On Quarreling and Rivalry (Or: How to Get Along with Each Other in Church)
We often use the term “spiritual immaturity” to describe Christians who don’t know enough yet. They need to expand their knowledge of Scripture. They need their doctrine corrected. But for the Apostle Paul the mark of spiritual immaturity within a community is not a lack of theological knowledge or biblical literacy. In 1 Corinthians 3:1-5 he is clear that the primary marks of spiritual immaturity are quarreling and rivalry.
The Corinthians have plenty of theological opinions on many different spiritual matters, and most of their opinions are completely wrong. But it isn’t the fact that their…
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