Lesson 1260

(Lesson 1260)(03-12-15) 1 Corinthians 6:15-20

"Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that commiteth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

In today's quote, Paul reiterates that our bodies are the temples of God and that we should avoid all things that demonstrate an appearance of evil.

The bodies of those of us whom have been saved by the grace of God have been bought and paid for by the blood of Jesus Christ, by His blood we are become one with Him. As Paul said in essence, we are the "members" of God, we are His arms, legs, hands, etc. Therefore, whatever we do should be done as if God had made the decision to do it.

The term "fornication", as it is applied in today's quote, denotes an unscriptural sexual relationship between a man and a woman. That application is what the term is generally accepted to imply. However, the term "fornication" can be used to describe a commitment to, or flirtation with, a doctrine of belief system other than the gospel of Jesus Christ. This can be easily verified by the study of The Revelations etc, wherein the word fornication is used repeatedly to describe a straying away from God and the giving over to a spiritual relationship with idols or some heretical doctrine such as Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, et al.

This is important in that during bible study we should always make every effort to determine the precise meaning of every word so as to establish the correct context for every lesson.~

NOTE: Yesterday's quote was taken from verses 12-14, not 12-20 as I posted with the lesson. I'm sorry for the mistake and I promise I'll try to do better. :)