Sermon: 1 Corinthians 3:1-17: Building the Temple
Paul addresses the Corinthian church's problem with tribalism and division, explaining how their focus on human celebrities like Paul, Apollos, and Peter instead of Christ reveals spiritual immaturity
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By Matt Heerema
Paul addresses the Corinthian church's problem with tribalism and division, explaining how their focus on human celebrities like Paul, Apollos, and Peter instead of Christ reveals spiritual immaturity. He corrects this by teaching that ministers are merely servants, Jesus is the true foundation, and the church itself is God's temple that must be built properly and protected from division.