Sunday, June 03, 2007
I CORINTHIANS 6 (The Message)
The last couple of days, the following saying has kept reverberating in my ears: "Everything goes better with God." (I know, it sounds like the slogan for Ritz Crackers -- sorry.) The first part of Chapter 6 seems to reinforce this idea. If Christ is living in us, then we lose our desire to seek revenge, and we set standards for ourselves that stand above the normal standards of this world. I have never sued anyone in my life though, in my business, I have been sued many times. The lawsuits brought against me have always been due to the behavior of others. Attorneys grasped onto that though and reached out from there, usually seeking deep pockets and insurance money. When these suits have been brought against me, I have done my best to get them settled quickly for the benefit of the one who has brought the suit. It's not easy living like that; it's expensive. But the standards of love, grace, mercy, and compassion that God sets for us stand way above the normal ways of this world.

The latter part of Chapter 6 deals with sexual immorality and our call to purity as Christians. Corinth was a center for the celebration of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. There was a temple there celebrating her which employed tousands of women as her priestesses. These women, in fact, were prostitutes. Culture at the time celebrated visits to them as a way of worshipping Aphrodite. Paul is telling us that, even though sexual immorality seems popular and the way of scoiety, we are to run from it. Today's entertainment industry, from my perspective, often celebrates and promotes sexual immorality.

I love Paul's point at the end -- God bought us with a very high price. We must honor Him with our bodies and our actions.

1 Corinthians 6

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