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Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will … Continue reading
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Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? (1 Corinthians 6:15a) This is deep water, Beloved. What does it mean, to be members of Christ? I’m in way over my head here, but let me try… … Continue reading
By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also (1 Corinthians 6:14). That body of yours is eternal. It will rise with you–perfected, but somehow still that body. No, I don’t know how … Continue reading
The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body (1 Corinthians 6:13b). Your body is not just your body. It is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Treat it that way. … Continue reading
“Food for the stomach, and the stomach for food”–but God will destroy them both (1 Corinthians 6:13a). The Corinthians were just full of pithy little sayings like this. First it was, “Everything is permissible for me.” Paul agreed, but pointed … Continue reading
“Everything is permissible for me”–but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me”–but I will not be mastered by anything (1 Corinthians 6:12). You are free. In Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of Life has set you … Continue reading
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God (1 Corinthians 6:11b). Stop Take a moment Breathe Consider this verse. Realize that, if you … Continue reading
Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor theives nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some … Continue reading
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? (1 Corinthians 6:9a). The kingdom of God. Jesus talked about it. So did the Apostles. It’s a present reality and a future promise for God’s people. … Continue reading
Instead you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers (1 Corinthians 6:8). Think about it: if there are lawsuits between brothers in Christ, that means that brothers in Christ are doing to each other things … Continue reading