diff --git a/47-1co/03.md b/47-1co/03.md index cf0bc6c..9af57d5 100644 --- a/47-1co/03.md +++ b/47-1co/03.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Paul said the Christians in Corinth were “fleshly people.” He wanted to say that the Christians tried to live as Christians by doing whatever they thought was right instead of doing the types of things taught in the Scriptures and the things Jesus taught. These Christians lived in the same way as people who were not Christians. -See: Flesh +See: [Flesh](../articles/flesh.md) ### What were the “milk” and “food” about which Paul wrote? @@ -17,25 +17,25 @@ Some scholars think that the “milk” Paul wrote about was a metaphor about th See 1 Corinthians 1:30 -See: Metaphor; Gospel; Grow in Faith +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Grow in Faith](../articles/growinfaith.md) ### In what way did Paul write about “jealousy and strife”? Paul used the word “jealousy”(ζῆλος/g2205) to write about the Corinthians strong desire to do the things they wanted to do and the things they thought. Some scholars think division over leadership caused jealousy. That is, some of the Christians thought of Paul being the leader, while others thought Apollos was their leader. The jealousy caused “strife” among the Christians. That is, it caused arguments about who was their leader (see: 1:11). Paul said jealousy and strife showed that the Christians still lived in the flesh. That is, they lived in the same way as those who are not Christians. In the Book of Galatians, Paul called jealousy and strife “works of the flesh” (see Galatians 5:19-21). -See: Flesh +See: [Flesh](../articles/flesh.md) ### How did the Corinthians “walk by human standards”? Some scholars think Paul used the words, “walking by human standards” to mean they lived in the same way as those who were not Christians. Living in this way is “fleshly” and is opposite of walking “by the spirit” (see: Galatians 5:16-18). -See: Walk (metaphor); Flesh; Holy Spirit +See:[Walk](../articles/walk.md); [Flesh](../articles/flesh.md); [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md) ### What did Paul mean when he wrote, “as the Lord gave to each one”? When Paul wrote “as the Lord gave to each one,” he wrote about the specific roles in the church that God gave to Paul and Apollos (see:1:1; 3:6; 2 Corinthians 10:12-16). Later in the letter, Paul talks about the roles in the church God gave to the Christians in Corinth (see: 12:27-31). -See: Lord; Church +See: Lord; [Church](../articles/church.md) ### How is the growth of the church the same as the growth of a farm? @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ See: Lord; Church Paul and Apollos did these actions at a particular time in the past. It was completed. The form of the Greek verb Paul used for “gave growth”(αὐξάνω/g0837) said that God did work while Paul and Apollos worked and God continued to work when they were finished. -See: Sow (Plant); Metaphor; Preach (Preacher); Gospel; Pray (Prayer); Worship; Church; Grow in the Faith; Word of God; Serve (Servant, Slave) +See: Sow (Plant); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Preach (Preacher)](../articles/preach.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); Pray (Prayer);[Worship](../articles/worship.md); [Church](../articles/church.md); [Grow in Faith](../articles/growinfaith.md); [Word of God](../articles/wordofgod.md); [Serve (Servant, Slave)](../articles/serve.md) ## 3:10-17 @@ -57,31 +57,31 @@ See: Sow (Plant); Metaphor; Preach (Preacher); Gospel; Pray (Prayer); Worship; C When Paul wrote about “the grace of God given” to him, he wrote about a specific gift from God. He did not mean the message of the gospel in general (see:1:4). Instead, Paul wrote about God making him an apostle, a “planter,” and a “wise builder” in the church (see: 3:6; 3:10). -See: Grace; Gospel; Apostle; Church +See: [Grace](../articles/grace.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md); [Church](../articles/church.md) ### What was meant by the phrase, “skilled, master builder”? A “skilled master builder” was a person who took someone else's design for a building or other project, drew up plans, and watched over the building of the project. God showed Paul and the other apostles how he designed the church. God’s planned this before the world began. However, he did not show all of his plan until Paul lived (see: Ephesians 1:3-5; 3:8-10). -See: Apostle; Church +See: [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md); [Church](../articles/church.md) ### How did Paul lay a “foundation”? When Paul lived, people built large buildings on a