Examples of the Past, Warnings for the Present

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

 1.) THE EXAMPLE: ISRAEL

a.) All shared the blessings of God (1 Cor. 10:1-5)

1.) Cloud (Guidance) (Ex. 13:21-22)
2.) Sea (Deliverance) (Ex. 14:13-21)
3.) Baptism into Moses (Leadership)
4.) Food and water (Spiritual Nourishment)
5.) The presence of Christ (A Present Help)

b.) Not all remained faithful (Zech. 1:2-3, 15)

2.) THE WARNING (1 COR. 10:6-10)

a.) What caused the believers of Israel to be destroyed?

1.) The Sin of Lust (1 Cor. 10:6) (Mk. 4:19; Eph. 2:3; 1 Thess. 4:4-5; 2 Tim. 2:22; James 1:15, 4:2; 1 Pet. 2:11; 1 Jn. 2:15-16)
2.) The Sin of Idolatry (1 Cor. 10:7) (1 Jn. 5:21; Deut. 11:16; Isa. 42:8)
3.) The Sin of Fornication (1 Cor. 10:8) (Rom. 1:27; 1 Cor. 6:9; Gal. 5:19, 21; Eph. 4:19, 5:3; 1 Thess. 4:3; Jude 1:7)
4.) The Sin of Tempting Christ (1 Cor. 10:9) (James 4:13; Deut. 6:16)
5.) The Sin of Murmuring, Complaining and Grumbling (1 Cor. 10:10) (Phil. 2:14; Jude 1:16; Ex. 15:24; Ps. 77:3; Prov. 19:3)

3.) THE POINT: RECEIVE THE WARNING (1 COR. 10:11-13)

a.) The end or climax of the world (Age) has come upon us (1 Cor. 10:11)
b.) Fear, if you think you stand, lest you fall (1 Cor. 10:12) (Lk. 18:9; 1 Cor. 8:2; Gal. 6:3; Prov. 20:6, 28:26; Isa. 47:8, 10)
c.) There is a way to escape temptation (1 Cor. 10:13) (1 Cor. 1:9; Deut. 7:9; 2 Chron. 16:9; Ps. 36:5, 89:1, 91:4; Lk. 10:19; Rom. 16:20; Heb. 2:18; James 4:7; Rev. 3:21; Prov. 15:19; Isa. 30:21, 42:16)

“There will be common trials – but also controlled pressures, because of the conquering Grace of God.”