. This does not apply to everyone, but to the
apostles!
More importantly Paul using the term Brothers and Sisters;
when they were actively sinning, is an example Paul saw the sinful Corinthians
as Brothers and Sisters in Christ, despite their behavior. He also warned them as fellow disciples. When people are acting ungodly in the church
can we still see them as Brothers and sisters in need?
What is it to have eaten spiritual food?
If you look at To eat Spiritual food, to Drink spiritual
drink is to be what? To be filled! Israel by eating the manna and drinking the water
were being filled with Christ. To be
filled with Christ in another sense is to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Where in the text does Paul put his emphasis?
The Word Ignorance Vrs 1, 11 & 12
By Paul using examples out of the Exodus, it is clear to me
Israel was not ignorant of the facts of the
Pentateuch. But, if
all we know are facts and never put them to use we are in big trouble! Later on
Paul says knowledge puffs up
They knew the facts about the Exodus, but they were ignorant to how
the story pointed back at their own struggle with sin.
The Word All Vrs 1
Is used five times in four verses. I believe Paul is using this to point out the
unity they had in God
under Moses. They all
made the same Journey, They all Passed through the Red Sea, They all Drank
the same water, and they all ate the same food. Israels sin destroyed their unity with each
other and
God.
This should have given pause to Corinth to see they too had
been united in Christ, through Christ
Journey to the Cross, Through journey from death to life,
and they all drank the same blood, and ate
the same flesh. All
this is true, but their unity with each other and Christ were threatened by
their
own Sin!
The word ” for” used in verse one points to Chapter 9 and verse
27
NLT leaves it out the word for and the KJV uses Morever. But
the NASB and NI, use for in verse one.
The word “For” acts as a stop sign to the Corinthian
church. If the Corinthians church
continually runs
the stop sign of sin craving evil, disunity, idolatry,
trying, and grumbling they will be destroyed. Verse
10
When are we in danger?
John MacArthur writes
in his Corinthians commentary; “One of the surest ways to fall into temptation
and sin is to become overconfident.”1. Israel time and time again in the Old
Testament got into
trouble because they viewed Divine favor as a blessing! Corinth church in this letter was overly
confident in their position in Christ. A verse to describe where they were at in my
mind would be
Romans 6:1 Read. They
looked at their spiritual gifts, their salvation, and the preaching of Paul,
Apollo’s, and Cephas as irrevocable gold star, no matter
their behavior. Paul pointed to Israel
who
had this same overconfident recklessness and look what
happened to them. Verse one connects the
context with verse 11 and 12, have someone read those
verses.
When a Christian becomes so certain of his own strength that
he thinks he can handle anything, he is
in grave danger and according to verse 11 and 12 is certain
to fall. A mature Christian Like Moses,
Joshua and Caleb are always dependent on God’s
nourishment. While the Corinthians saw
themselves
free to do what they willed and still be safe.
How can we be spiritually filled?
May times in New Testament there are positive commands to
feed us spiritually for example Romans
12:1 Renew your mind.
But we also need at time to be approach in a negative way; to put away
sin
before it destroys us.
The Holy Spirit has more direct access to us as sin is put away!
1.
Do not Crave Evil Vrs 6
NIV states they set their hearts
on evil things! Set their hearts on evil
is a euphemistic word that
means they craved evil. Can you think of examples of this? LA Riot
Understand Things are
amoral, but when man’s desire are
uncontrolled things can be used for evil purposes! Those in
Israel who’s bodies were scattered
over the desert, were those who had no self-control and sought
to satisfy every impulse.
Corinthians were in danger of the
same fate, because in their desire for preminence, sexual
gratification, best gifts and
money they had lost all control.
One of the fruits of the Spirit is
self-control this is the positive way of stating this. Crave self
control so you may not be overcome
with sin.
2.
Do not be Idolaters Vrs. 7
Israel was barely out of Israel before they fell into
Idolatry. They were in the desert and
there was no
pagan temples, priests or idols to lure them, but they
managed to make their own.
Now, consider how ridiculous this is when you think of the
miracles they had observed? Name some of
them?
When Christians worship anyone or anything besides God, that
is Idolatry. Worshipping the virgin
Mary, saints, icons or angels is idolatry! What is some idolatry we are guilty of?
Corinthian self-had become a god, so they were selfish and
treated others selfishly
Corinthians food
became a god, so they were willing to eat meet offered to idols even if
it was
stumbling block.
Corinthians Spiritual Gifts had become a god-so Paul urged
them to see greatest gift love.
To be Spirit filled people, God must be the center of our
existence!
3.
Do not engage in Immorality Vrs. 8
This refers to sexual immorality, in the world of Israel and
Corinth Idolatry and Sexual immorality was
most often a combo sandwich.
