3. They all ate the same spiritual food.
4. And they all drank the same spiritual drink. They drank from that spiritual rock that was with them. That rock was Christ.
5. But God was not pleased with most of them. They died in the desert.
6. And these things that happened are examples for us. They should stop us from wanting evil things as those people did.
7. Do not worship idols, as some of them did. It is written in the Scriptures: “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up and had wild parties.”
8. We should not take part in sexual sin, as some of them did. In one day 23,000 of them died because of their sins.
9. We should not test the Lord as some of them did. They were killed by snakes.
10. And do not complain as some of them did. They were killed by the angel that destroys.
11. The things that happened to those people are examples. And they were written down to be warnings for us. For we live in a time when all these things of the past have reached their goal.
12. So anyone who thinks he is standing strong should be careful not to fall.
13. The only temptations that you have are the temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can stand. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to stand it.
14. So, my dear friends, stay away from worshiping idols.
15. I am speaking to you, as to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
16. We give thanks for the cup of blessing. It is a sharing in the blood of Christ’s death. And the bread that we break is a sharing in the body of Christ.