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1Cor.10:1 Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 10:2 and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 10:3 and all ate the same spiritual food;
10:4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.

It is interesting the Corinthians congregation were fleshly minded following men, setting up teachers as mediators between themselves and God wanting to judge by the righteousness of the law, and sadly enough acting like most modern day religion do. Having division and sect, not understanding the power of Christ, and his righteousness enslaving themselves to some form of the flesh to walk by sight instead of faith.

1Cor.3:1 Brothers, I couldn't speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly, as to babies in Christ. 3:2 I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren't yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready, 3:3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men? 3:4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," aren't you fleshly? 3:5 Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

Hence, we now have the context of Paul's letter here, he is not starting a whole new letter/book as our legal mind my thinks, but rather continuing his thought to the Corinthians brothers and sister. The apostles Paul makes his strongest point yet, who was the physical nation of Israel baptized into since you want to be under law?

Moses the lawgiver and here was the baptism of Israel while going through the red sea into Moses the lawgiver of God for that nation. Don't be fooled here brothers and sisters not many baptism, but one for a fleshly nations, not many competing teacher(s), or religion just one mediator of that great nation a man called Moses whom picture the Christ for the greater spiritual nation of God whom he leads as our head and law giver.

Romans 6:4 We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Ephesians 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism.

In other words, one leader, one feeder, and one director of our spiritual lives why than are you looking to men and religious organization to direct your lives when they cannot mediate between you and God, like Moses did, and Christ does? The very thing dividing the physical nation of Israel was happening in the Corinthian congregation freedom from sin in Christ, and the laws judging their sins. Israel had just been freed from the corrupt enslavement of Egypt false gods into Moses their head and law giver, and immediately went into setting up competing headship under men in Israel and false gods!

How can a person be freed from the great world power watching it being plagued by God and not even stay faithful a few days before rebelling? How can a Christian's anointed with Holy Spirit freed from the corruption of this world into the wonderful light and not even know whom the head of the congregation is and instead set up men in earthly organization?

Romans 6:19 I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.

Romans 7:18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don't find it doing that which is good.

Let us soberly look at what Paul's saying many of God's people cannot do the works of God without a visible organization directing each step of their faith, they fight the headship of Christ rebel against the Spirit insistent upon walking by flesh instead of Spirit, but yet claiming to drink of the same spiritual waters of Christ. While having their spiritual lives plagued with fears and hates from within and without. Their very conduct is no different than any worldly organization, but still boasting of good works, while denying the very power of God.

James 3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 3:15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 3:16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
3:18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

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