In fact this was true in Corinth where one of the centers of worship was
the temple of Aphrodite with over a thousand ritual
prostitutes. So we are not the first
culture, to have
a corner on sexual immorality. And Chapters 6,7,8 all make clear, that
sexual immorality was
Compromising the life of the Corinthian believers.
Today, Americans do worship at the temple of Aphrodite, but
daily we worship at the temple of
Hollywood and Nashville.
There is not a book, email, song, or movie that seems to not try man’s
sexual
purity. We must
understand even if we never sin in this area, it is likely because of our
culture our mind
has become filled with vulgar ideas and images, and this
clogs up the water filter of our heart-this
impedes the filling of the Spirit! We must flee from all immorality!
4.
Do not Put the Lord to the test Vrs. 9
This example comes from Numbers 21; where Israel spoke
against God and Moses. They Murmured
constantly even though they had enough; trying the very
patience of God! God had provided manna
and water to survive, but they wanted more spice and more
variety.
The Corinthians were pushing their Christian Liberty to the
point they were testing God’s patience. The
Corinthian church was basically saying God is forgiving, he
knows I am weak, he will forgive me. In
Numbers 21 the Lord sent fiery serpents to Israel, as Christians whether in Corinth or in
Elbert sin is a
fiery serpent. If we
pick up serpent we will be bit! Often
our sin is we are not satisfied with what God
has given us we want more variety, we want pizazz, so we murmur
and put him to the test.
5.
Do Not Grumble Vrs. 10
We have a sin meter in our mind, for most sexual sin is very
high and complaing very low. But what
does the text say? In
Israel was Grumbling at the heart of the rest of their sins? I think so!
For us is grumbling where it starts? Where will it lead? What have you been grumbling about? If we
desire the Living water of the Holy Spirit to move freely in
our life, we must learn to be content and stop
grumbling!
Look: How do we know we are filled with the Power of the Holy Spirit
verse 23,24 and 33,34
1.
Spiritually Benefits others
2.
Unselfishly give to fellow believers
3.
Glorify God
4.
Salvation of others
Took: What does 1 Corinthians 10:14-17 Teach us about Communion?
Paul is not specifically discussing the Lord’s supper, but
what the Corinthian church and us are sharing.
Israel shared in the water, quail and manna. Followers of Christ share in the “cup of
blessing and the
bread”
The application to communion is this: it is a shared experience. We share in the Body and Blood of Jesus
our savior! We share
in the victory and failing of past saints at communion. We share in responsibility
for spiritual wellbeing of each other! At the Table there is a sharing of the
redemption of Christ.
Paul was pointing out just like Israel tried to share in
both idolatry and true worship was disastrous.
If
we seek to worship at the Table, with the demonic influence
of immorality and grumbling, it will also be
disastrous. If we who
are one, are divisive at the Table, we will be welcoming the guest of demons.
Take heed lest ye fall!
Holy Spirit 18
1 Corinthians 10
Student notes
Hook: Water Filter
Book: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Who is the subject of these verses?
What is it to have eaten spiritual food?
Where in the text does Paul put his emphasis?
The Word Ignorance Vrs 1, 11
& 12
The Word All Vrs 1
The word ” for” used in verse one
points to Chapter 9 and verse 27
When are we in danger?
How can we be spiritually filled?
1.
Do not Crave Evil Vrs 6
2.
Do not be Idolaters Vrs. 7
3.
Do not engage in Immorality Vrs. 8
4.
Do not Put the Lord to the test Vrs. 9
5.
Do Not Grumble Vrs. 10
Look: What does 1 Corinthians 10:14-17 teach us about Communion?
Took: How do we know we are filled with the Power of the Holy Spirit
verse 24 and 33,34
Holy Spirit 18
1 Corinthians 10
Self-Study
Monday Read Exodus 32
Prayerfully ask yourself what can I learn about the sin of
idolatry?
What idols are there in my own life?
Why are we so quick to sin?
Tuesday Read Numbers
24-25:1-3
Balaam was not allowed to curse Israel, so what did Moab
decide to do?
We may not be cursed in Christ, but how does Satan attempt
to compromise us and cause us to curse ourselves?
Wednesday
Read Numbers 21:1-5 & John 3:14
Israel tried God patience by doing what?
How do we test God?
(Romans 6:1,2)
Thursday
Read Numbers 14:1-35
What Kept Israel out of the promised land?
What keeps us from God’s promises?
What should we do with what God has provided?
Friday
Read Numbers 11:1-23
How did Israel crave evil?
How did the Holy Spirit Help Moses?
What can you learn from this?
Saturday
Read Romans 15:1-4
List how you may be water the Holy Spirit in your life?
Sunday
Read Philippians 3:15-21
What does this have to do with being filled with Holy
Spirit?
