I Corinthians 3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 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. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, "I am of Paul"; and another, "I am of Apollos"; are ye not carnal? Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God That giveth the increase. Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. For we are laborurers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buidleth 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 decive 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.
The milk of salvation is awesome, but beyond that milk we need to mature to eat the meat of God's Word with understanding. We need to follow God and God's Word and teachings and not that of man. To be invested in the riches and knowledge of the world is to be ignorant and foolish in the knowledge of God. Be in the world, not of the world. We are all one many, membered body in Christ and dwelling there in one thought of mind is more peaceful and more profitable in Heaven than anything Satan or this world has to offer. The only thing you can take with you are your good works (and your unrepented sins) so anything gained of this world is fruitless in the next.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
The milk of salvation is awesome, but beyond that milk we need to mature to eat the meat of God's Word with understanding. We need to follow God and God's Word and teachings and not that of man. To be invested in the riches and knowledge of the world is to be ignorant and foolish in the knowledge of God. Be in the world, not of the world. We are all one many, membered body in Christ and dwelling there in one thought of mind is more peaceful and more profitable in Heaven than anything Satan or this world has to offer. The only thing you can take with you are your good works (and your unrepented sins) so anything gained of this world is fruitless in the next.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:
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