◄ 1 Corinthians 6 Devotional Commentary ►

1 Corinthians 6:9

Although Christians in Corinth were saved by grace through faith and were greeted as 'saints' by Paul in his epistle, there was much serious division amongst the congregation, as some were indulging in gross immorality and some seriously unethical behaviour. Paul could not talk to these believers as maturing, spiritual Christians who were growing in grace and living unto the Lord. He complained that they were behaving like unsaved men, because their actions and read more...

1 Corinthians 6:11

Paul makes it very clear that he is writing to born again believers by calling them 'brothers', 'saints', and 'the called'. Paul also knew that this band of believers were saved out of the most ungodly and perverted city of Corinth, and he did not hesitate to rebuke them for their ongoing, ungodly behaviour which manifested itself in all kinds of evil including stealing, drunkenness, greed, swindling, extortion, and insolence, as well as internal divisions, read more...

1 Corinthians 6:12

There was significant division among the Christians at Corinth. Oh, they were saved by grace through faith in Christ, for they were identified by Paul as 'saints.' They had also been equipped with many spiritual gifts and were described as being positionally 'sanctified in Christ' and 'set apart' unto God.

However, they were stuck in spiritual infancy and Paul described them as 'carnal believers'. They were not growing in grace or read more...

1 Corinthians 6:19

The Bible tells us that the most high God does not dwell in houses made by human hand, for heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool, and yet the most wonderful news is that God makes His home in the heart of all who come to Christ for salvation: the forgiveness of sin and life everlasting.

All who are saved by grace through faith in Christ have a holy and noble calling, and as members of His Body we are living stones read more...

1 Corinthians 6:20

Not only has God created us but He has redeemed us. We not only belong to the Lord because He formed and fashioned us out of the dust of the earth, but we are His precious possession for a second reason. We have been bought with a price: the precious blood of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. And so we are challenged by Paul to: "Glorify God in our body."

Not only do we belong to the Lord by means of creation, but also read more...