NO MERE MEN-VI—1Corinthians 3:1-9; 9-17; 18-23
—SECTION 2(3:9-17)—
Attention:
When it comes down to it, mankind's abilities are severely limited, accomplishing only a very small amount of the work they desire &/or what is required.
All mankind realizes that their world is in need of a savior. Realizing that No Mere Men can accomplish the world’s greatest need…dealing with sin.
Paul reveals the traits of unspiritual men.
Unspiritual men are unable to exist in harmony.
Why are the unspiritual unable to live in harmony?
Because...
As we discovered previously—No mere men can Overcome...
—SECTION 1(:1-9)—
1. IMMATURITY(:1)
2. DIET(:2-3a)Sustenance
3. ENVY(:3bi)
4. STRIFE(:3bii)
5. DIVISIVENESS(:3biii)
6. BEHAVIORS(:3b)
7. MINISTRY(:4-5)
8. SIGNIFICANCE(:6-7)
9. LABOR(:8-9)
Today we'll look at...
—SECTION 2(:9-17)—
10—No mere men can Overcome…
BUILDING(:9-17)Edifice & Manner.>.>.>.>.>.>.>
A.—FOUNDATION(:9-11)
10—No mere men can Overcome…
BUILDING(:9-17)verb
Explanation:(:9-17)
These all come back to the church’s being carnal evidenced thru their being Envious, Striving, & ultimately, Divisive(:1-3).
A.—FOUNDATION(:9-11)
:9—“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.”
“Building”—oikodomh—1) (the act of)Building, building up; 2) metaph.--Edifying, edification—2a) The act of one who promotes another's growth in Christian wisdom, piety, happiness, holiness.; 3) A building (i.e. the thing built, edifice). Strong—feminine (abstract) of a compound of oikov[A dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication--A family (more or less related, literal or figuratively)] & the base of dwma[properly--An edifice, i.e. specially--A roof]; Architecture, i.e. concretely--A structure; figuratively--Confirmation:
:10—“According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, & another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it.”
“Wise/Skilled”(See :18)—sofov—Adj.—1) Wise—1a) Skilled, expert: of artificers, 1b) Wise, skilled in letters, cultivated, learned—1b1) Of the Greek philosophers & orators, 1b2) Of Jewish theologians, 1b3) Of Christian teachers, 1c) Forming the best plans & using the best means for their execution. Sofov denotes wise, skilled, an expert. Strong—akin to safhv(clear); Wise(in a most general application).
“Master Builder/Expert Builder”—arcitektwn—1) A master builder, an architect, the superintendent in the erection of buildings. Strong—A chief constructor, i.e. “Architect.” Used 1X. English= ‘Architect’; ‘Chief Tech’
From—arch—(properly abstract)--A commencement, or concretely--Chief(in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)—&—tektwn—An artificer(as producer of fabrics), i.e. specifically--A craftsman in wood.
“Laid”(See :11)—tiyhmi—1) To set, put, place—1a) To place or lay, 1b) To put down, lay down, 1c) To set on (serve) something to eat or drink, 1d) To set forth, something to be explained by discourse; 2) To make—2a) To make (or set) for one's self or for one's use; 3) To set, fix establish. Strong—a prolonged form of a primary yew(which is used only as alternate in certain tenses); To place(in the widest application, literally & figuratively; properly--in a passive or horizontal posture, & thus different from isthmi, which properly denotes an upright & active position, while keimai is properly reflexive & utterly prostrate).
“Foundation”(See :11, 12)—yemelion—Adj.—1) Laid down as a foundation, the foundation (of a building, wall, city); 2) metaph.--The foundations, beginnings, first principals—2a) of institution or system of truth. Strong—Something put down, i.e. A substruction(of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively).
:11—“For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
There is nothing else(no person or thing) which God has deemed worthy of “foundational” property & thus propriety aside from that of “Jesus Christ.” He is our Savior(“Jesus”) Anointed(“Christ”) of Almighty God.
“Other”(See :10—“Another”)—allov—Adj.—
“Foundation”(See :10, 12)—yemelion—
“Lay...Laid”(See :10)—tiyhmi—
Argumentation:
Acts 4:9-12—[Peter to the rulers & elders of Israel regarding a man healed who had been lame from his mother’s womb]““If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, & to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.””
