OUR FATHER WHO IS HONORED BY THE UNITY OF THE BRETHREN

1 Corinthians chapter 3 verse 1 - 4 captures the apostle Paulˋs rebuke of the Corinthians because they had allowed themselves to descend into envy, strife and sectarian divisions. They had developed factions within the church that were based on whose teaching and style they preffered and for this, Paul called them carnal people and labeled this conduct as the conduct of mere men. 

3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. 2 I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; 3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men? 4 For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not carnal?

Paul explained that for those in Christ, the expressions of envy, contentions and disunity are markers of a non-spiritual people and as such, they could not receive heavier teachings of the things of God but only the rudiments of faith which he compared to babyˋs milk.

Amen.

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