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1 Co.6:12-20. Chapter 5: outrageous fornication Chapter 6: ordinary fornication Perversion of Paul? (Ro.3:8; 5:20; 6:14) Fornication Condemns , 12. 10:8 Corrupts , 13 Consider God , 14 Christ , 15-17 Holy Spirit , 19-21. 1 Co.7.
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1 Co.6:12-20 • Chapter 5: outrageous fornication • Chapter 6: ordinary fornication • Perversion of Paul? (Ro.3:8; 5:20; 6:14) Fornication • Condemns, 12. 10:8 • Corrupts, 13 Consider • God, 14 • Christ, 15-17 • Holy Spirit, 19-21
1 Co.7 • Paul is answering questions, not providing a complete examination of marriage issues • 1 Co.6 – libertine position • 1 Co.7 –ascetic tendencies Outline: • How to avoid temptation, 1-7 • Priorities in marriage, 8-16, 28 • Singles, 6-9, 25-26, 29-35 • Virgins, 36-38 • Remarriage after death, 39-40
Authorized activities, 1 Co.7:2-5 • Goal: avoid fornication, 2 • Means: marriage relations, 2-3 • Explanation: • Danger: deprivation, 5 • Exception: Normally: body is ours, 4; Ro.1:24 Spiritually: body is God’s, 6:19-20 Maritally: body is mate’s, 7:3-5 1Consentual pact 2Temporary period 3Spiritual purpose 4Restored partnership
Unauthorized divorce, 1 Co.7:10-11 • Disobeys, v.10 (cf. Mt.19:4-6; Ep.5) • Violates marriage vow. Ep.4:25; Rv.21:8 • Challenges God, Mal.2:16 • May cause mate to stumble, Mt.5:32 • Consequence: your mate could divorce you for no reason • Contextual warnings: 5, 10, 11, 12, 13 • Not permission, but instruction (cf. 1 Jn.2:1) • “Remain unmarried” anticipates possible stubbornness of the other spouse…
Not under bondage, 1 Co.7:15 1. Bondage: *to make someone a slave …enslave a people Ac.7:6 . . . cause to be like a slave, Ro.6:18, 22; 1 Co.9:19; 7:15; Ga.4:3; Tit.2:3 – BDAG *to gain control over someone and thus make such an individual subservient to one’s own interests – L-N. Ill.: Ac.13:44-46 2. No reference to remarriage. 3. “Such cases” = believer & unbeliever 4. Perfect tense verb
Circumstances , 1 Co.7:26-40 • Present distress, 26-27 • Pressure in the flesh, 28 • Passing of world, 29-31 • Preoccupation with marriage, 32-35 • Promises of fathers, 36-38 • Permanence of marriage, 39-40