I Corinthians 6, continued

I Corinthians 6:16-20

• The Greek text of the New Testament was written in all capitals with no punctuation or spaces between words.
  • “Let’s eat, Grandma!” vs. “Let’s eat Grandma!”
• I Corinthians 6:12 – There are two primary interpretations of this verse.
  • #1 – This is a quote.
    • Some translations put this in quotes (“All things are lawful for me.”) to indicate Paul is responding to a common saying. However, we must be careful when inserting punctuation to be sure it is warranted.
  • #2 – This is a statement, but “all” refers only to lawful things.
• I Corinthians 6:13 – See Romans 6:12; 12:1-2. Paul strikes down both their reasoning and their excuses.
• I Corinthians 6:14 – See I Corinthians 15:20-22.
• I Corinthians 6:15 – Some at this time did not see prostitution as a sin. Paul speaks strongly against this idea here.
• I Corinthians 6:16
• I Corinthians 6:18 – Get away from sexual immorality (Proverbs 5:8). This is not a sin to toy around with!
  • Possibility #1: “is” = “originates” and “outside the body” = “in the heart/mind”
  • Possibility #2: This is another quote.
    • Gnosticism – There was a growing heresy that taught that the soul and body were two separate things, so it didn’t matter what you did with your body.
• I Corinthians 6:19-20 – The Holy Spirit is in us in a figurative sense. God purchased us with the blood of Jesus. We are to use our bodies in God’s service.

Introduction

• Judges 12:5-6

Everything they do comes from love.

• Luke 6:27-32
• We must develop love for everyone.
• Romans 5:6-8

They have excellent behavior.

• I Peter 2:9-12
• Our behavior won’t fit in here because we don’t belong here.
• Titus 1:16
• Titus 2:6-8, 14; 3:8, 14 – We should be zealous for good deeds.

They glorify God instead of themselves.

• Matthew 6:1-6
• Matthew 5:16 – People should glorify God because of us.
• We should reflect the glory of God.

They are morally pure.

• Ephesians 5:1-7, 11
• Romans 1:26-27, 29-32

They keep repenting.

• I John 1:8

They genuinely trust God’s word.

• I Thessalonians 2:13
• Luke 4:16
• II Peter 3:7-11
• Acts 27:21-37 – Paul trusted God in the middle of a storm.

Galatians 4

• Matthew 5:17-20
• Romans 3:21-31 – Our faith should result in works. If it does not, something is wrong with our faith.
• John 1:1-17
• James 2:14-28
• Hebrews 10:19-11:8
• Galatians 4:1-11 – Do we understand what it means to be adopted by God?
• Galatians 4:8-12

Introduction

• II Kings 18:5
• II Kings 20:20

He restored the JOY of worshiping God.

• II Chronicles 28:24-25 – Hezekiah’s father closed the temple.
• II Chronicles 29:2-11, 27-30 – Hezekiah re-opened the temple!
• II Chronicles 30:1, 22-27 – They had joy in their worship!
• Is there joy in my worship?

He tore down idols.

• II Chronicles 31:1
• II Chronicles 30:7 – Don’t be like the idolaters in Israel!
• Ecclesiastes 2:22 – What are the idols in your life?
• Ecclesiastes 5:10 – How many souls have been lost chasing money?

In times of distress, he sought God’s help.

• II Kings 20:1-3
• II Chronicles 32:1-8
• II Chronicles 32:10-18 – Sennacherib tried to scare the Jews.
• II Kings 19:1-3, 14-19, 32-37 – God delivers Judah from Assyria.
• James 1:2
• II Chronicles 31:21

I Corinthians 6

I Corinthians 6:1-8 – Brother goes to law with brother

• The same Greek verb (krino) is translated by a variety of legal terms here.
• This is dealing with disputes between brethren (I Corinthians 6:5-6, 8).
• This passage is not saying that Christians can never use the legal system in reference to another Christian (I Corinthians 6:7-8).
• This is not talking about Christians replacing or having jurisdiction in the civil legal system (I Corinthians 6:5-6; Romans 13:1-7; I Peter 2:13-17).
  • See also Matthew 12:41; Hebrews 11:7 with regard to Christians “judging the world.”
• Compare Galatians 5:15, 26.

I Corinthians 6:9-11 – The unrighteous

• I Corinthians 6:9 – Kingdom of God here is talking about heaven. Homosexuality is clearly prohibited here.