Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | 1 Corinthians 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 3:1 However, brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as to spiritual people, but [only] as to worldly people [dominated by human nature], mere infants [in the new life] in Christ! |
Bible Question: what is a Carnal Christian? |
Bible Answer: The first line says that he is addressing Christians because he refers to them as Brethren. Brethren who are not walking after the Spirit but are living according to the (world)flesh, they are not mature Christians, verse 2 says that he (Paul) has to fed them milk like you would an infant. not solid food like a mature (christian) person would be able to ingest. He calls them carnal because of their worldly behavior. verse 3 |