Read the first few verses of 1cor--unity

summarize principles of growth so far.

Two ways the devil gets us:	1st undermine the foundation.

2nd make us fire resistant.

Prin 1 ch3:	Character is what prevents or enables growth, and character development needs both 1. Foundation and 2. Fire. or 1. Security of relationship and 2. testing/correction within that safe environment. Corollary: When we realize that God treats us this way, then we treat each other this way as well.

Prin 2 ch3:	We are a corporate entity, so growth of one affects all others

Ex. ch5:	Leaven principle--we need sincerity and truth, and we must hold each other accountable for it, or the whole group suffers.

Sincerity is foundation, truth is fire. We are a group that operates on these principles, so one who is operating on malice and wickedness is directly opposed. He is our enemy. Our sincerity does him no good, nor does our truth. The only option is to put him out of our group. We could handle it if he was sincere but wicked. Truth can fix that, but malice goes against the very foundation of our assembly. It is not only resistance to truth, but to security and sincerity.

Prin 3 ch6:	Can't grow if appealing to outsiders to arbitrate disputes--They are not competent!

Let's look at it in terms of foundation and fire. What does this undermine? No pun intended.

Prin 4 ch6:	In fighting cheating w/ lawsuits you become a cheater! Can't grow if you even get into such disputes, it's basically joining the outsiders--
Why would you want to do that? Because of Christ none of you are the people you used to be!

Which one here? Foundation or fire?

Prin 5 ch6:	No mastery principle: Don't do it just because you can. Ask, does it help?

Has anyone been applying one of these principles? What has happened?