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Meditation 4.12
On Saturdays, we consider a passage of Scripture:
Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.” So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future-all are yours, and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
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We all have to have seen those instances of very smart people doing stupendously dumb things. I recall my dad sometimes saying of an excessively complicated but monumentally dumb undertaking: “that was so dumb that it must have required a boatload of Ivy Leaguers to come up with it.”
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The “you” throughout this chapter is plural and specifically refers to the Corinthian congregation that is being addressed. There are divisions in that body (factions) concerning the precedence of whose leadership is more important Paul, Apollos, or Cephas, all who spoke there. The most important matter is following Christ, not men. So, it seems that “the wisdom of this world”, in this context is the tendency to follow man made church polity rather than Christ. Another item worth noting in verses 16 and 17 is a passage that is often quoted out of context to apply to suicide. “you are God’s temple and God’s Spirit dwells in you” refers to the Corinthian congregation, not to an individual. Destroying “God’s temple” is addressing those who are causing division which can destroy their assembly, and any of our assemblies.
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Zatos,
There are other passages that refer to the individual Christian as the temple of the Holy Spirit, so the principle still applies. (As do others, such as the commandment against murder.)
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Zatos is correct in that Paul here is urging the church to unity. Paul considered schism to be one of the worst things that could happen to a church, besides apostasy. (See Galatians)
But Cheryl is correct in that I Cor 6:19 says “Know ye not that your (He’s talking personal temptations in context here.) body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you …?”
But I can see how someone might interpret 3:17 in a personal sense; because Paul is talking about each individual building upon his foundation, which is Christ. Each individual is an important part of the Body. None is unimportant.
The Redskins running back (& Heisman trophy winner)George Rogers had his career ended by a bad big toe.
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Yes, Cheryl, you are correct. I am certainly not advocating suicide, just that verses 16 and 17 are not addressing it.
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