"And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ.
I fed you with milk and not solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;
for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?"
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NKJV)
Having something is one thing, but doing something with what you have is another. Whether it is some device, a skill, money, or something else, just gaining that thing and having it is only part of the picture. You could get or be given something very important, exactly what you need, but if you never make use of it, then that thing is wasted. Some people think that if they could only have this thing or that thing it would make a big difference in their life, but once they had that thing, they would still have to put it to its proper use.
The Bible is clear that we not only need to hear God's Word, but we also need to put it into practice. God told Joshua to meditate on the Word and do the Word (Joshua 1:8). In Deuteronomy 29:29, it says that the things that have been revealed to us are the things we need to do. And in James 1:21-25, we are told to receive and do the Word, and that those who do the Word will be blessed. So, we can easily see that we have to know God's Word and act on it. Once we have heard God's Word, we then need to do what we have heard.
The Apostle Paul had a great understanding of what God did through Jesus, and Paul spent his life as a Christian teaching others about that. Paul told the believers at Corinth that he could not talk to them as spiritual people, but carnal. The Corinthian believers had the Word, but they were not acting on it and making it a part of their life. We need to read, study, and hear good teaching about God's Word, but then we still need to put it into practice. If we don't, then we will not live in the blessings of God as we should, and we are in danger of living a life contrary to God's plans and purposes.
I fed you with milk and not solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able;
for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?"
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NKJV)
Having something is one thing, but doing something with what you have is another. Whether it is some device, a skill, money, or something else, just gaining that thing and having it is only part of the picture. You could get or be given something very important, exactly what you need, but if you never make use of it, then that thing is wasted. Some people think that if they could only have this thing or that thing it would make a big difference in their life, but once they had that thing, they would still have to put it to its proper use.
The Bible is clear that we not only need to hear God's Word, but we also need to put it into practice. God told Joshua to meditate on the Word and do the Word (Joshua 1:8). In Deuteronomy 29:29, it says that the things that have been revealed to us are the things we need to do. And in James 1:21-25, we are told to receive and do the Word, and that those who do the Word will be blessed. So, we can easily see that we have to know God's Word and act on it. Once we have heard God's Word, we then need to do what we have heard.
The Apostle Paul had a great understanding of what God did through Jesus, and Paul spent his life as a Christian teaching others about that. Paul told the believers at Corinth that he could not talk to them as spiritual people, but carnal. The Corinthian believers had the Word, but they were not acting on it and making it a part of their life. We need to read, study, and hear good teaching about God's Word, but then we still need to put it into practice. If we don't, then we will not live in the blessings of God as we should, and we are in danger of living a life contrary to God's plans and purposes.
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