I Corinthians 6: 12-20

Permissible but NOT Beneficial                                     vs. 12

Justified In My Sins                                               vs.13

Paul picks apart the Corinthians use of Greek Proverbs to justify their sexual immorality…

Your Body Will Be Raised Like Christ’s body, Incorruptible vs.14

Lying with Prostitutes                                      vs. 15-18

Your body is a physical extension of Christ in the world

Your body is a living picture of our relationship with Christ

Your Body / His Temple                                       vs. 19

Bought with a HEAVY Price                                 vs. 20

Suing is losing - 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Acting like you were; Forgetting who you are - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

☼ Sexual Immorality? ….. I Corinthians 5:1-2

⌂ 3 powerful truths about Sexuality:

1. Our sexuality is at the very heart of our identity.

2. Sex is a very powerful emotion.

3. Sexual feelings can be the most contradictory emotions

we humans experience.

⌂ Cognitive Dissonance ↔ Biblical Truth

⌂ Biblical Sexuality – Genesis 2

Bible Culture

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1. God created you in 1. You evolved.

His image.

2. God gave you gender. 2. You determine gender.

3. God gives you purpose 3. You determine your

and identity. purpose and identity.

4. God gives us the gift of 4. You determine who

sex and the boundaries you have sex with –

to protect us. no boundaries.

☼ Judgment? ….. I Corinthians 5:3-5

● Hebrews 12:6

● Matthew 18:15-17

Order ► Personal 1→ 1 2- 3 → 1 ╬ → 1 = OUT

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☼ Bad Boasting …… I Corinthians 5:6-8

● Passover → Leaven → The Church

☼ Action Exhortation ….. I Corinthians 5:9-13

► Judge the Community → not the World

⌂ Culture → Slavery?

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Truth → Freedom

• Jesus → John 8:32, 34

• Paul → Galatians 5:1,13

• Peter → II Peter 2:19

☼ Applying Truth

● Overlooking serious sin is not loving but dangerous.

● Confronting serious sin is not optional but essential.

● Dealing with serious sin is not to be punitive but corrective.

● Correcting serious sin is not external but internal.

☼ Discipleship Parenting……I Corinthians 4:14-21

    ⌂ Admonishes….. vs.14

       ► Bad Parenting …..

           □ Provoking ….. Ephesians 6:4

           □ Neglect …… I Samuel 2:12,17, 22-25, 30-34

                                            I Samuel 4:16-18

    ⌂ Loves…… vs. 14

          ► Good Parenting

            □ The Tool….. II Timothy 3:16-17

            □ Be the Parent….. I Thessalonians 2:10-12

    ⌂ Reproduces…… vs. 15

        □ Creating New Life……II Corinthians 5:17-18

        □ The Harvest ….. Matthew 9:36-38

     ⌂ Sets an Example…., vs. 16-17a

         □ Live it Out! …… I Timothy 4:12

     ⌂ Teaches…… vs. 17b

         □ Show Integrity…….Titus 2:7-8

     ⌂ Disciplines….. vs. 18-21

        □ Give Hope….. Proverbs 19:18

         □ Take Action…. Proverbs 23:13

         □ Train….. Hebrews 12:11

☼ Application….. To Parent Spiritually ….

• requires personal spiritual growth…

        → Am I growing in my relationship with Jesus?

• requires selfless sacrifice.

        → Will I sacrifice so others may grow?

•    means exhorting and encouraging.

         → Do I give positive feedback?

•  means confronting and correcting.

         → Do I ask the tough questions?