QT 04/07/2024 Thu. 1Cor 6. Compatible Status? 相容状态?

QT 04/07/2024 Thu. 1Cor 6. Compatible Status？
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The suits against each other in the Corinthian church displayed disunity before the watching world (1Cor 6:1-8). The pursuit of "trivial cases" (1Cor 6:2) in pagan courts was not compatible with their status of being qualified to "judge angels" (1Cor 6:3).

In addition, these suits were not worth the trouble—time and resources that could have been invested in more productive relationship building to win others to Christ.

Paul reminded readers of their past, which did not and could not prevent them from being justified and sanctified because "you were washed" (1Cor 6:11).

APPLICATION: Do not let the past hinder you from coming to God. The sin list was long (1Cor 6:9-10) and "As such were some of you" (1Cor 6:11). But great is "the name of the LORD Jesus Christ" (1Cor 6:11) to do powerful acts of change and restoration.

When the world asserts that "We are born this way" (implying that sinful behaviour is not changeable), those who "were washed" reply, "We have been born again in Christ."

In view of that, those who "were washed" were to flee sexual immorality (1Cor 6:12-20) because their bodies now belonged to Christ as "a temple" (1Cor 6:19) and not to prostitutes (1Cor 6:15,16) nor sexual immorality.

星期四 2024年7月4日 今日读经：哥林多前书6章. 相容状态?
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/1Co/6/
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哥林多教会里的弟兄彼此告状，在众人前表现了不合一(林前6:1-8)。在人间的法庭追究这些“最小的事”实在是与他们有资格“审判天使”的身份不符(林前6:3)。

另外，这些告状实在是不值得--所花费的时间和资源应该用在更有果效的事上，如建立关系把人引人归向基督。

保罗提醒读者他们的过去，但这并没有、也不能阻止他们被称义和圣化，因为“你们已经洗净了”。（林前6:11）

应用：不要让过去阻碍你来到神的面前。犯罪的表很长(林前6:9-10)而且“你们有些人从前也是这样的”(林前6:11).但“主耶稣基督的圣名”是伟大的(林前6:11)，能够成就伟大的改变和恢复。

当这个世界鼓吹“我们生来就是这样的”(言下之意就是这种罪性是无法改变的)，那些“已被洗净”的回答，“我们已在基督里重生。”

因为这样，那些“已洗净”的必须要逃避淫乱的事(林前6:12-20)因为他们的身体现在是属于基督的“圣殿”(林前6:19)而不是娼妓的(林前6:15,16)或为淫乱的。