Worldliness gets its power from lies we believe about God and his Word. It is by self-deception we are led into all sorts of sins that stunts our spiritual growth and ruins our witness to the world. This is the church culture of Corinthian saints. They had adopted a righteousness shaped by human wisdom by becoming “spiritual people” instead of “holy people” in Jesus Christ. They had become dualistic in their view of body and soul. In other words, they embraced the Greek philosophy that promoted a doctrine that asserted that what we do in our body is immaterial (i.e., of no eternal or spiritual consequence), but all that matters is the soul. Paul sets the record straight in his corrective teaching against sexual immorality being practice within their congregation, by reminding them of their union with God and our ownership (body and soul) by Christ.
Focus Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
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