317 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 1 - Book 27 - Solutions to Problems in Marriage

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 1 * BOOK 27 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS CONCERNING MARRIAGE In our last lesson we got down to verse 11, but we will go back a couple of verses and start with verse 9. We must always remember the background for Corinth. I Corinthians 6:9,10 "Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? I Corinthians 6:11 were (past tense) some of you: but ye are washed, (in other words they had been cleansed of all their wickedness) but ye are sanctified, (they were now set apart for God's purposes) but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." And to comment on being justified, you remember when we studied in the Book of Romans it's that judicial act of God whereby He declares the sinner, "Just as if they had never sinned." In other words God cleanses, and justifies the idolater as though he had never fallen down before an idol. So in verse 11 he tells us that we are washed. So in John Chapter 13 we have Jesus washing the feet of the disciples, and we'll begin at verse 6, and this was just shortly before His crucifixion. John 13:5-9 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, `Lord, doest thou wash my feet?' Jesus answered and said unto him, `What I do thou knowest not now; (remember scripture, and God dealing with men is a progressive thing. Peter saith unto him, `Thou shalt never wash my feet.' Jesus answered him, `If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.' Simon Peter saith unto him, `Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head.'" In other words what's Peter saying? "Well if washing my feet can do this much then give me a bath. Now verse 10: John 13:10,11 "Jesus saith to him, `He that is washed (past tense) needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. No he'd had his bodily bath, but he had to wash his feet. Once we've been saved we're washed. See? Now coming back to Chapter 6 we find Paul telling the Corinthians: I Corinthians 6:11 Just like Paul said in Romans, "That where sin abounds, what is always greater?" God Grace! Now then Paul says at the end of that verse: I Corinthians 6:11b "...but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." God the Father in Heaven looks down on sinful men. And the Holy Spirit in turn convicts sinful men of the finished work of God the Son, and so the whole Triune God comes in and washes these kinds of people of which you and I are no different. Verse 12, and this may throw a curve at people. I Corinthians 6:12 Now what is Paul saying? Is Paul saying I can go ahead and commit adultery? What Paul is really saying is that he is no longer under that demanding burden of the Law, but is now under Grace. Romans 6:14 shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid." Now a thought just comes to mind of another Scripture in Romans Chapter 7, and let's look at verses 5 & 6: Romans 7:5,6 "For when we were in the flesh, (we were like those Corinthians) the motions of sins, which were by the law, (all the things that the Law was revealing) did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. (of the Law) Now what's Paul saying? Now let's be logical. Will the Holy Spirit ever lead a believer to do something contrary to the Law? I Corinthians 6:12a "All things are lawful unto me..." I Corinthians 6:13a Now in the rest of verse 13 Paul goes on into another area of everyday life, and that's sexuality. I Corinthians 6:13b,14 "Now the body is not for fornication, (The body was not created for man to live in immorality) but for the Lord: and the Lord for the body." The body was created for The Lord, and The Lord for the body, it's a two way street. Now verse 14: "And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power." I Corinthians 6:15a "Know ye not..." Well Paul was with these people long enough to lay out all these Biblical principals of morality, and spiritual things. If it hadn't been for the miraculous working power of God, Christianity would have never gotten off the ground. Paul was never in any one place very long. I Corinthians 6:15 (remember Paul is talking to believers) shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the member an harlot? God forbid." Now verse 16: I Corinthians 6:16 "What? Genesis 2:21-24 The Church has failed to teach our young people, as they no longer understand these Biblical principals of marriages, sex, kids, and all the rest. Well what was Jesus' answer? In the beginning when God laid out the format for marriage and family it was one man for one woman until death do them part. Now come back to I Corinthians Chapter 6. I Corinthians 6:16 "What? So consequently Paul says: I Corinthians 6:18 (Immorality) #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible