Consider your spiritual standing and make every effort to settle with God.

God wants us to use our hands for good in service to Him.

God opens the heart of the person who gets saved in order that they may heed the things of God.

The point in these verses is to lay out in simplest form God's pattern for producing unity and maturity in the church. God gives spiritual gifts to every believer to use in the church for its maturation; therefore, it is essential that each one does his or her part.

The Lord’s work requires of us careful discernment.

God wants us to use our hands for good in service to Him.

The Lord will suddenly return, bringing blessing and judgment with Him. So we must be faithful to His cause and ready for His return.