HOW DARE HE. It was the custom at Corinth to sue each other in the heathen courts of justice over worldly matters, often over unimportant things. After becoming Christians, they had continued to do this. This showed a lack of trust in the church-leaders, and gave the heathen reason to think that the... [ Continue Reading ]
DON'T YOU KNOW? This question is repeated six times in this chapter, which implies Paul is scolding them because of their ignorance, when they boast that the false teacher has given them wisdom. THAT GOD'S PEOPLE WILL JUDGE THE WORLD. This can mean: (1) That Christians actually judge the world by pr... [ Continue Reading ]
WE SHALL JUDGE THE ANGELS? _Godet_ writes: "Paul does not wish to mark out this or that class of angels, but to awaken in the Church the sense of its competence and dignity by reminding it that beings of this lofty nature will one day be subject to its jurisdiction." [_MacKnight_ thinks it speaks ab... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO HAVE NO STANDING IN THE CHURCH? [The Greek of this verse can be translated three ways. The TEV follows Meyer, Heinrici, W & H, Tisch., et. al. The NIV follows the Vulgate, Beza, KJV, et. al. _Whitby_ translates it: "If ye use the heathen secular judgment-seats, ye constitute those who are despis... [ Continue Reading ]
AT LEAST ONE WISE MAN. "With all your boasting about wisdom, you ought to be able to find one wise man!... [ Continue Reading ]
INSTEAD. "Your action shows there is no wise man in the Church at Corinth, or he would surely have been called upon to settle the matter." See note on 1 Corinthians 6:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY. The lawsuits were only symptoms of something far more serious. There was unchristian resentment; but even more, there was antisocial behavior on the part of the aggressors (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). Would it not be better? It would be better to be wronged or robbe... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN YOUR VERY BROTHERS. We are ONE in Christ. This makes it even more sinful when we destroy each other!... [ Continue Reading ]
WILL NOT RECEIVE GOD'S KINGDOM. The church is God's Kingdom on earth, and all who die in Christ will receive the Eternal Kingdom! DO NOT FOOL YOURSELVES. No unholy person will receive the Eternal Kingdom. But see 1 Corinthians 6:11. IMMORAL. See note on Matthew 19:9. WORSHIP IDOLS. See note on 1 The... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO ROB. Who break in and steal. GREEDY. Covetous persons. DRUNKARDS. The Bible severely condemns drunkenness. SLANDER. Compare Matthew 5:22 and note. THIEVES. Extortioners, blackmailers. NONE OF THESE. To gain the favor of the Greeks, the false teacher had taught that opulence and immorality were p... [ Continue Reading ]
SOME OF YOU WERE LIKE THAT. This shows the amazing power of the gospel! Faith in "Christ on the cross" leads bad people to become transformed! See 1 Peter 4:3-5. CLEANSED FROM SIN. Literally: "But you washed yourselves!" This certainly points to baptism (see Acts 22:16; Titus 3:4-5; Hebrews 10:22; E... [ Continue Reading ]
I AM ALLOWED TO DO ANYTHING. Paul taught that a Christian was free from human rules that said: "Don't handle this, Don't taste that, Don't touch the other" (Colossians 2:21). Some thought this gave them the right to live in opulence and sensuality as the Epicureans taught. Paul says: "Yes, you are f... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOD IS FOR THE STOMACH. Paul follows what Jesus said in Mark 7:15-23. Food is neutral, neither good nor bad, But neither food nor stomach are eternal matters. A MAN'S BODY. Greek thought viewed man as "a soul imprisoned in a body of flesh;" the soul valuable, the flesh worthless. Jewish thought saw... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE WILL ALSO RAISE US. "Raising our bodies from death" is an integral part of the Good News (Acts 17:18; Acts 17:31-32). Our bodies are too important to throw away in sensuality!... [ Continue Reading ]
YOU KNOW. Current religious thought says man is only valuable because he has a _soul._ Paul says the Christian's body is part of the body of Christ. See 1 Corinthians 6:19. THE BODY OF A PROSTITUTE? This would defile the holy!... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TWO WILL BECOME ONE BODY. Paul quotes Genesis 2:24 to prove that the man and the prostitute become physically one in the sex act. [This does not mean that the man and the prostitute are now married to each other.] Jewish thought did not see a marriage as solemnized until the physical union took... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT HE. Paul uses the marriage relationship (the physical union) to symbolize the spiritual union to Christ. Compare Ephesians 5:25-33; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 3:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
AVOID IMMORALITY. Idolatry and immorality go along together. They are to be avoided (1 Corinthians 10:14). Sins against his own body. This sin defiles his body, because in it he becomes physically one with the other person.... [ Continue Reading ]
YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Every Christian is a "Spirit-filled Christian" (Acts 2:38; Acts 5:32; Ephesians 2:22; John 7:38-39). BUT TO GOD. When you became a Christian, you gave yourself to God. You no longer have the right to use your body to serve sin.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE BOUGHT YOU. John 3:16. The Cross stands as God's estimate of YOUR value!!! SO USE YOUR BODIES FOR GOD'S GLORY. By holy living and good actions. Compare Matthew 25:31-40.... [ Continue Reading ]