I Corinthians 3:1-9
The Diet of a Growing Christian
I Corinthians 3:10-15
The Foundation of a Christian Life
I Corinthians 3:16-23
Avoid Worldly Wisdom
I Corinthians 4:1-5
Whose opinion really matters?
I Corinthians 4:6-13
God is looking for genuine humility
I Corinthians 4:14-21
Discipline in Love
I Corinthians 5:1-13
Immorality Must Be judged
I Corinthians 6:1-11
Don’t Sue the Brethren
I Corinthians 6:12-20
Stay Sexually Pure
I Corinthians 7:1-11
Counsel for Christians married to Christians
I Corinthians 7:12-24
Counsel for Christians married to non-Christians
I Corinthians 7:25-40
Counsel for the Christians who are not married
I Corinthians 8:1-6
Love Is More Important than Knowledge
I Corinthians 8:7-13
Be sensitive to conscience
I Corinthians 9:1-10
The Rights Of a Person Who Labors
I Corinthians 9:11-18
Paul Surrenders His Rights
Stay Sexually Pure
I Corinthians 6:12–20
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The little white ermine in his spotless coat, permits nothing to soil it. Hunters, well-acquainted with this fact, take unsportsmanlike advantage of him. They do not set traps but daub filth within and around the entrance to his home. As the dogs are loosed and the chase begins, … More
In these verses, the apostle once more takes up the question of sexual immorality, a sin that was prevalent in Corinth. The temple of the love goddess, Aphrodite, was there. It employed more than a thousand prostitutes and sex was part of the worship ritual. In other words Corinth was a morally bankrupt city. Paul, who founded the church in Corinth was distressed by this situation and gives six reasons why we must flee from sexual immorality to stay sexually pure:
Application
I must never think that I can handle in my own strength the temptations that are sure to come my way. I need to have standards in my life that will help build a hedge of protection around me. For instance, when I started out in the youth ministry I promised God that I would never allow myself to be alone in a car or isolated spot with a person of the opposite sex. Lord, hold me to it! I know that better men than me have fallen because they didn’t have a hedge.
I Corinthians 6:12-20 (English Standard Version)
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