In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, he offers a lot of tough but encouraging words of instruction regarding how Christians are to live life. Within these few chapters, he defines the very nature of God (chapter 13), he reflects on Israel’s history (chapter 10), and he addresses some cancerous disunity in the church (chapter 3). It’s a wide range of topics.
In chapter 6, at the end of an obscure topic, lawsuits among brethren, he points out that each one of us came from a background that precluded us from God’s kingdom, were it not for God’s grace. He does this by listing some of the labels we’d earned in our BC (before Christ) days. Unfortunately these verses are often quoted to support the idea that sinners like these can never go to heaven.
This Sunday we continue with lesson 4 of our 5 part series on Keeping the Body Holy from 1 Corinthians 5-6 by focusing specifically on 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. Praying everyone has a blessed week.
In Christ,
Gary T.