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  He himself will be saved, but as through fire.   1 Corinthians 3:13-15 "If anyone's work built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward; but if anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss (zemiothesetai); yet he himself will be saved, but as through fire." Gemeothesetai ( ζημιωθή σεται ) means to be harmed, to suffer loss, or to be wounded. If the ministry that a believer has worked hard for is burned up like wood, grass, or straw, they will suffer many wounds. In order for a believer to receive salvation, they must be baptized. Although baptism is administered with water as a formality, Satan ’ s temptation comes after baptism. It is those who hear the Word who are tempted. If those who hear the Word do not reach the death and resurrection of Jesus, they will all fall away. When Jesus was baptized, a voice from God was heard saying, “ This is my beloved Son, ” and the Holy Spirit descended like a dove, and that Holy Spirit led Jesus to Sa...

  The Foundation is Jesus Christ   1 Corinthians 3:10-13 “ According to the grace of God given to me, I laid the foundation (demerios) as a wise builder, and others build on it. But each one should be careful how he builds on it. For no one can lay any other foundation than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on it with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, grass, or straw, each person ’ s work (to ergon) will be revealed, for the day will make it clear, for it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person ’ s work. ” Paul laid the foundation of Jesus Christ. The Gospel is planting Jesus Christ in the hearts of people. "Demerios" means foundation or basis. Just as the foundation of the floor is laid first before constructing a building, that very foundation is Jesus Christ. Just as a building can collapse or be incomplete if the foundation is not properly laid, if Jesus Christ is not properly established, people w...

  "I say to Paul, and another says to Apollos."   1 Corinthians 3:4-5 "One says, 'I say to Paul,' and the other says, 'I say to Apollos.' Are you not carnal people? What then is Apollos, and what is Paul? They are servants whom the Lord gave each to lead you to faith." Seeing that the church was divided into the Paul faction and the Apollos faction, Paul points out the very low quality of religious practices in the Corinthian church. He states that Paul and Apollos are merely ministers dedicated to spreading the gospel of Christ. Faith in the one true God originates from Judaism. However, the church began when Jesus, the Son of God, was born into the world and started preaching the gospel, breaking away from Judaism, which had degenerated into legalism. Although Jesus' disciples left Jerusalem and established churches in various regions, spreading the faith, the Roman government officially recognized Christianity, causing it to expand int...

  I speak to you as to little children in Christ.   1 Corinthians 3:1-3: “ Brothers and sisters, I could not speak to you as to spiritual people (pneumatikois), but as to fleshly people (sarkinois), as to little children (nepiois) in Christ. I fed you with milk, not with solid food, because you were not able to handle it, and you still are not able to. For you are still fleshly. For there is jealousy and strife among you; is it not because you are fleshly and walk according to men? ” Pneumatikois ( πνευματικο ῖ ς ) are those belonging to the spirit. It refers to those who are guided by the Holy Spirit. Sarcinois are those in the flesh who maintain their faith through religious devotion. Nephiois means a nursing infant, and Paul described those with religious faith as nursing infants. This implies that a nursing infant knows nothing about the faith of the Ho Logos. Paul is saying that he deals with them in Christ. He is treating them with the heart of a parent. 3. ἔ τι ...