urchinTracker(); We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. "":EXb="na"; Wisdom Literature The apostle Paul exhorts the Corinthian Christians to ‘be in agreement” (literally, that they ‘all speak the same thing;”) in contrast to each faction saying something different: I belong to Paul, I belong to Apollos, etc. It doesn’t matter that the Corinthian Christians didn’t intend to worship demons at these heathen feasts in pagan temples. What problem within the Corinthian church was brought to the apostle Paul’s attention? i. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—. Here, in identifying the Rock that followed them, Paul builds on a rabbinical tradition that said Israel was supplied with water by the same rock all through the wilderness, a rock that followed them. -------------------- Ephesians 4:3)—we are called to maintain that unity. That food offered to idols is anything, or that. There is often a wrong way to relieve a temptation, and we will often face the same temptations over and over again until we show Satan and our flesh we are able to bear it. ii. When Satan sees Jesus, he says, ‘OOPS, sorry, I must have the wrong house.'”. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. Only two men from the adult generation that left Egypt came into the Promised Land (Joshua and Caleb). e. With the temptation will also make the way of escape: God has promised to not only limit our temptation, but also to provide a way of escape in tempting times. -------------------- (1Cr 10:31-33) Concluding principle: Do all to the glory of God. Just because something is permitted does not mean it is beneficial. If a man puts his hand into the fire, it doesn’t matter if he intends to burn himself or not, he is burned just the same. Luke-Acts Major Prophets Since you ate of one bread, that made you one body, because you both shared of the same food at the same table. i. Like a mountain pass, the way of escape isn’t necessarily an easy way. Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. The Old Testament The Old Testament The Gospels The class book is suitable for teens and up. d. Nor let us commit sexual immorality as some of them did: Israel, in their idolatry, surrendered to the temptation of sexual immorality. i. Satan would destroy us in a minute if God would let him, even as he wanted to destroy Job (Job 1:6-12) and Peter (Luke 22:31), but God will not let him. Search The Outlines. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. EXs=screen;EXw=EXs.width;navigator.appName!="Netscape"? 3. var EXlogin='exeout07' // Login a. In the thinking of that part of the ancient world, to eat at the same table with someone indicated friendship and fellowship with that person. 3. The Corinthian Christians claimed the right to eat at pagan temples because they were such strong Christians, but are they stronger than God is? -------------------- i. a. In the end of chapter 9, Paul showed how a Christian must be willing to give up some things – even “good” things – for the sake of winning the race God has set before us, otherwise we will become disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:27) in the competition of the Christian life. Paul says it applies to this food, also. In that case, it is clear the person thinks it is wrong for Christians to partake of meat sacrificed to idols, so don’t eat it – for the sake of conscience, not your own, but that of the other. (1Cr 10:1-5) Israel in the Exodus: blessed with many spiritual experiences, yet they were disqualified. See verse 11 (printed below), I say this, my brothers, because I have been informed by those who belong to the household of Chloe, that there are quarrels among you. (1Cr 10:11-13) Summary of the lesson from Israel’s history: standing strong against temptation. B. All rights reserved. Johannine Writings But Paul’s warning stands: “If it happened to Israel, it can happen to you. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the Study Guide (PDF download) . Some Bible scholars today debate as to if the rock followed Israel, or if the water followed Israel (as in a stream). And in one day twenty-three thousand fell: This number presents some difficulty. The Corinthians did not seek the helpful things, or the things that would edify.