1 Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” All Penitent, Baptized Believers Are Joined By God To The Body Of Christ: Acts 2:38,41,47 The Corinthians Did The Same (Acts 18:8; 1 Cor. 1:14-16) This Placed Them In The Body of Christ, the Church (1 Cor. 1:30; 12:13; Eph. 5:23) However, Their Being In The Body Did Not Automatically Shield Them From Carnality 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

2 Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1: “And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2: “I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3: “For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?” (1 Corinthians 3:1-3) 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

3 1: And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2: I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3: For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?  Capable Of Eating “Meat” (Food For The Mature)  “Minds the things of the Spirit” (Romans 8:5)  Is “Led By The Spirit” (Romans 8:14) Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

4 1: And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2: I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 3: For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?  Eats Only “Milk” (Food For The Immature)  “Minds the things of the Flesh” (Romans 8:5)  Walks After The Flesh” (Romans 8:4) Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

5 “Carnal” Brethren Are Described As “Babies” (1 Cor. 3:1) All Converts Start Out As “Babies,” But They Are Not To Remain Such:  “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that you may grow thereby” (1 Pet. 2:2; 2 Pet. 3:18)  Hebrews 5:11-6:2; Ephesians 4:14 Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

6 1.Like Babies, They Don’t Work! 2.They Cry Like Babies:  They scream and squall when they don’t get their way.  They whine and complain when they are uncomfortable.  They sulk and pout when they are rebuked. Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Symptoms of Christian Babyhood:

7 3.Like Babies, They Focus Mainly On The Wants & Needs Of The Flesh (3:3; Gal. 5:19-21; 1 Jn. 2:15-17; Matt. 6:24-33). 4.Like Babies, They Are Attached To The Humans Who Nurtured Them (1 Cor. 1:11-16; 3:21-23; 4:6) 5.Like Babies, They Lacked Insight Into The Workings Of God (1 Cor. 3:6-9). Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Symptoms of Christian Babyhood:

8 1.They Are Perpetually Fed Like Babies:  Paul could not “speak to” the Corinthians as “spiritual” people (3:1)  Many preachers preach fluff – no doctrine, never challenge people to objectively analyze passages  Many class teachers don’t study to be able to evoke thought & interest. Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Why Some Remain Babies:

9 2.They Are Perpetually Treated Like Babies:  Spiritual brethren often get into the habit of continuing to handle carnal brethren with “kid gloves.”  Yes, we are to “bear with the scruples of the weak” (Rom. 15:1), and “uphold the weak” (1 Thess. 5:14), but “weak” is not “carnal!” Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Why Some Remain Babies:

10 Respect “What Is Written” (1 Cor. 4:6; 1:10) Above Who Is Speaking! Are More Concerned With What GOD Thinks Of Them Than With What MEN Think Of Them! (1 Cor. 4:3). Glory In The Lord (1:31), Not In Men (3:21). Know Their Place (1 Cor. 3:9) Two Kinds Of Brethren: “Carnal” And “Spiritual” 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Spiritual Brethren: