Thirsting Souls Bible Teaching

(1Co 10:13) “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”  As we look at the demands of holy living, our hearts may say, “I cannot”. Here He Who faced our temptations and overcame says to you, “I understand and will help if you are willing.”

 (1Co 10:12) “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” Pride makes us think we are better, more spiritual, that what we are. Through the example of Paul in 2 Corinthians 12 we learn it not our strength, but the Lord’s strength through which we are to overcome. The Lord lifts up the humble, not the proud (James 4:6,10).

(1Co 10:11) “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.”  IF…..one does not read the Old Testament, how can they learn from the “ensamples”? Brother/sister, Jesus said to those who only had at the time the Old Testament Scriptures, “…. It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” (Matt 4:4) No excuse will suffice.

(1Co 10:10) “Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.”  People seem to think God owes them the kind of life they think they deserve. If they don’t get what they desire, they feel hard at God,  murmuring against Him. I have heard people say, “I’m mad at God”. Amazing. He gave His Son on a cross for you. Do you still think He owes you something?

(1Co 10:9) “Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.” In what way did they tempt the Lord? They tested His patience. They complained about His provision – the manna they ate. All they had to do was go out and pick it up every morning. Yet, they complained. Are we guilty of not seeing the Lord’s blessings upon our life and complaining to Him?

(1Co 10:8) “Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.”  It is so commonplace for men and women to sleep together and live together that our society thinks it normal. It is not. It is sin and wickedness before God. The going from one person to another is defilement before God. Believers need to see it and acknowledge it in their minds.

(1Co 10:7) “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 common thought regarding different “gods” today is, “We all worship the same God just with different names.” No true. The only living and true God said His people were not to even take their name upon their lips (Ps 16:4).

(1Co 10:6) “Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.”  The saved have two natures warring within (Rom 7:23). The old nature desires to please the flesh through the things of this world. We are to treat it as dead (Rom 6:11). Remember, the Holy Spirit lives within you. Our love for God should help us to live as not to grieve Him.

(1Co 10:1) “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;…(5)  But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”  Outwardly, they all experienced the same thing. Yet, it was a minority that truly walked with the Lord. Many today speak of His greatness and their love for Him, but few it is that have experienced such a live change (new birth) that they walk that narrow road with Him.

(1Co 10:1) “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; (2)  And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (3)  And did all eat the same spiritual meat; (4) And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.”  Simply put: the nation of Israel was privileged from Moses through the ministry of Christ Jesus. None could truthfully say they were not – thus each had no excuse for rejecting Christ.