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*1 Corinthians 3:10-11…* According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building upon it.
But let each man be careful how he builds upon it.
11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
*Commentary*
            In the previous context the Apostle Paul spoke of his own role in God’s kingdom.
He compares himself to one who plants seeds.
The planting of seeds refers to sharing the good news of Jesus Christ crucified.
After he planted, another watered.
In this case it was a man named Apollos.
Apollos came after Paul to the church in Corinth and helped the seeds that Paul planted to grow through his ministry.
Both men, according to the apostle, were “fellow workers” in God’s Kingdom.
Those that they taught are said to be “God’s field” – “God’s building.”
In verse 10 above Paul moves on from the analogy of the seed in the soil to his allusion in 3:9 of God’s “building.”
Now he speaks of God’s people as a building under construction.
As the evangelist – the one who initially brought the gospel message to the Corinthians – Paul calls himself a “wise master builder.”
Lest one think that the apostle thinks too highly of himself, notice the first phrase in verse 10: “/According to the grace of God which was given to me/.”
He knows that all he can boast about is what God has /given/ to him, and he further recognizes that his ability to share Jesus Christ with others is all about God.
In sharing the gospel message Paul “/laid a foundation/.”
Just like a home builder lays down the initial slab on level soil so as to support the structure, Paul speaks spiritually when he says that he laid the foundation like a “wise master builder.”
The foundation he lays is on God’s wisdom, not worldly philosophy.
The middle phrase in verse 10 says in reference to the foundation that Paul laid, that “/another is building upon it/.”
This person is unnamed, but the tense of the verb is ongoing, and it is in reference to the fact that building upon the foundation of Jesus Christ is an ongoing eternal process.
Every moment spent listening to God’s Word, every moment meditating upon it, and every moment worshipping God continually builds upon the foundation of the cross of Christ.
The latter phrase of verse 10 is a stern warning to be careful about how one builds on the foundation.
This is in reference to each Christian’s responsibility for how they grow as believers.
They must pay careful attention to what they are taught by various teachers, how often they read God’s Word, and how they worship.
They are building their lives upon the cross of Christ as the foundation, and they must be careful about how they build.
Verse 11 reiterates how there is no other true foundation than Jesus Christ.
All others fail to support the building.
*Food for Thought *
            What do you do well?
Maybe you’re a master craftsman, a scholar, or one with great athletic skills.
Maybe you’re a gifted evangelist who has been given the privilege of seeing many people come to know Jesus Christ under your ministry.
Whatever you’re good at, remember that your talent is a /gift/.
Gifts are /given/ by God, and this means that we can take no credit – no matter how hard we’ve worked to develop the gift.
In Paul’s case, he was a gifted evangelist, but he himself knew that it was “according to the grace of God which was /given/…” He recognized his gift, and he put it to work for God’s glory.
God’s words through the Apostle Paul have laid the foundation of Jesus Christ in the lives of so many through the centuries.
What keeps you from using your God-given gift(s)?
Whether it be laying a foundation by sharing the message of Jesus Christ or building on that foundation by elaborating on the cross of Christ, don’t miss out on the blessings that await you for simply taking part in the construction of building – God’s Kingdom.
*1 Cor.
3:12-15…* Now if any man builds upon the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of each man's work.
14 If any man's work which he has built upon it remains, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work is burned up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as through fire.
*Commentary*
            The church in Corinth, though saved through the knowledge of the cross of Christ, was immature and divided over worldly issues.
Paul’s analogy in the above verses is meant to challenge them to grow up and move onto maturity through proper Christian disciplines.
Once the foundation of knowing Christ in a person’s life is established he~/she begins to build on that foundation.
The quality of the building, as it were, must be conducive to the foundation.
Paul relates the quality of the building to “gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, and straw.”
These building materials start strong with the first three and end weak with the last three.
They represent a Christian’s good works after he~/she comes to know Christ as Lord.
When a person places his~/her faith in Christ it is their works that reveal how mature they are.
Works don’t save a person, but good works must reflect the salvation one has.
When a believer’s good works come from a heart full of thanks toward God (prayer, Bible study, corporate worship, giving of oneself both financially and sacrificially, etc.), these represent “gold, silver, and precious stones.”
