Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

444 God’s Puzzle Solvedman’s work of what sort it is. 14 If any man’s workabide which he has built thereupon, he shall receive areward. 15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shallsuffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as byfire.Paul was first on the scene and he planted. Apollos camealong later and helped to tend to the growing plants. Butonly God gave the increase. No one but God can changeyou. This addresses ministers and everyone else. Paultold you he was more diligent than all the others. He waslike a wise master-builder. God revealed more to him ashe dealt with the church and with The Gentiles. Peter, onthe other hand, spent his time with The Israelites. Paulsaid, “I have laid the foundation and another builds thereon.But let every man take heed how he builds thereupon.” It isscary when you think of what ministers preach and whenyou contemplate how you live your Christian life.Pluck Out An Eye?They now had the foundation but were still carnal. Theywere just babes “In Christ.” They weren’t willing to pluckout the eye. They weren’t willing to cut off the arm. Theyweren’t willing to kill their carnal nature. A preachershould worry about what he preaches. A person whoclaims to be a Christian should be concerned about whathe believes and the way he lives his life. This is because,“the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed byfire.”If only an eye has caused you to sin, you might burn fora short time. If, in your lifetime, you have given more of