solid rock “foundation”(θεμέλιος/g2310). In the same way, God’s church is built upon a solid, unchanging rock. This is a metaphor for God. That is God’s solid, unchanging plan. The scriptures show people God’s plan, instructions on how to live and God’s promises. Paul laid a foundation for the church by faithfully preaching and teaching the scriptures God showed to him. -See: Metaphor; Church; Preach (Preacher) +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Church](../articles/church.md); [Preach (Preacher)](../articles/preach.md) ### How is another “building” on the foundation Paul laid? Paul spoke about someone “building” on the foundation Paul laid. Some scholars think Paul spoke about leaders who caused the church to be divided. Those leaders spoke about “being of Paul” or “being of Apollos” (see: 1:12). -See: Church; Metaphor +See: [Church](../articles/church.md); [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md) ### How is Jesus the foundation? Jesus is the foundation because knowing about who Jesus is, and the things that he did, causes people to become Christians and then continue to live as Christians. The foundation is the unchanging truth about the things that Christians are given through Christ (see:1:30). -See: Metaphor; Messiah (Christ); Righteous (Righteousness); Holy (Holiness, Set Apart); Redeem (Redemption) +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md); [Righteous (Righteousness)](../articles/righteous.md); [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md); [Redeem (Redemption)](../articles/redeem.md) ### Why did Paul write about “gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, and straw”? @@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ Paul still spoke about the Christian leaders building on the foundation, which i See: Galatians 3:3; 5:1-6 -See: Metaphor +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md) ### What is the “day” about which Paul wrote? Most scholars think the “day” about which Paul wrote will be the day when Christians come to the “judgment seat of Christ” (see: 2 Corinthians 5:10). Christians will be judged on how they lived their lives on earth. That is, they will be judged on whether they did what God wanted them to do or if they did not do what God wanted them to do. This is not when people will be judged for rejecting Jesus. -See: Day of Judgment +See: [Day of Judgment](../articles/dayofjudgment.md) ### In what way will fire “test” each person’s work? @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Many times in the scriptures fire is a metaphor of judgment. In scripture, fire **Advice to translators**: When a metal is not all one thing, but has other metals in it that you do not want, then it is impure. These other metals are called impurities. -See: Test; Fire; Metaphor; Judgment Day; Purify (Pure) +See: Test; Fire;[Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); [Day of Judgment](../articles/dayofjudgment.md); Purify (Pure) ### What was meant by the phrase, “he will suffer loss”? @@ -120,14 +120,14 @@ Fire tested something and proved its quality. Paul said clearly that the testing **Advice to translators**: The phrase “do you not know” implies that the author expected the audience to know the following claim. -See: Metaphor; Fire; Test; Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins) +See: [Metaphor](../articles/metaphor.md); Fire; Test; [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md) ### What did Paul mean by writing that “you are God’s temple”? Paul wrote that “you are God’s temple.” In this passage, Paul spoke about the temple being the place where the Holy Spirit lived. The Holy Spirit used to live in the temple, which was a building. Now, God’s Spirit lives inside of Christians. Christians are called his body or his “temple.” Later in the letter, Paul wrote that each person in the Corinthian church was also a temple of the Holy Spirit (see 1 Corinthians 6:19). -See: Temple; Indwelling of the Holy Spirit +See: Temple; [Indwelling of the Holy Spirit](../articles/indwelling.md) ### How does someone “destroy” God’s temple? @@ -135,13 +135,14 @@ Many scholars think Paul wrote about people in Corinth who tried to tell Christi Paul warned those people trying to destroy God’s temple. He said God will destroy them. Some scholars think God will destroy those people on the day of judgment (see: Matthew 18:6). Other scholars think Paul spoke about a punishment that happened when he wrote. -See: Law of Moses; Temple; Day of Judgment; Punish (Punishment) +See: [Law of Moses](../articles/lawofmoses.md); [Temple](../articles/temple.md); [Day of