Thesis: What does the Bible prescribe in dealing with sexual immorality within the church? Sexual immorality is as old as mankind - "nothing new under the sun".
As with all scripture, we must remember (especially here in 1 Corinthians) - that there is a context : Paul had written a previous letter to the Church at Corinth (1 Corinthians is actually the second letter). They wrote back to him about issues and now Paul is writing in response to previous issues. This section on sexual immorality is one part of his entire diatribe of responses to their various issues.
ISSUES/INFLUENCES: * Greek thought: body and soul unmixable * Greco-Roman thought: body forever destroyed, soul or spirit remains forever * Skewed eschatology: body morally irrelevant * Influenced by world rather than influencing it
WRONG PERSPECTIVES CORRECTED: * Christian liberty is not a license to be immoral * Liberty leading to slavery is not liberty * Body is integral part of a person * Bodies are redeemed and glorifying to God
SEXUAL IMMORALITY IN CHURCH: * Be realistic - it's a topic for everyone * Use law legitimately - as God established: standard, consequence, God's will * Appeal to the cross
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