I CORINTHIANS - CHAPTER 3

I Corinthians 3:1 says, "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ." You cannot understand the mysteries of Father's Word, that strong meat, if you continue suckling milk of those spiritual teachings that bring you to accept Christ Jesus as Savior, with pure love for Father God Almighty. The meat of Father's Word is understanding there are Three Earth Ages, what happened in the First Earth Age, who the kenites are, just to name a few of the wondrous teachings of the "Holy Bible." You can only come to the understanding of these truths by closing your carnal eyes and ears and opening your spiritual eyes and ears.

I Corinthians 3:2 says, "I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye able." If you are not studying with spiritual eyes and ears, "what saith our LORD", what you are studying will have to meaning. Those things that are to be spiritually understood will be looked upon in a physical sense, which is of no use, since all things relating to Father God are "Spiritual." This is why as Paul, the very elect of this generation must teach according to the ability of the hearer to receive and accept truth gradually so there is understanding.

I Corinthians 3:3 says, "For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?" This is how denominations of faith came into existence, by those calling themselves christians, studying Father's Word from a carnal sense rather than from a spiritual sense. Carnal understanding is wisdom of the world, while spiritual understanding is comprehending those teachings of Christ Jesus and all those who penned Father's Word by His Spirit, having that spiritual relationship with Father. It will be very hard to have a heart towards Father when you look at your pulpit guru or any religious person as one who should be on a pedestal. There is only One who stretched out His Arms on that Cross at Calvary, and that is Christ Jesus, our Living Word, who sits at the Right Hand of Father God as mankind's Intercessor .

I Corinthians 3:4 says, "For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?" It is very hard to have a mind and heart that has mature love for Father God when you heart and mind are fixed on the servants of our LORD, whom He put into place to be a part of His Perfect Plan for all to receive, if, they have eyes to see and ears to hear. A christian means you are of the many-membered "Body of Christ Jesus", and He alone, following the teachings of our "Living Word."

I Corinthians 3:5 says, "Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?" When you are chosen before the foundation of this Flesh or Second Earth Age, no matter what you may be doing, when Father God is ready to put you into the field {world} to plant seeds of truth, He will strike you down and get your attention, with love. Father will see to it that His very elect are where they are when they should be, always studying faithfully and sharing Words of Truth with all who will receive, accepting Christ Jesus as Savior, believing in our Father God Almighty and receiving the blessing of His Holy Spirit. This is how you come to the knowledge of truth; hearing, believing, studying, praying and receiving.

I Corinthians 3:6 says, "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase." You plant a seed {truth} in the soil {mind} and it is the natural order of Father God who causes it to blossom {understand} into its own. It is Father God and He alone who gives the gift of truth, that increase of understanding {meat of the Word, the mysteries revealed}, to any of His children who seek, ask and knock. This is the spiritual wisdom of Father God and it cannot be found with wisdom of the world, which are the doctrines and traditions of men.

I Corinthians 3:7 says, "So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase." The very elect are servants, vessels that belong to Father God, used according to His Good Will, which brings Him pleasure and they are not to be rewarded for doing so, for it is "Father God Only" who shall receive all the praise and glory for His marvelous works for His children. No pulpit guru or the very elect can convert you to the spiritual revelations of Truth. Father God and He only can give you the precious gift of understanding His Word.

I Corinthians 3.8 says, "Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour." Father God gives gifts to His very elect based on their abilities and He knows what each of His children's capabilities are, which is a blessing. "Labor" is the "works" you do for Almighty God, therefore you can only work for Father if you understand and are a testimony of His Word. So when you labor for Father God, no matter what gift He has bestowed upon you, all are under the veil of our LORD and receive His blessing both as we now live upon this earth, and in the Heavenly Age, which is yet to come. Father God always takes care of His own.

