1 Corinthians 3:10-23

(1 Corinthians 3:10-23)

 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.  For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;  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.  If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.  If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?  If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.  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.  For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.  And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.  Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;  And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.

Paul lays the ground for the gospel. He establishes the foundation of Jesus Christ. He builds the foundation as much as God's grace with the heart of the builder. Set up a site for others to build a house on it. Christians also establish grounds. But if the foundation is not Jesus Christ, if it is not the heart of the builder, if it precedes the grace given by God, if it is not to consider others, it will surely be greed. If the ground is greed, people disguise themselves to make it less visible. They create images, create followers, and create logic. They are making their own kingdom.

 

The temple is where God is with you. The saints are the temple of God. The spirit body regenerated with water and the Holy Spirit becomes a temple. Many people today mistake church buildings for churches. The church is not a building, but the church, and the place where the saints live together. Today, church buildings have become communities of believers and believers. The Holy Spirit resides in the saints and becomes a church, and when two or three saints are together, the Holy Spirit is with them. Therefore, the church must be a community that goes toward truth and holiness, not lie and uncleanness, a community that goes toward truth and holiness within the world, not outside of the world, and a community that goes toward truth and holiness, not image and own kingdom. Paul warned, "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. .』

 

The foolish person in the world is the one who deceives himself. Because they deceive themselves, they live without knowing who they are and who they are. But this foolish person thinks he is wise in the world. Man can never build himself on the basis of his life. But when they think they are wise, this is an illusion and they are falling into their own righteousness. Don't show off people. This is because the apostle Paul, the evangelist Apollos, and the chief disciple Cephas, who were so outstanding, were all given by God as our own. And we are Christ's, and Christ is God's.