Yet, the Corinthians had become victims of their own desires. Sexual appetites are good and wholesome in the context of marriage. On the other hand, Paul also insisted that he would not be mastered by anything. This consideration must be brought to bear any time Christians contemplate a course of action. Many practices, though lawful for Christians, will have detrimental effects on believers’ own walks with Christ, on the lives of others, or on the church. Whatever liberties believers have, choices must be carefully evaluated as to their spiritual benefit. On the one hand, he asserted that not everything is beneficial (6:12). In this passage Paul countered the slogan with two responses.
They used this slogan to support immoral practices, and Paul would not stand for that. Even so, this was not the sense in which the Corinthians meant these words. In these matters, believers have liberty of conscience. Spirituality must not be confused with long lists of rules regulating what Christians may eat, drink, and touch (Col.
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Followers of Christ have been set free from the pedantic legalism of the world. Admittedly, there is a measure of truth in these words. Here it supported sexual immorality, while in 10:23 it referred to eating meat devoted to idols. Apparently, this saying was used to justify a variety of illegitimate activities. The first slogan was, “everything is permissible for me.” Paul quoted these words four times in this epistle (6:12 10:23). In any event, Paul directly opposed those who involved themselves with prostitutes by quoting their words back to them.Ħ:12. They may have been summations of pagan viewpoints taught by local philosophers. They may have been words which Paul himself taught in Corinth, but with different meanings. The origins of these sayings are unclear. The apostle began his treatment of prostitution by responding to two slogans that were floating around in the church. Paul found himself facing some situations in the early church that leave us a bit puzzled. with Ra McLaughlin OPPOSING THEIR SLOGANS (6:12-14) 1 CORINTHIANS 6:12-20 IIIM Magazine Online, Volume 3, Number 45, November 5 to November 11, 2001ġ CORINTHIANS 6:12-20 by Dr.
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