My God and My Country

The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Church at Corinth

Chapter 3:4-9

4 For when one saith, I am Paul’s, and another, I am Apollos’s, are ye not carnal?

5 Who is Paul then? and who is Apollos, but the ministers by whom ye believed, and as the Lord gave to every man?

6 I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

7 So then, neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.

8 And he that planteth, and he that watereth, are one, and every man shall receive his wages, according to his labor.

9 For we together are God’s laborers: ye are God’s husbandry, and God’s building.

Related Scripture:

Verse 5 - Romans 15:16; 2 Corinthians 3:3,6 ; 4:1; 5:18; Ephesians 3:7; Colossians 1:25; 1 Timothy 1:12

Verse 6 - Acts 18:4; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 9:1; 15:1; 2 Corinthians 10:14; Acts 18:24-27; 1 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 3:5

Verse 7 - 2 Corinthians 12:11; Galatians 6:

Verse 8- Psalm 62::12; Romans 2:6

Verse 9 - Mark 16: 20; Acts 18:4; 2 Corinthians 6:1; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 2:20-22; Colossians 2:7; Hebrews 3:3-4; 1 Peter 2:5

Editor’s thoughts:

Brethren, in continuing with Pauls commentary on sectarianism, he points out that although he and Apollos are indeed individuals, they work for the same Master.

Paul, as he writes, plants, Apollos watered, (meaning the raising of a church, and subsequently brothers and sisters in Christ), However, it is the Master that brings increase and knowledge to the new brethren.

It is added herein, that the Master, our Creator, uses many of us to harvest the increase. Yet in all things, we are but one part of the body of Christ. Each of us, no matter how small we might be, are not insignificant. Each one of us serves a purpose, in God's plans.