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Welcome back to our immersive journey through 1 Corinthians, where Paul’s ancient words leap to life in the heart of Corinth! In Chapter 3, the spiritual temperature is rising. The Corinthian believers are at war, fueled by intellectual pride and "one-upmanship." Two factions—one dedicated to Paul’s foundational teaching, the other to Apollos’s elegant metaphors—are tearing the church apart. Join the heated confrontation between the quick-witted Phaedrus and the practical Titus, as Elder Elias steps in to deliver Paul’s scathing verdict: their strife proves they are still spiritual "babes" who need milk, not meat!
Paul cuts through their pride with two powerful analogies: the Farmer’s Field (where planting and watering are useless without God’s increase) and the Master Builder’s Foundation (where all work is tested by fire). Discover the terrifying accountability that awaits every believer, and how their petty divisions were actually defiling the holy Temple of God—the church itself. This chapter forces the Corinthians to ask: Is my faith built with enduring gold or combustible straw? Tune in to find out!
