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1Corinthians
10:12
summarizes
the
warnings
found
in
10:1
through
10:12.
It
says
Wherefore
let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
take
heed
lest
he
fall.
Part
of
human
nature
is
to
believe
'I'm
OK.
Nothing
is
going
to
happen.'
Then
we
complain
when
something
bad
happens.
What's
worse
is
that
people
tend
to
ask
'Why
didn't
God
keep
this
from
happening?'
Here
we
are
told
that
it
is
our
job
to
avoid
these
problems
and
we
are
told
how
to
avoid
them.
Basically,
this
chapter
warns
us:
'Don't
be
a
Biblical
fool
'.
Don't
do
what
God
warns
will
bring
a
punishment
from
God
and
then
think:
'I'm
OK.
Nothing
is
going
to
happen.'
This
chapter
warns
us
about
sins
to
not
do
because
these
sins
will
bring
a
punishment
even
the
children
of
God
.
The summary of the first few sentences in this chapter are:
idolaters.
fornicators.
tempt Christ.
murmurers.
wise.
This
chapter
is
going
'above
and
beyond'
the
prior
chapter
in
that
where
the
prior
chapter
told
us
to
not
deny
God's
children
what
is
rightfully
theirs,
this
chapter
tells
us
to
be
willing
to
give
up
what
is
rightfully
ours
in
order
to
serve
God.
Paul
starts
out
telling
us
how
God's
people
'demanded
what
they
thought
was
their
rights'
and
suffered
judgment
from
God
when
they
were
wrong.
This
warning
is
summed
up
with
the
sentence
that
says:
Wherefore
let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
take
heed
lest
he
fall.
Paul
then
goes
on
and
warns
us
that
God
put
this
account,
of
His
judging
His
people
because
of
their
attitude,
into
the
Bible
to
warns
us.
Instead
of
'demanding
our
rights'
we
are
told
to
whatsoever
ye
do,
do
all
to
the
glory
of
God.
Give
none
offence,
neither
to
the
Jews,
nor
to
the
Gentiles,
nor
to
the
church
of
God:
Even
as
I
please
all
men
in
all
things,
not
seeking
mine
own
profit,
but
the
profit
of
many,
that
they
may
be
saved.
Be
ye
followers
of
me,
even
as
I
also
am
of
hrist.
While
there
is
more
in
this
chapter
that
we
could
cover,
we
will
linit
this
messages
to
the
warnings
at
the
start
of
this
chapter
which
lead
up
to
Paul's
challenge
to
be
wise
.
This
wisdom
requires
us
avoiding
the
mistakes
made
by
the
Jews
which
we
are
warned
about
in
the
start
of
this
chapter.
(10:1-4)
tells
us
that
beyond
the
reasoning
of
the
prior
chapter
we
have
an
example
in
scripture
to
teach
us
the
same
thing.
Moreover,
brethren,
I
would
not
that
ye
should
be
ignorant,
how
that
all
our
fathers
were
under
the
cloud,
and
all
passed
through
the
sea;
And
were
all
baptized
unto
Moses
in
the
cloud
and
in
the
sea;
And
did
all
eat
the
same
spiritual
meat;
And
did
all
drink
the
same
spiritual
drink:
for
they
drank
of
that
spiritual
Rock
that
followed
them:
and
that
Rock
was
Christ.
In
our
sentence
we
are
told
how
Christ
provided
for
the
spiritual
needs
of
God's
people.
Here
we
see
four
Steps
that
Christ
did.
He
saved
them.
He
identified
them
with
the
man
of
God
for
their
sanctification.
He
provided
spiritual
food
for
their
spiritual
growth
and
physical
needs.
He
provided
spiritual
water
for
their
spiritual
cleansing.
We
are
told
later
in
this
chapter
that
the
people
failed
to
respond
properly.
However,
that
does
not
diminish
the
provision
which
was
provided
by
Christ
.
Our
sentence
also
tells
us
that
the
spiritual
meat
provided
by
Christ
to
all
our
fathers
was
manna.
The
spiritual
meat
provided
by
Christ
to
us
is
bread
which
we
break
(10:16)
and
body
of
Christ
(10:16).
