This letter to the church in Corinth was Paul’s way of trying to help these

baby Christians grow up. Which, unfortunately, was not going so well. When

he first began to teach them they were just starting out, still dripping

with the waters of the womb of baptism. “I fed you with milk,” he writes,

“not solid food, since you weren’t ready for solid food.” That was to be

expected… The problem was that they still hadn’t grown up. “You’re still

not ready!” he laments. [1 Cor. 3:2] “Grow up, people!”

Which is why 1 Corinthians is such a great book for any of us who are

trying to practice #Adulting.