Eph. 2:19-22—“Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers & foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints & members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles & prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Lk. 6:47-49—“Whoever comes to Me, & hears My sayings & does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep & laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, & could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard & did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; & immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”
Jn. 14:5-9—“Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, & how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, & the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; & from now on you know Him & have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, & it is sufficient for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, & yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”
Col. 2:8-15—“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy & empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, & not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; & you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality & power. In Him you were also circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh, by the circumcision of Christ, buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. And you, being dead in your trespasses & the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities & powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
Illustration:
Mormons base their foundational belief upon a Jesus not of the canonized Bible—They add to the revealed word of God with their ‘Doctrine & Covenants’ & ‘Book of Mormon’/“Mormonism teaches that God the Father is an exalted Man, that Jesus, angels, & human beings were all the literal spirit offspring of our ‘heavenly Father & Mother,’ & that the ultimate goal of the Christian life is to become exalted to Godhood ourselves.”/The president(prophet) of the LDS is the sole spokesman & revelator of God, thus elevating ‘continuing revelation’ to canonical status/Such a BUILDING’s FOUNDATION is faulty!
Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed the existing meaning of Scripture to match their doctrine/The word from their board of elders is ‘continuing revelation’ & is elevated to canonical status/Such a BUILDING’s FOUNDATION is faulty!
Freemasons are ‘universalists’ at the core/That means that everything will work out in the end making ALL religions a correct means to a proper relationship with God/Such 'religion' destroys man's need for Christ/Such a BUILDING’s FOUNDATION is faulty!
Islam/Muhammad is believed by Muslims to be the last & greatest prophet of God & is viewed as superseding any previous revelation(both Judaism & Christianity)/The Qur'an was dictated in Arabic by the angel Gabriel to Muhammad & was God's precise word/For Muslims, God is unknowable personally, but His will is believed to be perfectly revealed in the Qur’an/Muslims consider the most serious sin to be “shirk"—or considering God as more than one—i.e. 3 gods(opposed to Trinity)/Humankind is considered weak & forgetful but technically not ‘fallen’/Muslims(the Qur’an) affirm Jesus' supernatural birth, His miracles, His compassion, & ascension to heaven—Yet they do not accept Him as Prophet, Priest, King, or Divine/Such a BUILDING’s FOUNDATION is faulty!
Leaning tower of Pisa in Italy/The foundation is faulty for the particular substrate on which it sits/FOUNDATION
Ours was one of the first houses built in our neighborhood/As a kid, my friends & I always played around the houses under construction/I was fascinated with the progress from the foundations being marked out to their being poured, to the Framing, Roughing in, Roofing, Plumbing, Electrical, etc./It was always fun to imagine what the inside would look like when it was closed in & it became someone’s home/I never really thought much about the foundation then(I was more interested in the backhoes & cement trucks!) but I remember they did take a great deal of time with it/I remember the footings being dug & the plumb lines being set/I remember the cement being poured & the men meticulously marking & leveling the footings-foundation/BUILDING’s FOUNDATION
Application:
?You a ‘Mere’ Man/Woman?
?Your life(Building) patterned upon the FOUNDATION of Christ Jesus?
CONCLUSION:
Action:
No mere men can Overcome...
—SECTION 2(3:9-17)—
10. BUILDING(:9-17)
A. FOUNDATION(:9-11)
—SECTION 1(3:1-9)—
1. IMMATURITY(:1)
2. DIET(:2-3a)Sustenance
3. ENVY(:3bi)
4. STRIFE(:3bii)
5. DIVISIVENESS(:3biii)
6. BEHAVIORS(:3b)
7. MINISTRY(:4-5)
8. SIGNIFICANCE(:6-7)
9. LABOR(:8-9)
Christians are no mere men!
Rather we are super-natural men!
Able to instill freedom, justice & the Christian(Truthful) way!
Presented 08/31/2014am to:
FBC Cbelle
206 Storrs Ave. SE
Carrabelle, FL 32322