Just
as
God
destroyed
our
fathers
for
eating
His
spiritual
meat
and
then
acting
like
devils,
Paul
is
warning
that
our
Lord
will
do
the
same
to
us.
Next,
our
sentence
tells
us
that
the
spiritual
drink
provided
by
Christ
to
all
our
fathers
was
water
from
the
Rock
(and
that
Rock
was
Christ
).
In
10:21
we
are
warned
Ye
cannot
drink
the
cup
of
the
Lord,
and
the
cup
of
devils
.
The
spiritual
drink
provided
by
Christ
to
us
is
blood
of
Christ
(10:16)
and
the
cup
of
the
Lord
(10:21).
Just
as
God
destroyed
our
fathers
for
drinking
His
spiritual
drink
and
then
acting
like
devils,
Paul
is
warning
that
our
Lord
Who
never
changes
will
do
the
same
to
us.
This
spiritual
drink
is
symbolic
of
the
Holy
Spirit
and
the
cleansing
that
Christ
provides
when
we
truly
Biblically
repent
and
confess
our
sin
and
stop
doing
the
sin.
However,
as
our
chapter
tells
us,
the
Jews
continued
their
sin
and
refused
to
Biblically
repent
.
Thus
they
were
not
spiritually
cleansed
and
God
destroyed
them
instead.
Our
chapter
warns
us
that
God
will
do
the
same
to
us
if
we
refuse
to
let
Christ
cleanse
us
from
sin.
Next,
our
sentence
tells
us
that
that
Rock
was
Christ
.
Christ
is
the
role
of
the
Son
of
God
which
provides
our
spiritual
maturing
and
other
things
after
our
initial
profession.
Within
this
sentence
and
the
rest
of
this
chapter
we
see
that
God
did
the
same
role
for
the
Jews
through
that
Rock
.
The
only
difference
between
the
Jews
and
the
church
is
that
the
Rock
dealt
with
the
Jews
under
the
Old
Testament
and
Christ
deals
with
the
Church
under
the
New
Testament.
Please
notice
that
this
sentence
starts
with
moreover
.
In
Chapter
9Paul
told
us
what
happened
to
the
Jews
who
ignored
the
spiritual
lessons
provided
to
them.
Since
people
in
the
Church
Age
have
the
indwelling
Holy
Spirit,
which
the
Jews
did
not
have,
Paul
warns
us
that
what
can
happen
to
us
can
be
far
worse.
We
have
a
greater
help
in
learning
spiritual
lessons
and,
therefore,
a
greater
responsibility
to
learn
them.
(For
unto
whomsoever
much
is
given,
of
him
shall
be
much
required:
[Luke
12:48]).
Within our sentence we see four Steps telling us about the salvation that God provided. The first thing that God provided was removal from the path of destruction and protection from that time onward. God provides this to His people while He denies the same to lost people and while God destroys the enemies of His people.
In
our
Second
Step
we
are
told
And
were
all
baptized
unto
Moses
in
the
cloud
and
in
the
sea
.
The
basic
doctrinal
meaning
of
baptism
is
'identified
with'.
While
baptism
is
part
of
God's
plan
of
salvation,
it
is
not
all
of
it.
Further,
these
people
were
'identified
with'
Moses,
which
means
that
they
followed
Moses
through
the
sea
and,
thereby,
agreed
to
follow
him
for
the
rest
of
their
life.
When
they
refused
to
do
so
God
did
not
send
them
back
to
Egypt,
which
would
be
the
equivalent
of
losing
our
salvation,
but
God
Himself
destroyed
them.
So
people
who
claim
God's
salvation
but
refuse
to
be
baptized
or
to
follow
their
God
given
spiritual
leader
are
not
risking
losing
their
salvation
(if
they
were
truly
saved
in
the
first
place)
but
they
are
risking
being
destroyed
by
God.
When
these
people
were
all
baptized
unto
Moses
,
they
agreed
to
obey
God
by
keeping
the
Mosaic
Law.
If
they
were
not
willing
to
do
that
they
did
not
have
to
follow
Moses
into
the
sea
.
