Corinth was an important and wealthy city on the isthmus narrow strip of land separating northern and southern greece. Useful bible studies 1 corinthians commentary chapter 6 your body is the temple of the holy spirit 1 corinthians 6. But as god is true setting the god of truth before my eyes, i could not act in this way. It may seem harder to say why certain sex acts are wrong. Joseph beets commentary on selected books of the new testament. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. God note the action of the trinity which emphasizes unity amidst diversity, not uniformity. There is a liberty wherewith christ has made us free, in which we must stand fast. Paul repeats what he had already said about those people. He also explained why christians should do these things.
Mar 15, 2009 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. He is married to the former peggy rutta and they have three children and six grandchildren. He has earned degrees from east texas baptist college, southwestern baptist theological seminary, and trinity evangelical divinity school and has done postgraduat. David guzik commentary on 1 corinthians 6, where paul addresses lawsuits among. Paul wrote at least four different letters to the church at corinth, three of which are included in the new testament. So, we are to have no sexual immorality, and we should control our bodies. Even though there have been some rumblings about his credentials, paul assures everyone thats hes ironclad. We see a brief allusion to that issue in our text 6. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. He frequently reminds them of the source of their lives 1. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. There is a possibility that the reference is to persons who possessed the spiritual gifts instead of the spiritual gifts themselves. But as god is true a solemn asseveration, having the force of an appeal to god, or an oath, our word toward you is not yea and nay the word of one not to be depended on. Motivate each to actually realize their capacity as new creations.
Direct prohibition of fornication, strengthened by description of it as a sin against ones own body, which is in fact the temple of the holy spirit, etc. Enduring word bible commentary 1 corinthians chapter 6. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. It is not strange that paul deals with immorality in 1 corinthians 6. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from god.
It is clear to everyone why god considers certain actions to be wrong. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. A similar use of the greek word pneuma, with the contextual meaning of wind, is found in john 3. But this sin stands alone in making the human body, the. Time 34 hours you may want to do this in segments of about an hour apiece. In what is now called 1 corinthians, there is a reference to a former letter in which instruction was given concerning the type of conduct that should not be tolerated in a christian church. This is a study guide commentary, which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the bible. Idolatry has an impact on later generations, and so it matters a great deal if we associate closely with idolaters. Paul is psyched to be writing to his friends in corinth again.
John macarthur goes so far as to say the macarthur new testament commentary, 1 corinthians moody. There is an obvious literary parallel between 1 cor. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the holy spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the lords home. Reading cycle three see bible interpretation seminar following the original authors intent at paragraph level. Yet he says that marriage, and the comforts of that state, are settled by divine wisdom. Corinthians theological position ends and pauls commentary begins. The apostle paul spent 18 months there on his second missionary journey and established a church there. You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. Flee fornication as that which is hurtful, scandalous, and unbecoming christians. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Christians belong to christ, so they should avoid wrong sex acts 1 corinthians 6. Children learn by example, and if their parents set the example that physical objects have excessive importance, then their children will pass down the same values. Reading cycle three from a guide to good bible reading.
For ye are bought with a price not with gold and silver, but with the precious blood of christ, as the whole church, and all the elect of god are. Shall i then take the members of christ and unite them with a prostitute. Lord jesus christ, and in the spirit of our god 1 corinthians 6. The relationship between spirituality and sexual morality 1. We arent like the angels or the animals that were created before us. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. It was a holy place, set apart for gods purposes and presence. Now then we are ambassadors for christ since god has made reconciliation by christ, and the ministry of it is committed to us, we are ambassadors for him. Schaffs popular commentary on the new testament 2 corinthians 1. He opens the letter with twenty references to god or christ in the first ten verses. That was a matter of great concern in the early chapters of the book of acts, and was addressed most dramatically in peters vision as. Paul understood how hard it can be to avoid wrong behaviour. See, he founded the church there, so hes kind of like their main apostle.
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