I Corinthians 3:9 says, "For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, [ye are] God's building." Everything accomplished by the very elect is because of Father God Almighty, through Christ Jesus and the blessings of His Holy Spirit. The many-membered Body of Christ Jesus, is our "Temple" since He is the "Foundation" on which we stand; our Rock. Not that building so frequently visited called a church that is full of babble and confusion since the teachings are of the doctrines and traditions of men. Father God is not there because our LORD is not the "author of confusion", satan is. Father expects all of His children who are under and doing His will to work together in spreading the Truth of His Word to keep His children from the greatest deception ever to be known at the appointed time; satan cast to this earth as the first/false christ.

I Corinthians 3:10 says, "According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon." The "Foundation, our Rock" is built upon by understanding who our Lord Jesus Christ is, why He was born from above, what He accomplished as He walked with mankind, why and what was accomplished when our Lord was sacrificed on that cross, and what our Lord expects to find you doing when He returns to this earth as "King of kings and Lord of lords." Studying the Truth of Father's Word that brings forth knowledge, wisdom, when you seek, ask and knock is that truth that is built upon our Foundation, who is Christ Jesus, and you cannot be shaken [Hebrews - Chapter 12].

I Corinthians 3:11 says, "For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." If you want to be a part of the Eternity with Father God, Christ Jesus is the only "Foundation" you should be building on since all things of this earth, tangible things, will surely pass away at the appointed time. This is why you must open your spiritual eyes and ears when studying our Father God's Word and be sure that our LORD is always first in your life. Study to show your love for Father God, receiving understanding, knowing this pleases our LORD, who created all for "His pleasure."

I Corinthians 3:12 says, "Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;" I Corinthians 3:13 says, "Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is." That strength of your spiritual self, that which you build upon, your works for Father God, will be revealed by our LORD who is a "Consuming Fire", at the appointed time. The analogy is that "gold, silver, precious stones" can stand against fire which cause it to become better, taking on another depth of purity, while "wood, hay, stubble" when feeling the fire, will surely burn to ashes. It is necessary to build your love for Father and Christ Jesus genuinely, which means from a pure heart, which will speak volumes through the "works" you accomplish while in the flesh body. Studying our Father's Word, praying and receiving truth that you share with any who have eyes to see and ears to hear, surely pleases Father God. When Father sees how you can handle "His Work", your gifts may remain as they are since Father will never over-burden his election, or, He will increase your gifts because you can manage it. Just be sure as you do the works of our Father that all the praise and glory goes to Father God since flesh, which is likely to sin, can cause you to have a big head and lose those marvelous gifts bestowed by Father God. Our LORD and He only is to always receive the praise and the glory and you thank Almighty God for the privilege of being deemed worthy to be a part of His Perfect Plan.

I Corinthians 3:14 says, "If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward." This is revealed in Revelation 14:13 which says, "And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." This is teaching of our "woven righteous acts {works}" which are accomplished while living within your flesh body, now, being a part of our Father's Perfect Plan. "Revelation 19:7 & 8" says, "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." When you stand before "Father God's Throne on Judgment Day", how pleased our LORD will be to give you rewards earned as your "stood" against satan when he was cast to this earth as the first/false christ, because you studied His Word and shared that same Truth to any who would receive it. "Revelation 7:9 & 10” says, "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;" "And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb."

I Corinthians 3:15 says, "If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire." When you go into the Eternity, saved by Father's grace and mercy, with no works for Father God while you were yet in your flesh body, you will feel great shame when you stand before the "Throne of Almighty God on Judgment Day." As an analogy, when your children, a loved one or anyone at all does something deserving of a reward, you find pleasure in providing it. This is exactly how our Father God feels when you stand before Him on Judgment Day and He rewards your good works accomplished while you were in your flesh body. It will certainly bring our LORD no joy to give you little or nothing at all. Your reward will be the privilege of living within our Father's Eternal Kingdom.

I Corinthians 3:16 says, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" Father's Spirit, which is the Holy Spirit, is within you when you are a part of the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus.