It is interesting to note that the Temple in Jerusalem was adorned with these precious stones and metals, and this fits the analogy in vv.
16-17 where Paul relates the Christian to the Temple of God.
These stones don’t burn up, and as they represent good works with proper motives, they illustrate a solid and conducive building that corresponds to the foundation.
The latter three building materials (wood, hay, and straw) represent works that have no value.
They represent religion and ritual – things people do that create a shaky structure.
Religion helps no one when times get tough, and because it creates a false sense of hope, people fall away from God when times get tough.
These materials burn in the fire, and spiritually speaking, this way of life is both non-glorifying to God and worthless to the believer.
The fact that verse 13 speaks of a fire that will reveal how strong the structure is strongly attests to the fact that Christians do in fact suffer trials and painful ordeals.
Those have strong faith – who have developed their walk with the Lord through solid Christian education – will still be standing when the fire goes out, as it were.
And verse 14 goes further in that it teaches that rewards await those who have been faithful with worthwhile good works as opposed to acts of ritual and religion.
Those who seek to appease God through religion build houses of wood, hay, and straw – elements that do no withstand fire.
And after the trials of life, verse 15 sums up the condition of the believer: he loses his rewards because his religion is shallow.
He, however, remains standing on the foundation, not losing his salvation, but being saved as by the skin of his teeth.
*Food for Thought *
            No matter how good a person’s works good deeds are /nothing/ unless the person knows Christ as Lord.
When a believer, however, acts as such through his good works those works fall into two categories: worthless and worthwhile.
The former gives 10% of his money to the church and expects God to smile at him and pay him back tenfold.
The latter, however, gives so as to /worship/ God for His grace.
When tough times come (fire) he doesn’t hold God responsible and expect to get rich.
He praises God and receives his reward through that praise.
The religionist shakes his fist at God and demands to know “Why?!” One is mature; one isn’t.
Which are you?
*1 Corinthians 3:16-17…* Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.
*Commentary*
            Verse 16 proves that church buildings, cathedrals, and worship centers are nothing more than bricks and mortar.
They are not “sanctuaries” – holy places – as they are sometimes called.
Some actually believe that God lives in church buildings, but v. 16 says that God’s dwelling place, His temple, is /the church/, namely, the individual saints of God who form it.
Whereas in the OT the presence of God was in the tabernacle and later the Temple, in this dispensation, following Jesus Christ, God’s “temple” is His people.
Paul’s rhetoric is harsh, and the fact that he uses this rhetorical question (“Do you not know”?) 10 times in Corinthians and only once elsewhere (Rom.
6:16) attests to his strong feelings of frustration toward the Corinthians.
The foundation of the building is likened to knowing Jesus Christ as Lord, and he is the foundation of the Christian’s life.
The building – represented by good and obedient works – is the temple of God.
The latter phrase in verse 16 says that God’s “Spirit” – the Holy Spirit – “dwells” in His people.
The word for “dwell” means “to live with, to manage, to settle.”
This is the place where the Holy Spirit lives; He lives in the individual believers who are the church.
Now in the same way that the Temple of God, where His presence dwelt in the OT, was adorned with solid building materials and was meticulously put together, so must the saint of God who is far more than that.
The good works of the saints are paralleled to the master craftsmen and their materials in their building of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem (1 Kings 5-8).
Verse 17 draws the natural conclusion about what happens to those who destroy God’s temple – the church of Jesus Christ in this context (though it refers to individual believers in chapter 6).
The Corinthians’ existence among the many pagans gave the Spirit of God a presence there.
Their divisions and petty arguments were destroying the church, and Paul reminds them that if anyone destroys God’s Temple, the church, “God will destroy him.”
The word for “destroy” is often translated as “corrupt” in the NT, and the tense of the verb is ongoing signifying specifically that if the Corinthians continue with their childlike divisions God will destroy them.
The verse could read, “If anyone continues to corrupt the church of God, God will eventually destroy that person or entity.”
The reason for such a threat is given in the latter part of verse 17… “For the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are.”
In other words, since the church is holy (sanctified; set apart) because of God’s presence, there must be /nothing/ that discredits it.
In the OT if anyone other than the high priest on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) entered the most holy place in the Temple, God killed them immediately.
Akin to that is the church – the Temple of God where His Spirit dwells.
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