The dark sayings of Psalm 78 reveal some of the fatal flaws of our ancestors on the Sinai which Asaph hoped would help us to avoid the mistakes of previous generations, who foolishly acted stubbornly and rebelliousness toward God—a perennial characteristic not only of Jacob's children, but the entire human race. Men and women in every generation, carrying the propensity to sin from Adam and Eve, have rejected Almighty God. The fleshly, carnal nature we all have is rotten (Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23). Even after God has called His chosen saints, the waters of baptism do not reset our human nature. We still sin, committing new sins to replace the ones from which we have been previously justified. God's Spirit or the mind of Christ (I Corinthians 2:16) has been given to us as a tool to overcome, but we are expected to exercise this power. Almighty God expects a return on His investment, having high expectations for us. God has done everything for us, except to make decisions for us and develop character for us. The Corinthian congregation gave the apostle Paul perpetual grief, having an ugly party spirit, riddled with schisms and factions, often stubbornly resisting Paul's counsel, administered in love. The Corinthians resemble Jacob's offspring today, having compassion on perversion, trying to make deviancy normal. Though Paul's spiritual credentials outstripped all of his coworkers, Paul used none of his rights as an apostle, but gave his life as a sacrifice (supporting himself) to this ungrateful group of complainers and whiners going all in serve them (I Corinthians 9:19-23). Late in his conversion process, realizing that he was still burdened with the "law of sin" Romans 7:21, he nevertheless understood that rigorously using the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, beating his body into submission (I Corinthians 9:23) would free him (Romans 8:2).