Day 139 – Monday, July 14, 2025

One Year Journey Through the New Testament

1 Corinthians 6

Welcome to our journey through the New Testament!

Do Not Sue the Brethren

1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? ² Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? ³ Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? ⁴ If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge? ⁵ I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren? ⁶ But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!

⁷ Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? ⁸ No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! ⁹ Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. 

(1 Corinthians 6:1–11, NKJV)

Points to Ponder:

• Paul opens this chapter with a strong advice not to sue a brother or sister over a matter of dispute.
• We will one day judge the world and angels. Surely we can settle a matter among ourselves rather than a secular court.
• Instead of going to civil court, accept the wrong. However, those that wrong a brother or sister will face the judgment of God. Paul writes a list of sins that will be judged: fornication, idolatry, adultery homosexuality, sodomy, theft, coveting, drunkenness, backbiting, and extortion.
• However, those in relationship with Christ have been washed and sanctified, justified by Christ.
• If you are saved, act like it. Do not wrong others, and don’t overreact if you are wronged.

Glorifying God in Body and Spiriot

¹² All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. ¹³ Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. ¹⁴ And God both raised up 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 harlot? Certainly not! ¹⁶ Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” ¹⁷ But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

¹⁸ Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. ¹⁹ Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? ²⁰ For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. 

(1 Corinthians 6:12–20, NKJV)

Points to Ponder:

• Paul moves on to discuss right living further by suggesting that not only should you not offend with overt sin, but also you should not offend ignorantly either.
• Some took grace to an illogical conclusion. Like some even today, they lived in hyper-grace. Everything was covered by the blood, so they could sin and it was already forgiven. Not just what food they ate, but also sexual immorality was condemned.
• He reminded the Corinthians that their bodies were members of Christ. Therefore, they should not give their bodies to sinful people.
• Even sexual relationships with a prostitute joins those persons together in a way that should be reserved for the marital covenant.
• Paul instructed the Corinthians to flee sexual immorality. These sins affect the body, in addition to the spirit.
• The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. Glorify God in the temple!
• We are not our own once we accept Christ as Lord and Savior. Understand who your Lord is and serve Him in holiness and dignity.

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All Scriptures from New King James Version unless otherwise noted.

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