BUTLER'S COMMENTS Chapter Six THE PROBLEM OF BASENESS AND BROTHERHOOD (1 Corinthians 6:1-20) IDEAS TO INVESTIGATE: 1. What kind of grievances would Christian brethren have against one another? 1 Corinthians 6:1 2. Why does Paul insist that they not sue one another in civil court? 1 Corinthian... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 1 Defrauders Are Not Brothers (1 Corinthians 6:1-8) 6 When one of you has a grievance against a brother, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the the saints? 2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by yo... [ Continue Reading ]
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _Going to Court Before Pagan Judges_ (1-11) _Text_ 1 Corinthians 6:1-11. Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2 Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by yo... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 2 Debauched Are Not Brothers (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, 10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor... [ Continue Reading ]
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Defilers Are Not Brothers (1 Corinthians 6:12-20) 12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything. 13Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for foodand God will destroy both one... [ Continue Reading ]