1Co 6:12-20 Final Thoughts and Application

We conclude our look at Paul's discussion of sexual immorality and our body in 1Co 6:12-20 with some final thoughts and application.

The overview of the entire section can be found HERE.

The in-depth look at the verses 1Co 6:12-13 can be found HERE.

The in-depth look at the verses 1Co 6:14-17 can be found HERE. 

The in-depth look at 1Co 6:18-0 can be found HERE.  



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1 Corinthians 6:12-20 (NASB)
¹² All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.
¹³ Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.
¹⁴ Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.
¹⁵ Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!
¹⁶ Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, "THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH."
¹⁷ But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
¹⁸ Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.
¹⁹ Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
²⁰ For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Biblical Principles

• What fundamental universal truths are presented in this passage. State that truth in a simple sentence or two.  -- Sexual sin has a particularly nasty effect on our moral and spiritual fiber as it is a sin against our own bodies.  Our own bodies!  Which are not our own but are for the Lord.  Our own bodies!  Which are a sanctuary for the Holy Spirit.  Jesus paid the ransom for our redemption!  Our bodies are not our own.
• What issues in our own culture and my own situations does this truth address? --  The only way to stop sinning is to turn to God for help!  Only through His strength will I be able to be free from my sins!
• What changes does it require? -- A true desire and dedication to stop.
• What values does it reinforce? -- It reinforces the value that God loves us for He gave us a way to be saved.  But that means we have to treat our bodies correctly.
• What difference does it make? -- All the difference!

Application

• Is there an example to follow? -- YES!  Paul!
• Is there a sin to avoid? -- Uhh..yes!  Sexual immorality which is all sex outside of marriage!
• Is there a promise to claim? --The Holy Spirit resides in us, as He was placed there by God!  God will raise up our bodies! 
• Is there a command to obey? -- To RUN from sexual immorality!!
• Is there a verse to memorize? -- The whole passage!
• Is there an error to mark? -- Not asking God for help!  The only reason we  fail to run from sin is that we fail to turn to God for help.  The times I turn to Him for help, I am successful at fleeing from temptation!

Application Summary

• Pretty obvious!  To constantly pray to God for help!  Every day, all day!  God wants us to run from sin, all we need to do is ask Him for the strength and will power to do so!!

 Bibliography

• God's Word: Today's Bible Translation That Means What It Says Holiday, FL: Green Key Books, n.d.. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.
• – Holman Christian Standard Bible Nashville: Holman Bible, 1999. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.
• – Holman Christian Standard Bible Nashville: Holman Bible, 1999. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.
• Holy Bible, New American Standard La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.
• The Holy Bible: New King James Version Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1988. WORDsearch CROSS e-book.