Had the Corinthians had enough time to be taught the deep things of God?
No, the Corinthians had not had a long opportunity to be taught the deep things of God. Paul could not speak to them as spiritual but as carnal. By contrast, the Thessalonians, in just a short time, were taught the whole gamut from rudimentary to the very deep things.
Les explains that the Corinthians had not gone into the deep things of God. He notes they had not had that long an opportunity yet, but he reflects on the Thessalonians, who in just a very short time were taught the whole gamut from the rudimentary to the very deep things. Paul therefore could not speak to the Corinthians as spiritual but as carnal, as he says in 1 Corinthians 3.
And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
More Questions
Was the deep teaching too much for the carnal Corinthians to handle?
The deep material Paul wrote was not too much for the carnal Corinthians to handle.
How did Paul address the Corinthian believers in 1 Corinthians 3?
Paul said he could not speak to the Corinthians as spiritual people but had to speak to them as carnal, fleshly babes in Christ.