I Corinthians 3:17 says, "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are." When you "defile {corrupt/destroy} the temple of God", you are actually hurting yourself. Why would you want to remove the Holy Spirit from within yourself by separating from our Rock, who is Christ Jesus, our Living Word. Our Lord is our Intercessor to Father God and you should never want to be removed from the eyes of our LORD who is the only One that can grant you the increase of knowledge into understanding the revelation of His Precious Word.

I Corinthians 3:18 says, "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise." When you act as the very elect, sharing the Truth of our Father's Word, to those playing church {wise in this world}, your Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse teachings seem "foolish" to them. When the very elect do not act as the fools in their pulpits do, spinning and twisting, taking a "Verse" here and a "Verse" there and feeding their doctrines and traditions, placing their congregations in guilt to receive blessings by tithing to the pulpit guru, they {very elect} seem foolish. This brings no pleasure to the very elect. In fact, it is heartbreaking. Being Biblically illiterate, bowing a knee to satan believing he is our True Christ, and feeling that shame when our Lord Jesus Christ returns as "King of kings and Lord of lords" and most of the world realize they bowed to death [satan] himself, this brings the very elect no pleasure for the shame they shall feel in the eyes of our Lord at that time.

I Corinthians 3:19 says, "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness." All of the "foolishness {godless}" and "craftiness {false wisdom}" being taught and accepted in churches throughout the world is not pleasing to our Father. The crafty one is satan, and when you are not endowed with Father's Holy Spirit, you open the door for satan to step right into your inner man and enjoy those foolish things, playing church, too lazy to study, that bring displeasure to our Father God. "Job 5:12 & 13" says, "He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise." "He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong."

I Corinthians 3:20 says, "And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain." "Vain" means "devoid of force, truth, success, prideful." Father God knows the weaknesses of His children and He promised never to leave or forsake us. "Psalms 94:11 - 17" says, "The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity." "Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;" "That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked." "For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance." "But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it." "Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? [or] who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?" "Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence."

I Corinthians 3:21 says, "Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;" You are to only "glory" in "Christ Jesus." There was no other who stretched out his arms on the cross for you and me. Our Lord Jesus Christ took our stripes that we may be healed. He is our Living Word and we make up the many-membered Body of Christ Jesus. When we take all our gifts given of Father God and put them together in the fulfillment of His Perfect Plan, we can then rejoice as the veil of Father's protection is all around us. This is why Father and He only is given the praise and the glory. Be thankful to be a part of the Perfect Plan our LORD God Almighty, doing His will that eyes and ears are opened each and every day as His children see and hear His Word and become a part of the "Body of Christ Jesus."

I Corinthians 3:22 says, "Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;" Father God wants all of His children to open their eyes and ears and come to the knowledge of truth. Accepting Christ Jesus, believing in our Father God, having the blessings of His Holy Spirit, that when a seed is planted within your mind, you open the "Holy Bible" and study, praying always to our Father through Christ Jesus, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, to receive the increase of understanding only our LORD can give. The Word of Almighty God, His blessings and rewards belong to all who become a part of "His Perfect Plan" with understanding.

I Corinthians 3:23 says, "And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's." When you are in Christ Jesus, you belong to Christ Jesus. When you have seen the Son, you have seen the Father, who declared, "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased." Following the path of Christ Jesus, all of humankind should want our Father to be well pleased with His children. We are all one family with our Father and Christ Jesus and this should bring you great joy. To know Father God it is necessary to leave the milk after receiving salvation, and delving into the strong meat of Father's Word. It is necessary since we all must "stand" on "Yeshua, Christ Jesus, who is our Foundation, our Rock", and can "stand" against evil, the kenites, satan and his fallen angels, since "YAHOVAH, Father God Almighty" has given us power over all of our enemies when we love, demonstrate our faith and trust, placing our souls into our "Merciful Father's Hands" who will always "stand for His children who revere Him!"