Know Ye Not

Men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. (1 Cor. 4:1,2)  It is difficult to write about the fact of our responsibilities in this day and age.  The American church has proclaimed God’s grace so loudly that no one can hear the quiet call of our duty.  None of us wants to take anything away from grace but we do have responsibilities in our “contract” with God.  Hard as it is to believe, God has faith in us.  When Paul wrote to us in the book of Corinthians, he used the phrase “know ye not” to tell us something was a basic fact.  Unfortunately, people have a predisposition to be cavalier with the truth of God. We must not allow our life in this world to outrank any instruction God has given us.  Be faithful to Jesus.


A temple is usually a beautiful place where the worshipper is uplifted.  Regardless of our appearance, we are to live as a beautiful person where the Spirit is without shame.  Our clean life is the place where we are uplifted as God’s Spirit meets our needs.  The Scripture says, Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body. (1 Cor 6:19,20)  It is imperative that our physical life be kept clean because we have connected with God. Verse 17 says it, this way, But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.  Jesus became a human for the purpose of our connection with God Almighty.

In the clean temple of God there should be as little worldly talk as possible.  It is a Holy place.  When Christians get together, we should be rejoicing in what Jesus has done and is doing for us.  Your boasting (about worldly things) is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a new batch without yeast—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep the Festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with bread without yeast, the bread of sincerity and truth. (1 Cor 5:6-8)  The truth of a real Christian life is that we are no longer a part of this world. In our clean and uncluttered temple, let us eat of Jesus Christ and him only.

Because we are not living the correct way, Paul says to each of us, “know ye not.” This simple message deserves some response by every Christian. These are the last days of the “age of grace.” Please don’t be left without oil in your lamp.