And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. Verse 11
After the long list of serious sins, Paul says that is what some of you were. Praise God that he sets us free from sin and makes us new! We don't have to be identified by the past. Jesus forgives us, changes us and makes us new!
Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Verse 18
Paul calls out sexual immorality as a strong sin we must flee from. Truly it is still causing much harm to the people of God. Lord Jesus please rescue us and set us free!
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?
This verse has important impact on his we view and treat our bodies. Some would say that the physical body isn't important - only the spirit. But this shows that to be a wrong perspective. Others elevator the body and make it a god to be worshiped which is also incorrect.
As we see in the following verse, we are to honor God with our bodies.
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
1 Corinthians 6:11, 18-20 NIV
http://bible.com/111/1co.6.11-20.NIV
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