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To: annalex; daniel1212; Mad Dawg; Bulwyf; Clay+Iron_Times; noprogs; metmom; smvoice
>>Where is that in the passage? It speaks of "every man", not the pastors;<<

First off, I do believe I said Pastors and leaders in the church. The entire chapter is talking about those who “teach”. Refer back to the “milk” and “meat” statements. The entire chapter is talking about those who are strong (meat fed) and weaker (milk fed) Christians. Those who are weak will not hold fast through the fire of trials and will be “burned up”

Here again he calls himself and the others who are “teachers” labourers. Those who are building the church. That would be those who are either teaching the “milk” or the “meat”.

1 Corinthians 3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.

Not once in that entire chapter does he talk about anyone other than those who are “labourers” or teachers in the church. He doesn’t switch when he says “every man”. He’s still talking about those leaders and teachers within the church. Even if you were to stretch that into somehow meaning “all men” it would still refer to “any man” who teaches either “milk” or “meat” of scripture. It would still be talking about whether those who were taught were strong in the faith and when “tried by the fire of temptation” remained strong or those who were taught only the “milk” of scripture and were weak and were lost through those temptations.

346 posted on 10/25/2011 7:27:04 AM PDT by CynicalBear
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To: CynicalBear; daniel1212; Mad Dawg; Bulwyf; Clay+Iron_Times; noprogs; metmom; smvoice
The general context is distinction of those who are carnal and those who are mature spiritually, yes. Both groups are believers, however, not everyone is fully sanctified and every one -- mature and immature is to be tested by his works after he dies; this is why the passage speaks not only of strong material like stone but also of weak material, as stubble. Nowhere does the passage say that only the pastors and leaders are tested or that the individual church members are tested in order to judge the leader. It repeats "every man's work" several times precisely so that your misunderstanding not be made. Read what is written.

Observe, too, that your bizarre reading has the milk-fed believers burned off and the teacher saved; is that consistent with salvation by faith alone, which you probably hold, or even elementary justice?

457 posted on 10/26/2011 5:58:15 AM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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