Corinthians 1 Chapter 2

How powerful is this?

¹Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly–mere infants in Christ. ²I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. ³You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? ⁴For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere men?

We are all mere infants. We are constantly falling, constantly tripping on our sins. We are still worldly. When we ascend to join God in Heaven, then we are no longer infants. Then we truly know God. But remember, you are always learning, just like a child. You will never know everything about God. Always keep an open mind about what you're reading or studying, especially if you're in a study group.

¹²If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, ¹³his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. ¹⁴If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. ¹⁵If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.

God has already laid a foundation for you to build upon. It is up to you to build a home that will shelter you against the sins of this world. Not only you, but your spiritual family as well, as you are responsible for them, as they are for you. If fire (sin) comes, and your house burns down, then you are burnt, but you survive, with scars. Scars are permanent reminders of your failures.