For we are co-workers in God’s service

Corinthians 3:9-17

For we are co-workers in God’s service.

By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

It is not one proud wisdom of God's plan of salvation through Christ's death on the cross, but those who are spiritually wise. This kind of wisdom, and with its true values and real judgment is God's gift through his Holy Spirit. A person must become good in the world's eyes in order to be really wise.

Once the basic foundation of faith in Chris is laid, every Christian is responsible for what they do with the new life they have been given. See to it that you build to last.

Why?

We are co-workers in God's service. The Lord laid the foundation, which is Jesus Christ. Then someone else is building on it. 

We are God's temple and God's Spirit dwells in us. We should take care, if anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy that person.

The fire will test the quality of each person's work. No one can cheat himself.

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我們本與神同工，自己做計劃，求神配合，達成自己的計劃目標。人心都有籌算，惟有神能成就大事。

神記念誰的工作?金銀寶石： 體積小卻很有價值，不容易看見。草木禾稭：體積很大，明顯看見，裏面是空的，且經不起考驗，有宗教禮儀，卻沒有生活的敬拜。

教會指的是教會的群體及基督徒，毀壞教會就是指結黨紛爭的人，無法建造教會，只會拆毀教會。人用世界的智慧在誇口就是結黨分派的人，自以為聰明有智慧。

或保羅，或亞波羅，或磯法全是你們的，意思是這些牧者全要服事你們的。

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How?

We have to take responsibility for our life, we are the Temple of the Lord and God's Spirit dwells in my midst. Do I have the light of the Lord shine from me?