Monday, August 24, 2009

In 1 Cor 6, Paul first teaches that the church should handle their own disputes without the need for legal courts. As Christians , we have the indwelling Holy Spirit and the mind of Christ and will someday be judges of the angels and the whole world. Next, Paul addresses those who continue in a lifestyle of sexual sin and call themselves believers. Those who do so are not regenerate and will not share in the kingdom of God. However, those who are now regenerate may have struggled with such sins in their prior life, but now have been made right and no longer are slaves to sin. Paul says that believers will continue to occasionally struggle with sin, but not live a sinful lifestyle. We are free in Christ, but our bodies are now for the Lord's purposes. Our bodies are actually parts of Christ. Once more, our bodies don't even belong to us, since God bought us with a high price. Therefore, Paul says to "honor God with your body" by striving to live by His standards.