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Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit? 1 Corinthians 6:18-20: “Flee from sexual immorality. Every sin a man commits is outside the body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price (times). Therefore glorify God with your body.” The Greek word *porneian* (πορνείαν), translated as sexual immorality, signifies idolatry. This is because the sacrifices performed by Gentiles at that time included not only idolatry but also immoral acts. It is said that sins committed by humans, excluding idolatry, are matters that occur outside the body. However, Paul states that idolatry is committing a sin against the body, which is the temple. This does not mean that saints do such things, but rather that there are those within the church who consider themselves saints and commit such acts. Therefore...

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? 1 Corinthians 6:1-4: "Which of you, when he has a dispute with another, will bring it before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you not worthy to judge even the smallest matters? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more, then, matters of the world (biotica)? Why then do you appoint those who are despised in the church when there is a matter of the world (biotica)?" "Others" refers to unrighteous people within the church. The message is that when there is a dispute with the unrighteous, do not take it to court by filing an accusation, but resolve it before the saints. Biotica (βιωτικὰ) refers to worldly matters that are currently occurring. The meaning is that if the saints become perfect and will even judge angels, why would the saints not be able to resolve matters that are currently happening?...

I wrote to you, "Do not associate with sexually immoral people." 1 Corinthians 5:9-11: "I wrote to you, 'Do not associate with sexually immoral people.' This does not mean that you should not associate at all with the sexually immoral, greedy, swindlers, or idolaters of this world. If you were to do so, you would have to go out of the world. But I have written to you now that if anyone who calls himself a brother is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, abusive, drunkard, or swindler, do not associate with him, nor eat with him." This means that if there is anyone in the church who acts with such greed, you should not associate with him. Those who practice greed within the church are the ones who disrupt the order of the church community. Those who claim to believe in the gospel of the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ, yet are steeped in legalism, humanism (prosperity theology), and Gnosticism, are the ones committing spiritual adultery. Legalism is a...

  Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?   1 Corinthians 5:6-7: "You are not right in boasting. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? You are unleavened, so put out the old leaven to become a new lump. For our Passover Lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed." The little leaven signifies the seed of evil. Evil is the old self (greed) that desires to be like God. That is the cause of the Fall. Greed causes all kinds of corruption. Paul speaks of this by giving examples of the Fall in Romans 1:26-32. However, for one who has died on the cross with Jesus Christ, the old self has also died. In Romans 6:6, it says, "We know that our old self was crucified with Jesus so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be slaves to sin." Greed is precisely the body of sin. One contaminated by old leaven is the very body of sin. However, leaven is also likened to the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 13:33 states, ...

  I Hearing That There Is Sexual Immorality Among You   1 Corinthians 5:1-3: "I hear that there is sexual immorality among you, such as is not even found among the Gentiles, that someone has taken his father ’ s wife. And yet you have become arrogant; why have you not mourned and expelled the one who committed this from among you? For though I am absent in body, I am present in spirit (to pneumati), and I have already judged the one who committed this as if I were there." It is absurd that serious moral deviations, such as sexual depravity, exist within the church. Surprisingly, however, the Corinthians seem to have taken this lightly. Paul clearly stated his position on this situation: "Expell this sexual immoral man." Just as a little leaven makes the whole dough rise, old leaven must be cast out for the sake of the holiness and purity of the church community. Paul ’ s message was to expel this sexual immoral man from the church community. However, the Cor...

  We are foolish for Christ ’ s sake, but you are wise in Christ.   1 Corinthians 4:9-10: “ I think that God has placed us, the apostles, at the end as those destined for death; we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are foolish for Christ ’ s sake, but you are wise in Christ (en Christou). We are weak, but you are strong; you are honorable, but we are lowly. ” Paul is explaining to them the suffering he has endured. He is saying that he has become lowly in the eyes of people and appears as though he were destined for death. He is saying that this happened because of Christ. However, Paul is telling the leaders of the Corinthian church that since they have become wise through Christ, they should not look at him or the ordinary believers of the church as foolish. The phrase “ en Christou ” ( ἐ ν Χριστ ῷ , “ in Christ ” ) before “ we are weak ” was not translated. That is, it should be translated as “ in Christ we are weak. ” Likewise, bein...