THERE IS MORE TO SEX THAN YOU THINK
1 Corinthians 6.12-20
1 Corinthians: Resisting The Drift – Part 3 of 7
THERE IS MORE TO SEX THAN WE THINK BECAUSE …
SEXUAL DESIRE HAS A Tendency To Control Us
v. 12b “… but I will not be dominated by anything.” (esv)
OUR BODILY LIFE IS Designed For A Higher Pleasure
v. 13 “The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord …” (esv)
v. 16 “He who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her … as it is written, ‘The two will become one flesh.’” (esv)
Mark 12.30 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart… soul … mind and … strength.” (esv)
OUR BODIES ARE Destined To Be Permanent
v. 14 “God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.” (esv)
Luke 24.39 “Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” (esv)
OUR BODIES ARE Members Of Jesus’ Body
v. 15 “… your bodies are a part of Christ’s body … should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute?” (csb)
v. 17 “Anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.” (csb)
2 Corinthians 3.17 “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (esv)
IMMORALITY INVERTS THE Design Of Our Sexuality
v. 18 “… the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.” (esv)
OUR BODIES WERE Purchased For God’s Glory
vv. 19–20 “… your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit … bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” (esv)
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