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Themes in 1 Corinthians 6

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Themes in 1 Corinthians 6

1 Corinthians 6:1 (show verse)

Does any one of you, when he has a complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God’s people)?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:2 (show verse)

Do you not know that the saints (God’s people) will [one day] judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to try trivial (insignificant, petty) cases?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Courts of justice » The judgment of » Illustrative of the last judgment
God's Promises » Death of seed of » To saints
Judgment » Saints shall sit with Christ in
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
the Reward of saints » Described as » Sitting in judgment with Christ
The righteous » Saints » Promises to
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Promises to
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:3 (show verse)

Do you not know that we [believers] will judge angels? How much more then [as to] matters of this life?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Body » The temple of God
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:4 (show verse)

So if you have lawsuits dealing with matters of this life, are you appointing those as judges [to hear disputes] who are of no account in the church?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:5 (show verse)

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not one wise man among you who [is governed by integrity and] will be able and competent to decide [private disputes] between his fellow believers,

1 Corinthians 6:6 (show verse)

but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Church » Similitudes of the church compared to » Strife in
fruit of the Spirit » Kindness
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
Strife » Causes of » In the church
Strife » Instances of » The corinthian Christians
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:7 (show verse)

Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Christian conduct » Submitting to injuries
Injustice » Saints should » Bear, patiently
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Meekness » Necessary to a Christian walk
Reproof » Exemplified
Strife » Saints should » Submit to wrong rather than engage in
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge

1 Corinthians 6:8 (show verse)

On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.

Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Business life » Dishonesty » Fraud
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Litigation » To be avoided
Reproof » Exemplified
The judgment of babylon » What the saints shall judge
Vices » Dishonesty » Fraud

1 Corinthians 6:9 (show verse)

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [by perversion], nor those who participate in homosexuality,

Adultery » General references to
Be not deceived » Miscellaneous topics containing warnings
Cleanness » What cleanses
Foes of the home » Adultery
God, Holiness of » Exhibited in his » Kingdom
Holy spirit » What can be accomplished through the power of the holy spirit
Home » Foes of the home » Adultery
Idolatry » Punishment of » Exclusion from heaven
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Justification » Justification coming by jesus Christ
Sanctification » Everyone being sanctified through the blood of jesus Christ
Sanctification » None can inherit the kingdom of God without
Sin » Excludes from heaven
Unrighteousness » The unrighteous
Warnings » Be not deceived

1 Corinthians 6:10 (show verse)

nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

Cleanness » What cleanses
Covetousness » Excludes from heaven
Drunkenness » Excludes from heaven
God, Holiness of » Exhibited in his » Kingdom
Holy spirit » What can be accomplished through the power of the holy spirit
Idolatry » Punishment of » Exclusion from heaven
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Justification » Justification coming by jesus Christ
Reviling and reproaching » Excludes from heaven
Sanctification » Everyone being sanctified through the blood of jesus Christ
Sanctification » None can inherit the kingdom of God without
Sin » Excludes from heaven
Theft » Excludes from heaven
Unrighteousness » The unrighteous

1 Corinthians 6:11 (show verse)

And such were some of you [before you believed]. But you were washed [by the atoning sacrifice of Christ], you were sanctified [set apart for God, and made holy], you were justified [declared free of guilt] in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the [Holy] Spirit of our God [the source of the believer’s new life and changed behavior].

The church » Sanctified and cleansed by Christ
Cleanness » What cleanses
Cleansing » Desire for » Examples of spiritual
the personality of Holy Spirit » He sanctifies
Holy spirit » What can be accomplished through the power of the holy spirit
Inheritance » Who shall not inherit the kingdom of God
Jesus Christ » In his name
Justification » Justification coming by jesus Christ
Justification » By faith
Justification before God » Under the gospel » In the name of Christ
Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Examples of spiritual
Righteousness » Death of seed of » Secured by faith
Sanctification » Everyone being sanctified through the blood of jesus Christ
Sanctification » All saints are in a state of
Sanctification » Effected by » The holy ghost
Sanctification » None can inherit the kingdom of God without
Unrighteousness » The unrighteous
Washing » Figurative » Of regeneration

1 Corinthians 6:12 (show verse)

Everything is permissible for me, but not all things are beneficial. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not be enslaved by anything [and brought under its power, allowing it to control me].

Edification » All things not edifying
Expediency » All things not being expedient
Law » What is lawful for believers
Liberty » Limitations of
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the lusts of the flesh

1 Corinthians 6:13 (show verse)

Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will do away with both of them. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body [to save, sanctify, and raise it again because of the sacrifice of the cross].

Body » What the body is not for
Body » What the body is for
Chastity » Keep the body in
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:14 (show verse)

And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power.

Power » Of God » Exemplified » In the resurrection of saints
God, Power of » Exhibited in » The resurrection of saints
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
God, Trinity » Each person in, described as » Raising Christ from the dead
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:15 (show verse)

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a prostitute? Certainly not!

Assurance » Saints privileged to have, of » Union with God and Christ
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Union with God and Christ
Body » The body of Christ
Body » Resurrection of » Sacred
Body » What the body is
Body » The temple of God
Chastity » Keep the body in
Christ » Touched by others » Union with
Communion » Those that are joined to the lord
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Titles and names of saints » Members of Christ
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:16 (show verse)

Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”

Body » The body of Christ
Body » What the body is
Chastity » Keep the body in
Communion » Those that are joined to the lord
Harlots » Warnings against
Marriage » Husbands and wives becoming one
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot
Women » Harlots » Warnings against

1 Corinthians 6:17 (show verse)

But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Body » The body of Christ
Chastity » Keep the body in
Communion » Those that are joined to the lord
Government » Ecclesiastical » Government
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Union with Christ » Saints » Have, in spirit
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:18 (show verse)

Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.

Chastity » Keep the body in
Sexual activities » Those that commit fornication
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Sin » Who sins against their own body
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:19 (show verse)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]?

Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our redemption
Body » The temple of God
Chastity » Motives for
Glory » Glorifying the lord
God » Ownership of » Of the souls of men
Holy spirit » Where the holy spirit dwells
Holy spirit » Called the comforter, (greek, parakletos) » Indwelling
Holy spirit » Dwelling in believers
Holy spirit » As dwelling in saints
the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit » In the body of saints, as his temple
Man » The spirit of man
divine Ownership » Of the souls of men
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Indwelling holy spirit, in believers
Spirit » The leadership of holy spirit » Dwelling in believers
Spirit/souls » The spirit of man
Spiritual » Temple » General references to
spiritual Temple » General references to
The First Temple » Illustrative of » The bodies of saints
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot

1 Corinthians 6:20 (show verse)

You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

The atonement » Saints glorify God for
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our spirit
Being Devoted to God » Should be » With our bodies
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » Our redemption
Body » The body belonging to God
Debtors » Spiritual
Glorify God » Duty of » By entire consecration
Glorifying God » Duty of » By entire consecration
Glorifying God » Obligation of saints to
Glorifying God » Required in body and spirit
Glory » Glorifying the lord
God » Glorifying » By entire consecration
Holy spirit » Where the holy spirit dwells
Man » The spirit of man
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Infinite value of, seen in the price paid for his redemption
Man » Ignorance of » Infinite value of
Redemption » Defined
Redemption » They who partake of » Are the property of God
Redemption » They who partake of » Should glorify God for
Servants » Bond, illustrative » Of saints
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
Spirit/souls » The spirit of man
Spiritual » Crowns » Debtors
Stewardship » Truths to be remembered in relation to » Life precious
Whoredom » Those that are joined to a harlot