No,
God
does
not
accept
you
making
a
vow
because
you
are
desperate
and
then
using
the
fact
that
you
were
desperate
to
claim
that
the
vow
is
invalid.
To
accept
the
benefit
of
a
contract
while
refusing
to
keep
your
part
is
fraud.
That
makes
you
a
liar
and
what
is
worse,
you
give
that
lie
one
while
you
are
making
a
spiritual
contract
with
God
(with
the
vow).
Likewise,
when
someone
gets
saved
today
they
vow
to
accept
the
Son
of
God
as
their
personal
Lord
.
God
'identifies
us
with'
Jesus
Christ
.
If
we
refuse
to
follow
Him,
God
will
also
destroy
us.
Thus
we
see
that
baptism
is
truly
a
public
ceremony
that
'identifies
us
with'
Jesus
Christ
.
Our
refusal
to
obey
Him
as
our
personal
Lord
,
after
accepting
His
salvation,
is
our
openly
challenging
God
the
destroy
us.
Our
Third
Step
tells
us
And
did
all
eat
the
same
spiritual
meat
.
They
accepted
the
provision
of
God.
People
come
to
the
church
and
ask
for
prayers.
They
ask
for
counsel
and
comfort
and
for
help
with
their
children
and
for
ceremonies
recognizing
special
occasions
such
as
marriage.
Many
people
come
to
the
church
for
these
things
and
then
object
when
asked
to
help
with
the
costs
or
to
become
involved
and
help
provide
to
others
what
they
received
in
their
time
of
need.
Our
churches
are
full
of
people
who
want
God's
provision
but
don't
want
to
grow
up
spiritually
and
start
to
help
with
the
needs
of
others.
As
our
chapter
warns
us,
that
is
daring
God
to
destroy
us.
Our
Fourth
Step
of
God's
plan
of
salvation
where
we
are
told
And
did
all
drink
the
same
spiritual
drink
.
This
is
a
symbolic
agreement
to
accept
cleansing.
Water,
blood
and
oil
are
all
liquids
and
used
symbolically
within
the
Bible
to
represent
the
spiritual
cleansing
provided
by
God.
God
does
not
just
take
away
the
consequences
of
our
sin.
Neither
does
God
simply
take
away
our
sin.
God
removes
the
stain
of
our
sin,
which
means
He
removes
our
addiction
to
that
sin.
However,
not
even
God
can
do
that
while
we
continue
to
willfully
do
that
sin.
Thus,
this
step
symbolically
represents
our
agreement
to
'stop
our
sinning'.
Once
more,
we
see
that
if
we
fail
to
'stop
our
sinning',
after
God
provides
the
means
for
us
to
do
so,
is
an
open
challenge
to
God
whereby
we
dare
Him
to
destroy
us.
(10:5)
tells
us
that
many
of
God's
people
did
not
please
God
even
though
God
provided
for
them.
But
with
many
of
them
God
was
not
well
pleased:
for
they
were
overthrown
in
the
wilderness.
Our
sentence
starts
with
But
,
which
means
it
has
the
same
subject
as
the
prior
sentence
while
going
another
way.
In
the
prior
sentence
we
saw
how
God
provided
all
that
His
people
would
need
so
that
they
could
serve
Him
and
receive
blessings
as
a
result
of
that
service.
Instead,
our
current
sentence
says
that
they
were
overthrown
in
the
wilderness
.
Further,
this
result
is
why
(for
)
Paul
says
that
with
many
of
them
God
was
not
well
pleased
.
In
the
next
few
sentences
we
see
God
kill
those
people
whom
He
was
not
well
pleased
with.
Further
on
in
our
chapter
Paul
warns
us
that
we
can
expect
the
same
result
if
God
is
not
well
pleased
with
our
service.
We
find
forms
of
the
word
overthrown
in
16
verses
of
the
Bible.
In
each
instance,
God
destroyed
people
when
they
were
overthrown
Therefore,
our
warning
is
about
sins
by
God's
people
which
can
result
in
a
death
sentence,
like
Romans
6:16
warns
us
about.
