1 Corinthians 10:12

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

'thinketh he standeth' -'who imagines that he is standing so securely' (Mon) Obviously, this warning is addressed to those who considered themselves "strong" Christians. No once saved always saved here.

Some of the Corinthians considered themselves "secure", seeing that they had been baptized, were partaking in the Lord's Supper and had Christ. Paul had proven conclusively, that another "blessed" generation had many of the same type of things, and yet fell! There is no room for arrogance or pride!

'The lonely and silent desert once rang with Israelite laughter. The God who had demonstrated his power over idols and gods would bury his own people if they impenitently insult him. What's the good of. good beginning if the end is. lonely hole in. howling desert under. pile of stones nobody visits?' (McGuiggan p. 135)

And yet the Corinthians would of complained, 'you don't realize how tough it is to live in this environment.' To this Paul responds with. classic verse: