1 Corinthians 6:9-20
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you. 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.
Flee Sexual Immorality
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.
13"Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"--and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.
15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!
16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
The central exhortation: Flee sexual immorality. (6:18)
The biblical clarification: Flee sexual activity outside of marriage
between a man and a woman.
The Character of God...
God has created our bodies for His ultimate glory. (6:13, 20)
God has designed our bodies for our eternal good. (6:12-14)
Sex is relational. (Gen. 2:24; Prov. 5:3-10)
Sex is covenantal. (Prov. 5:15-20; Mal. 2:14)
Sex is intimate...it is obviously physical, yet deeply spiritual.
(Gen. 4:1; Eph. 5:22-23)
Sex is selfless. (Eph. 5:28-31; 1 Cor. 7:3-4)
Sex is complex...it involves the mind, the body, and the soul.
(6:13-15; Mt. 5:28; 2 Cor. 6:14)
Sex is complementary...when it comes to both gender and kind.
(Gen. 2:18-24; Lev. 18:22-23; Rom. 1:26-27)
The Sinfulness of Man...
Sin disorders our hearts. (Rom. 1:18-21)
We exchange God’s pattern for our preferences. (Prov. 14:12)
We exchange God’s praise for our pleasures. (1 Pet. 2:11)
We are all born with a heart of pride. (Gen. 8:21; Ps. 51:5)
We are all bent toward sexual deviation. (1 Thess. 4:3-8)
Sin disorders our thoughts. (Rom. 1:21-25)
We exchange God’s Word for our experience. (Rom. 8:5-8)
We exchange truth for tolerance. (John 8:31-36)
Sin disorders our desires. (Rom. 1:24-27)
We exchange sexual responsibility for supposed rights. (Rom. 6:1-4)
We exchange what Scripture says about our desires for what
science says about our desires. (Gal. 5:16-21)
Improper sexual desire is immoral, not inevitable. (Eph. 5:3-5)
Sin disorders our actions. (Rom. 1:28-32)
We exchange moral obligations for natural explanations. (Rom. 2:14-16)
Causation does not mean justification. (Gen. 4:6-7)
We don’t always choose our temptations, but we do always choose
our reactions. (1 Cor. 10:13)
The Sufficiency of Christ...
Jesus has purchased our bodies with His blood. (6:20)
Jesus has united our bodies with His body. (6:15-17)
The Necessity of Faith...
Turn from your sin and yourself. (6:12-14)
We are free from bodily sin that harms so deeply, controls
so quickly, and devastates so painfully.
Trust in Jesus as Savior and Lord. (6:18-20)
We are free to enjoy His great purpose for our bodies as we exalt His great glory with our bodies.
The Urgency of Eternity...
According to the sure judgment of God, unrepentant sexual sin leads to hell. (6:9-10; Mat. 5:27-29; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5; Jude 1:7; Rev. 21:8)
Only by the sheer grace of Christ, humbly repentant sinners enter into heaven. (6:11; Rev. 21:6-7)
Thanks pastor David!
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