It always helps to look at scripture in context. The context is the strife and jealousy. The attacking of each other because of their views being different from someone else.
Whenever we attack each other personally......this is the very same thing the Pharisees did with Jesus ...this is immaturity
What Paul was talking about here is the jealousy and strife and dissensions among them...those are the immature ones in Christ. The ones accusing others of being immature are the very ones that are immature.
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NASB)
[SUP]1 [/SUP] And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
[SUP]2 [/SUP] I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,
[SUP]3 [/SUP] for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
Whenever we attack each other personally......this is the very same thing the Pharisees did with Jesus ...this is immaturity
What Paul was talking about here is the jealousy and strife and dissensions among them...those are the immature ones in Christ. The ones accusing others of being immature are the very ones that are immature.
1 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NASB)
[SUP]1 [/SUP] And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ.
[SUP]2 [/SUP] I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,
[SUP]3 [/SUP] for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
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