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Jan 17, 2016

The Carnal Christian Explained

Passage: 1 Corinthians 3:3-4

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: God's Love Letter to an Unlovely Church

Category: 1 Corinthians

Summary:

Main Text - 1 Corinthians 3:3-4; OT Reading - Exodus 36:16-28; NT Reading - 1 Corinthians 6:1-11

Detail:

The Carnal Christian Explained

1 Corinthians 3:3-4   You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men?

 

If there are only two classes of man, what of the “carnal Christian” in 1 Cor. 3?

 

  1. What Were They Like Before, When and After the Gospel Came To Them?

 

               Before it came they…

 

                              1 Cor 6:9-11

 

               When it came they…

 

                              Acts 18:7-11

                              1 Cor. 2:1-5

1 Cor 1:5-7

1 Cor 6:11

 

               After it came they…

 

                              1 Cor. 1:11-13

 

  1. What God Teaches In 1 Corinthians 3

 

               The problem of divisions - vs. 1

 

                              2:14-15

 

               Why they are called “carnal” - 3:3-4

 

                              Gal. 6:1

                              1 Cor. 6:9-10

 

               How are they “saved as by fire” - vs. 10-15

 

                              1 John 2:1-2

 

 

In light of this truth:

 

               Are you knowingly….

 

               Are you content with…

 

               Are you consoling yourself…