Judgment](../articles/dayofjudgment.md); Punish (Punishment) ### What is meant by the phrase, “God’s temple is holy”? The temple of God is “set apart”(ἅγιος/g0040) because the Spirit of God lives there (see 3:16). In the Old Testament, the section of the temple where God’s spirit stayed was “set apart”(see: Exodus 26:33; Leviticus 16:2). Now, Christians have the Holy Spirit in them. Earlier in the letter, Paul wrote that the Corinthian church was “sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy”(see 1 Corinthians 1:2). This is because the Holy Spirit is in them. -See: Temple; Holy (Holiness, Set Apart); Old Testament (Law and Prophets); Indwelling of the Holy Spirit; Sanctify (Sanctification) +See: [Temple](../articles/temple.md); [Holy (Holiness, Set Apart)](../articles/holy.md); [Old Testament (Law and Prophets)](../articles/oldtestament.md) +; [Indwelling of the Holy Spirit](../articles/indwelling.md); [Sanctify (Sanctification)](../articles/sanctify.md) ## 3:18-23 @@ -149,19 +150,19 @@ See: Temple; Holy (Holiness, Set Apart); Old Testament (Law and Prophets); Indwe Paul talked about being “wise in this age.” Some scholars think Paul wrote to those people who tried to know the things of God by thinking about them and not by reading the scriptures. These scholars think Paul wanted people to accept the gospel, which was foolish to those who thought they were wise without God. Paul made it clear that no one knows certain about God God except the Holy Spirit (see: 2:10; Psalm 139:6; Isaiah 55:8-9). Paul also made it clear that the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men (see: 1:25). -See: Wise (Wisdom, Fool); Gospel; Holy Spirit +See: [Wise (Wisdom, Fool)](../articles/wise.md); [Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Holy Spirit](../articles/holyspirit.md) ### How does God “catch the wise in their craftiness”? Paul said that God “catch the wise in their craftiness.” Some scholars think God does this by showing them that no human wisdom causes someone to be at peace with God. It does not help the church to grow. In other words, the craftiness of human wisdom only led people away from God and to be destroyed (see: 1:18-25). God helped them to know them that using human wisdom, thoughts, and reasonings to speak about spiritual things was not possible. -See: Wise (Wisdom, Fool); Spirit (Spiritual) +See: [Wise (Wisdom, Fool)](../articles/wise.md); [Spirit (Spiritual)](../articles/spiritspiritual.md) ### What was meant by the phrase, “let no one boast in men”? Paul said, “let no one boast in men.” Once again Paul told the Christians in Corinth that it is God who builds and grows his church. Neither Paul nor Apollos caused any of the growth in the church. Paul said “let no one boast in men” whether Paul, Apollos, or any other leader in the church (see: 3:5-6). -See: Church +See: [Church](../articles/church.md) ### How are “all things are yours”? @@ -169,19 +170,19 @@ Paul said, “all things are yours.” Some scholars think Paul taught the Chris Paul wrote a short list of the things all Christians shared. He said that they all shared life and death. Most scholars think when Paul spoke about life and death, he wanted to say that everyone lives and dies. For Christians, they know that after they die, they will live together with God in heaven forever. Some scholars think Paul also spoke about how none of their current problems were able to separate them from God (see: Romans 8:38-39). -See: Heaven +See: [Heaven](../articles/heaven.md) ### What did Paul mean when he wrote, “you are Christ’s”? When Paul wrote, “you are Christ’s” he meant that all Christians belonged to Christ (see: 6:17-20). Instead of being divided, Paul told Christians to live together as one. That is, not only did they belong to each other, they also all belonged to Christ (see: 6:19; Philippians 2:1-4). -See: Messiah (Christ) +See: [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md) ### What was meant by the phrase, “Christ is God’s”? Paul used the phrase “Christ is God’s.” He spoke about Jesus saving people. Though completely God, Jesus submitted himself as a human to the things God the Father wanted him to do so that he could save those who believe in him (see: John 6:38-40). -See: Messiah (Christ); Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins); Jesus is God; Submit (Submission); God the Father +See: [Messiah (Christ)](../articles/messiahchrist.md); [Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins)](../articles/save.md); [Jesus is God)](../articles/jesusisgod.md); [Submit (Submission)](../articles/submit.md); [God the Father](../articles/godfather.md)