(10:6)
tells
us
God
wrote
about
them
in
the
Bible
to
give
us
a
warning.
Now
these
things
were
our
examples,
to
the
intent
we
should
not
lust
after
evil
things,
as
they
also
lusted.
Please
notice
that
our
last
phrase
has
as
,
which
means
'the
same
way'.
Our
second
sentence
says
that
they
were
given
to
the
intent
.
God
will
not
take
away
our
free
will.
He
warns
us
but
lets
us
chose
to
do
foolishly
and
suffered
the
consequence
because
He
will
never
force
us
to
do
good
and,
thereby,
take
away
our
free
will.
The
message
from
as
is
quite
simple.
If
you
act
as
they
did
then
you
will
get
the
same
results
that
they
received
and
that
Paul
reports
within
this
chapter.
(10:7)
tells
us
how
God
dealt
with
idolaters
.
Neither
be
ye
idolaters,
as
were
some
of
them;
as
it
is
written,
The
people
sat
down
to
eat
and
drink,
and
rose
up
to
play.
The
word
Neither
means
'not
either'.
This
sentence,
and
the
next
several,
start
with
Neither
and
tell
us
'don't
do
any
of
these
sins'.
Our
first
sin
is
idolatry
is
not
what
most
people
think
is
idolatry
.
Notice
that
our
evidence
is
The
people
sat
down
to
eat
and
drink,
and
rose
up
to
play
.
This
means
that
living
a
life
of
pleasure
is
idolatry
with
the
idol
being
our
own
flesh
.
Eating,
drinking
and
playing
are
all
centered
on
pleasing
out
flesh
.
In
Exodus
32:6-14
God
was
ready
to
kill
the
idolaters
but
repented
after
Moses
prayed
for
them.
Carnal
saved
people
usually
don't
realize
how
often
the
prayers
of
a
godly
person
is
all
that
saves
them
from
God's
wrath.
Even
so,
Exodus
32:28
tells
us
there
fell
of
the
people
that
day
about
three
thousand
men
.
Romans
6:16
says
Know
ye
not,
that
to
whom
ye
yield
yourselves
servants
to
obey,
his
servants
ye
are
to
whom
ye
obey;
whether
of
sin
unto
death,
or
of
obedience
unto
righteousness?
When
someone
is
devoting
their
life
the
idolatry
of
eating,
drinking
and
playing
,
they
are
obeying
the
flesh
.
These
and
other
verses
warn
us
that
God
brings
sickness
and
death
to
His
people
who
life
this
life
of
idolatry
.
That
us
why
our
sentence
commands
us
Neither
be
ye
idolaters
.
(10:9)
tells
us
how
God
dealt
with
people
who
tempt
Christ
.
Neither
let
us
tempt
Christ,
as
some
of
them
also
tempted,
and
were
destroyed
of
serpents.
This
sin
was
recorded
in
Numbers
21:5-6
and
is
associated
with
God's
people
complaining
about
God's
provision
(And
the
people
spake
against
God,
and
against
Moses,
Wherefore
have
ye
brought
us
up
out
of
Egypt
to
die
in
the
wilderness?
for
there
is
no
bread,
neither
is
there
any
water;
and
our
soul
loatheth
this
light
bread.
And
the
LORD
sent
fiery
serpents
among
the
people,
and
they
bit
the
people;
and
much
people
of
Israel
died.
The
warning
is
simple:
be
satisfied
with
what
God
provides
and
don't
complain
or
expect
the
judgment
of
God.
We
also
see
God's
people
tempt
God
in:
Exodus
17:2,
7;
23:20-21;
Deuteronomy
6:16;
Psalms
78:18,
56;
95:9;
106:14;
Hebrews
3:8-11;
10:28-30.
The
doctrine
in
this
sentence
is
very
important
to
understand
and
easy
to
miss.
God
deliberately
used
Christ
in
this
verse
by
itself
(with
neither
Lord
nor
Jesus
included)
because
this
sin
is
complaining
about
the
provision
that
God
gives
after
we
become
His
children.
That
is
complaining
against
what
God
provides
through
His
role
as
Christ
,
which
is
why
this
sin
is
against
Christ
.
