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Jan 10, 2016

The Carnal Christian Exposed

Passage: 1 Corinthians 3:1-3

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: God's Love Letter to an Unlovely Church

Category: 1 Corinthians

Summary:

Main Text - 1 Corinthians 3:1-3; OT Reading - Psalm 1; NT Reading - Romans 8:1-17

Detail:

The Carnal Christian Exposed

This message was originally preached by Pastor Al Martin

1 Corinthians 3:1-3 Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly--mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men?

 

There are not nor ever were three categories of man

 

  1. The Teaching - There Are Three Categories of Man in 1 Cor. 2:14-3:4

 

               The Natural man - 2:14

 

               The Spiritual man - 2:15

 

               The Carnal man - 3:1-4

 

 

 

  1. The Result of This Teaching

 

               At home with sin

 

               Optional holiness - Eph. 2:8-9 & James 2:26

 

               No transformation

 

  1. The Proper Approach to Understanding This Teaching

 

               Follow two principles of sound Bible interpretation

 

                              Non-contradiction

 

                              See the obscure through the eyes of the clear

 

 

               Look at the “CLEAR” passages on this subject

 

                              Romans 8:1-14

 

                              Galatians 5:16-25

 

                              Romans 6:15-22

 

                              Psalm 1

 

               There are only two categories of man…which one are you?