This document contains a summary of 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 from the Bible. It discusses three key points: 1) Verses 12-14 say that while all things may be lawful, not all things are helpful and believers should not be dominated by anything but should honor the Lord with their bodies. 2) Verses 15-17 say that believers' bodies are members of Christ and should not be joined with prostitutes but rather should be joined to the Lord as one spirit. 3) Verses 18-20 instruct believers to flee sexual immorality because their body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and they were bought with a price, so they should glorify God with their body

1. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Believers honor God through holy living

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3. 1 Corinthians 6:12-14
Focused on Christ’s Lordship
12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things
are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will
not be dominated by anything. 13 “Food is meant for
the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God
will destroy both one and the other. The body is not
meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and
the Lord for the body. 14 And God raised the Lord
and will also raise us up by his power.

4. 1 Corinthians 6:15-17
Joined with Christ
15 Do you not know that your bodies are
members of Christ? Shall I then take the
members of Christ and make them members of a
prostitute? Never! 16 Or do you not know that he
who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body
with her? For, as it is written, “The two will
become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to
the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

5. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Bought with a price
18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a
person commits is outside the body, but the
sexually immoral person sins against his own
body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you
have from God? You are not your own, 20 for
you were bought with a price. So glorify God in
your body.

6. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
Believers honor God through holy living

7. TheBibleProject.com

8. 1 Corinthians
Perspective
Root Cause: “Corinthianized” does not equal
holy.
Results in a very shallow version of the
Gospel which leads to Paul dropping the
hammer.
Sexual Immorality
Lawsuits Against Believers

9. 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
Perspective
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate
with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all
meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or
the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since
then you would need to go out of the world.

10. 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
Perspective
1 But now I am writing to you not to associate with
anyone who bears the name of brother if he is
guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater,
reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with
such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging
outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you
are to judge? 13 God judges those outside. “Purge
the evil person from among you.”

11. 1 Corinthians 6:4-5
Perspective
4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay
them before those who have no standing in
the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it
be that there is no one among you wise enough
to settle a dispute between the brothers…

12. The Chief end of Man: Glorify God
and enjoy Him forever.

13. 1 Corinthians 6:12-14
Focused on Christ’s Lordship
12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things
are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will
not be dominated by anything. 13 “Food is meant for
the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God
will destroy both one and the other. The body is not
meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and
the Lord for the body. 14 And God raised the Lord
and will also raise us up by his power.

14. Where do you tend to Corinthianize the
Bible?
What is something in your life that is lawful
but not helpful when it comes to giving God
glory?

15. 1 Corinthians 6:15-17
Joined with Christ
15 Do you not know that your bodies are
members of Christ? Shall I then take the
members of Christ and make them members of a
prostitute? Never! 16 Or do you not know that he
who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body
with her? For, as it is written, “The two will
become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to
the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

16. Does how you live point to Jesus or
yourself?

17. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Bought with a price
18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a
person commits is outside the body, but the
sexually immoral person sins against his own
body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom
you have from God? You are not your own,
20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify
God in your body.

18. Are you putting yourself in position to
flee so you can give God all the glory?

19. –Johnny Appleseed
Do you have a plan to do give God glory
and enjoy Him forever?
Alignment Assignment Execution

20. Spiritual Disciplines
Article by Don Whitney:
https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/what-are-
spiritual-disciplines
Another article by Don Whitney:
https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/truly-spiritual-
disciplines/
Great basic checklist from LifeWay: Google
Spiritual Disciplines Checklist Lifeway

21. John 15:7 (ESV Strong's)
7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you,
ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

22. 1 Timothy 4:7 (ESV Strong's)
7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths.
Rather train yourself for godliness;

23. Don Whitney
Truly Spiritual Disciplines
First, practice the right disciplines — those personal
and interpersonal spiritual disciplines found in the Bible.
A gospel-centered spirituality is a sola scriptura
spirituality. For individual practice, the most important
personal spiritual disciplines are first, the intake of
Scripture, and second, prayer; all the others relate to
these two. The interpersonal spiritual disciplines we’re to
observe are primarily those biblical practices related to
life together in a local church.

24. Don Whitney
Truly Spiritual Disciplines
Second, practice the right disciplines with the
right goal. Consciously practice these
disciplines with Jesus as the focus — pursuing
intimacy with Christ and conformity (both inward
and outward) to Christ. To put it more succinctly,
seek to be with and like Jesus by means of the
biblical spiritual disciplines.

25. Don Whitney
Truly Spiritual Disciplines
Third, practice the right disciplines the right way.
Emphasize the person and work of Jesus in each
one. Through them learn from, gaze upon, and enjoy
who Jesus is and what He has done. Let your faith be
restored through the truths of the gospel. Engage in
the spiritual disciplines given by God in Scripture so
that you are continually shown your need for Christ
and the infinite supply of grace and mercy to be found
by faith in Him.