For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal in behaving like mere men? For when one says, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are you not carnal? What does this passage tell us about the spiritual condition of those who are involved in these factions? Corinne?

It reveals to me that there's jealousy, there's strife over their leaders and the signs of spiritual immaturity.

And Paul calls the Corinthians people of the flesh.

And infants in Christ, infants need to grow a little and learn.

And instead of growing in the wisdom of Christ and of God that God revealed on the cross, They were acting like carnal Christians, which is so sad.

They were driven by their human pride and competition.

Really, that's what it was.

So over to you, Corinne, what is the difference between, say, a healthy small group for Bible study and harmful cliques? Like how should churches help guard against small groups turning into more exclusive factions that have a wrong focus?