The
people
who
were
destroyed
of
serpents
suffered
a
lot
of
pain
before
they
died.
They
could
also
'look
to
the
cross'
but
we
need
to
note
that
it
was
not
lost
people
but
God's
people
who
could
do
this.
When
we
sin
after
getting
saved
the
results
can
be
far
more
painful
than
when
we
did
the
same
sin
before
we
were
saved.
We
must
'look
to
the
cross'
and
realize
what
Christ
paid
so
that
we
could
'stop
our
sinning'
after
we
become
God's
children.
If
we
refuse
to
'look
to
the
cross'
after
our
initial
profession
and
refuse
to
truly
Biblically
repent
for
sins
done
after
our
initial
profession,
then
we
are
daring
God
to
give
us
a
lot
of
pain.
(10:10)
tells
us
how
God
dealt
with
murmurers
.
Neither
murmur
ye,
as
some
of
them
also
murmured,
and
were
destroyed
of
the
destroyer.
We
see
this
result
in
general
with
the
constant
murmuring
and
complaining
by
the
Jews
while
they
were
in
the
wilderness,
and
by
God
constantly
killing
some
of
those
Jews.
In
addition,
we
have
specific
instances
in
Numbers
14:37
and
Numbers
16:46-49.
God's
people
murmur
when
they
don't
like
what
is
happening
but
lacked
the
evidence
or
the
guts
that
are
required
to
openly
question
or
challenge
authority.
Basically,
God
tells
us
to
keep
our
mouth
shut
until
we
have
what
is
required
to
openly
question
or
challenge
authority.
(10:11)
tells
us
why
God
put
these
things
in
the
Bible.
Now
all
these
things
happened
unto
them
for
ensamples:
and
they
are
written
for
our
admonition,
upon
whom
the
ends
of
the
world
are
come.
We
can
see
a
couple
of
things
in
our
sentence.
God
was
determined
that
He
would
kill
all
of
the
Jews
who
refused
to
walk
by
faith
and
enter
the
promised
land.
However,
instead
of
doing
it
right
away,
God
waited
for
them
to
do
further
sin
which
would
justify
a
death
sentence
a
second
time.
When
they
did
a
second
sin
unto
death
,
God
killed
them
and
used
their
death
as
an
ensample
to
us
about
the
possible
results
of
certain
sins.
What is amazing is the number of people who claim to be saved and claim to know their Bible well enough to argue about the doctrine in it, and can be shown this sentence and still insist that God will not only let them live but will do nothing even while they engage in these sins in an ongoing basis.
We
see
that
God
wrote
about
these
sins
and
the
consequences
of
them
(and
they
are
written
)
so
that
there
would
be
no
corruption
in
the
lessons
due
to
the
lessons
being
passed
on
by
word-of-mouth.
God
preserves
His
written
Word
and
keeps
it
from
changing.
Neither
man
nor
devil
can
change
what
God
preserves.
Therefore,
we
can
be
sure
that
these
ensamples
happened
exactly
as
written
and
that
they
are
a
sample
of
the
judgment
that
we
should
expect
to
receive
if
we
do
these
sins
like
the
Jews
did
them.
(10:12)
tells
us
the
resulting
warning.
Wherefore
let
him
that
thinketh
he
standeth
take
heed
lest
he
fall.
God literally killed hundreds of thousands of His people in the wilderness. Only a fool would think they can do the same sins and not have the consequences.
Our warning is to pay attention to things that we do without thinking about them. We need to deliberately pay attention to our behaviour when we normally just react to uncomfortable circumstances. God's people were not in danger, but were uncomfortable. Their wrong reaction turned it into a life-threatening situation.
In
these
sentences
we
see
the
many
temptations
which
led
God's
children
to
sin.
All
of
these
things
rise
up
from
within
ourselves.
We
still
live
in
sinful
flesh
.
Without
the
constant
help
of
God
through
Christ
,
we
will
each
fall
to
one
of
these
fleshly
sins.
The
first
sin,
which
leads
to
all
others,
is
pride.
Therefore,
we
each
must
constantly
keep
in
mind
the
warning
of
our
last
verse.