March 14th, Saturday: 1 Corinthians 6-7

1 Cor 6

Not only were the Corinthians believers compromising with the world, but they were also losing their testimony before the world by taking each other to court before pagan judges.

So the apostle Paul repeatedly asked, “Do you not know?”

They were ignorant of some basic truths of the Christian life.

Some of those truths were, “We will judge angels.”

If God entrusts that great responsibility to His people, can't He help us with our petty decisions today?

Can't He help solve our disagreements today?

We have been changed.

We were not what we once were.

So why should we live as we once lived?

It is a matter of not what is lawful, but of what is helpful.

That is important because we belong to the Lord.

He made the human body.

He dwells in believers by His Spirit.

And He purchased us at the cross.

The believer's body belongs to God and must be used to glorify Him.

1 Cor 7

Marriage is a gift and not everybody has the same gift.

Some people have more self control than others.

People remain unmarried for different reasons.

And each one must know the will of God.

Marriage is in fact a ministry.

He addressed people who had been converted after marriage, and who wondered if they should remain with their unsaved spouses.

“Yes!” said Paul - because you might win them to Christ!

But even Christian spouses can have a wonderful ministry to each other as they grow in the Lord and love each other.

Marriage is a calling.

When you become a Christian, that does not annul which you were before you trusted Christ

Jews are still Jews.

Slaves are still slaves.

And married people are still married.

But now with the Lord's help, you can now fulfill that calling in a greater way.

Marriage is a challenge.

Paul does not deny the blessings of marriage, but he does remind us of the burdens that marriage can bring, especially when times are tough.

Building your Christian home is a great ministry.

But nobody should enter into it lightly or carelessly.

It's been said that success in marriage involves much more than finding the right mate.

It also requires being the right mate.