In each chapter of the book of I Corinthians Paul is dealing with problems in the church at Corinth.
In Viet Nam there would be rare occasions where American soldiers would be accordingly killed by other American soldiers. This was known as friendly fire.
In the book of I Corinthians what you have is saints shooting other saints. I’m afraid this still happens in churches today.
It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the British fleet, was told to anchor outside Quebec. He was given orders to wait for the British land forces to arrive, then support them when they attacked the city. Phipps' navy arrived early. As the admiral waited, he became annoyed by the statues of the saints that adorned the towers of a nearby cathedral, so he commanded his men to shoot at them with the ships' cannons. No one knows how many rounds were fired or how many statues were knocked out, but when the land forces arrived and the signal was given to attack, the admiral was of no help. He had used up all his ammunition shooting at the "saints."
What a shame!
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞A soldier killed by friendly fire is still a dead soldier. Remember that!
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