Spiritual Immaturity

July 12, 2015 ()

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 |

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Why could Paul only address the Corinthians as spiritually immature? They were acting like the world when it came to the matter of treating servants of Christ in the church.

This is an important passage as the doctrine of a "carnal Christian" was born out of this text but such an idea is actually foreign to the text.



1 Corinthians

The book of 1 Corinthians was written to a troubled yet gifted church. Paul, an apostle of God, through the inspiration of the Spirit addresses a number of issues that are so relevant to today's church. He address divisions, the Lord's supper, the importance of the resurrection, sexual immorality, marriage, spiritual gifts, and much more. He applies the gospel to each issue. Certainly we need to listen to God's word as these issues are addressed.

Tim Stephens

Tim Stephens is the senior pastor of Fairview Baptist Church. Tim grew up on a farm in Eastern Ontario and has graduated with a Computer Engineering degree from Queen’s University, a Masters of Divinity degree from Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching at the Master’s Seminary. He is happily married to Raquel and they have eight children.