My Review on the book of 1 Corinthians seen from the perspective of the Gospel of water and The Spirit

The book of Corinthians is a letter written by the apostle Paul to the saints in Corinth.
Through the book we are able to see the problems that arose inside the church at Corinth.
Paul before addressing the errors of the saints first reminded them of the grace of the water and the spirit that the saints had received from God.
This was because the truth of water and the Spirit was the means by which all conflicts could be resolved.
Divisions had arisen in Corinth due to sectarianism.
The centre of the faith of the saints in Corinth had shifted from our Lord Jesus Christ to the apostles. Because of this disputes were bound to arise that’s why the apostle Paul quickly restored the position of man to just an instrument used by God to fulfil His will.
When man takes precedence over God conflicts are bound to arise inside the church.
Man’s word cannot and should not have power more than God’s word of the water and the Spirit.
Its God who Has saved us by getting baptised to carry our sins and received judgement on our behalf therefore all the Glory should be given solely to God.
God servants are supposed to lead people to The Lord Jesus Christ not to themselves.
God’s servants don’t exist to rule people but to guide the flock to live according to The Lords will.
those who have become God’s servants must not try to lead the church with their own thoughts or assertions, but must minister within the scope of God’s word written in the Bible. 
When the purpose of the servants of God changes man takes and gives glory to another man.
The Head of the church of God is Jesus Christ therefore the direction and The standard of God’s church is the Word of God and the preaching of the Gospel of the water and the spirit, the centre of the church must never shift from the Gospel of the water and the spirit.
Also spiritual fathers must know how to resolve the conflicts that arise inside the Church of God.
Instead of picking sides they must look for the root source of the conflict they must search to see if there is wrong knowledge in the hearts of the saints or the saints have not clearly understood the Gospel of the water and the spirit.
The saints need to join their hearts with the spiritual father’s heart.
The spiritual father is someone who lays all his life to the wellbeing of the souls
The spiritual fathers don’t exit to rein upon the saints but they are stewards who looks over the saints souls.
Through the book I have learnt that when man takes precedence over God conflicts are bound to arise inside the Church.
Paul also rebukes the Corinthians saints for not treating sin as sin.
The church had treated sin lightly through Pauls rebuke we come to see that the church is not an institution that fails to recognise sin and at the same time  it does not exist to Judge people.
When the saints commit sin the attitude of acknowledging sin as sin is needed and also firmly holding onto the salvation of God of the Water and The Spirit fulfilled by God.
The saints are warned against mingling with those who have committed fornication with the world ( those who living pursuing the fleshly desires)
Since the saints body is the temple of the Living God they should live to glorify God in both there spirits and bodies.
Once we believe in the salvation of water and The spirit should not flow in the same direction as before.
We must not seek to maintain our old habits as they are but we must live setting the direction of our thoughts and life within faith through God gospel.
The work of discarding this old habits is not archived but human will alone but it’s accomplished within a purposeful life of propagating the gospel word of the water and the Spirit.
Its God who allows us to be able to discern what is right and what is wrong and the Holy Spirit leads us to live for the spread of the Gospel of the water and the Spirit.
God warns that even if one is born again if he lives following the desires of the flesh it will end with loss of the spiritual faith.
Also the book taught about the freedom that we have received and how we should manage our freedom.
A saint is not one who uses uses freedom just to serve himself but is someone who is ready to lay down all his rights for the sake of other souls.
It means that a believer cannot live however he wants but must live seeking the benefits of other souls.
We must be able to exercise self-restrain.
We must consider the salvation of other souls important more our own rights of faith 
This is not saying to return to the law again.
When freedom of faith is used as self indulgence it causes the neighbour’s soul to be lost.
Its not about if “ I can do this or can I not” but its asking ourselves how the actions we take will impact our neighbours souls.
People who don’t know the gospel word of the water and the spirit tries to cover themselves with their own good deeds. Therefore they judge the a believing person through what they eat and what they do.
Our life of faith should not just stay at knowledge, we should not judge other people with the fact that we know the gospel of the water and the Spirit.neither should we try to elevate our selves.
Pastor Paul c jong says that our standard of faith has now changed it is not “is this possible..?” But “does this save another persons soul..?
Faith requires knowledge but if that knowledge is used incorrectly, it makes that person arrogant.
Love that protects another persons faith is more important than asserting one’s own freedom or knowledge.
Those who have been born again must live for the spreading of the gospel I have to think of the profit of the propagation of the gospel before my own profit.
I need to lay down myself centeredness I learnt that I should not be obsessed by my own honor or recognition.
We must lay down our rights for the propagation of the gospel.
The ultimate purpose for our lives is the faith living for God.
I learnt from the book that just because something is permitted does not mean its all helpful or it all builds others up.
Also I learnt that seeking the benefit of people does not mean acting to cater to peoples feelings rather the benefit that the bible speaks of is spiritual life and the good direction of life instead of human satisfaction 
Also pastor Jong teaches that its very right for us to take the cases of people who failed on the path of faith as a mirror to gain lessons and follow the Lord.
He also warns against pride and a self centred heart that ultimately bring 
About stumbling on the path of faith.
The path the bible wants us to walk is not a path of pride but the path of humility.
Pastor Jong also teaches about the real essence of the Holy communion viewed from the perspective of the Gospel of the water and the spirit.
God is the designer of salvation, Jesus Christ is the one who completed salvation through the sacrifice of the water and the Spirit and we believers are those who received that salvation therefore when we hold the holy communion we should do so in remembrance of the bread and wine which are the body and the blood of our Lord Jesus who bore our sins on His body through His baptism shed blood to pay the price of life for our sins and then rose on the third day.
Communion must behold with this faith in the heart.
Also the members of the church must unite as many members of the one Body.
The fact that saints have various gifts is prove that the community of faith is not built by one  person but is built when saints with diverse gifts join together.
The gifts don’t exist for saints to brag about them but to build one another.
Pastor C.Jong teaches that the gifts should not become the centre of the church but the gifts should be exercised through Love in the water and the spirit.
Each gift a Person has is precious and needed in the church. No one should that his/her gift is superior or inferior compared to others.
Also the book teaches that its the right path for the saints to act as calyx for the Gospel of the water and the spirit.
It’s right before God to offer our material possession for the spread of the Gospel of Water and the Spirit.
Also I learnt about the faith of resurrection that we all must have.
Just as Jesus resurrected we will also be resurrected and we will receive new bodies.
For us to be able to endure and keep our faith even in difficulties we must have the faith that we will enter the millennial kingdom and later the everlasting kingdom of the new heavens and the new earth.
HALLELUJAH!!!
Bright Kwaku, Kenya