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1 Corinthians 3:1-7

"And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh,
as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were
not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still
fleshly."

"For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are
you not walking like mere men? For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I
am of Apollos," are you not mere men?

"What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even
as the Lord gave opportunity to each one."

"I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the
one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth."
(Paul, speaking to the new Christians in the city of Corinth) 1 Corinthians 3:1-7
(NAS)
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Questions:

In the City of Corinth, the new Christians were aligning themselves with the people
who taught and baptized them, saying "I am of Paul" or "I am of Apollos." Who was
responsible for the increase in number of Christians teaching and baptism? Was it
God, or man?

He who plants the word of God, and he who waters the word of God are _______, but
______ gives the increase. Who do you follow? The person who immersed you into Christ?
Or do you follow Christ?
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Suggested Bible Reading for Month:

August 1-7:New Testament -- Acts 25:1 - Romans 1:17. Old Testament -- Job 28 - Job
42.

August 8-14: New Testament-- Romans 1:18 - Romans 7:25. Old Testament -- Psalm 1
- Psalm 36.
August 15-21: New Testament -- Romans 8:1 - Romans 12:21. Old Testament -- Psalm
37 - Psalm 61.
August 22-31: New Testament -- Romans 13:1 - 1 Corinthians 5:13. Old Testament --
Psalm 62 - Psalm 94.
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Easy-to-Read Version:

"Brothers [and sisters], in the past I could not talk to you like I talk to spiritual
people. I had to talk to you like worldly people--like babies in Christ. The teaching
I gave you was like milk, not solid food. I did this because you were not ready
for solid food. And even now you are not ready for solid food."

"You are still not spiritual people. You have jealousy and arguing among you. This
shows that you are not spiritual. You are acting the same as people of the world.
One of you says, "I follow Paul," and another person says, "I follow Apollos." When
you say things like that, you are acting like [worldly] people."

"Is Apollos important? No! Is Paul important? No! We are only servants of God who
helped you believe. Each one of us did the work God gave us to do."

"I planted the seed (teaching) and Apollos watered it. But God is the One who made
the seed grow. So the person that plants is not important, and the person that waters
is not important. Only God is important, because he is the One who makes things
grow." 1 Corinthians 3:1-7 (ERV)
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