1 Coríntios 6
John MacArthur · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Coríntios 6
MacArthur: The application to believers is clear. “Why, then,” Paul asks the Corinthians, “do you keep living like the unsaved, the unrighteous? Why do you keep falling into the ways of your old life, the life from which Christ has saved you? Why are you following the old standards, and having the old selfish, ungodly motives? You are to be separated from the world’s ways, not following them. And specifically, why are you taking your problems to the world’s courts?” A believer is a new creation (2Co 5:17), with a new inner person-hood made after God’s own person (2 Pe 1:4+), and there is no longer unbroken unrighteousness. But the flesh can become dominant in the disobedient Christian, so that he may take on the appearance of an unbeliever (cf 1 Cor 3:1-3+)." Neither fornicators, (Heb 13:4, Rev 21:7-8; Rev 22:14-15) - There was a great deal of sexual laxity in the cesspool called Corinth. It was a permissive society with a depraved philosophy similar to America where sex is a normal physical function, so why not use it as you please? Paul pointed out that God created sex when He made the first man and woman, and therefore He has the right to tell us how to use it. The Bible is the “owner’s manual” and it must be obeyed. God condemns sexual sins; Paul named some of them in 1Co 6:9. In that day, idolatry and sensuality went together. In 1Co 6:10, Paul pointed his finger at the members guilty of sins of the spirit, those suing each other because of their covetous attitude. Fornicators (4205)(pornos from pernáo = sell [as those who sell their bodies for lust] in turn from peráō = to pass thru, as a merchant would do, passing thru and then coming to mean to sell) (see also study of related word porneia) means a fornicator, one who is sexually immoral or who commits sexual immorality. Pornos originally meant a "male prostitute" but came to be used in the universal meaning of "fornicator" or one who engages in sexual immorality, whether a man or a woman. A pornos in secular Greece was a person who prostituted themselves for gain. The KJV translates pornos as “whoremonger”, which describes one who consorts with whores (a lecher). One can carry on the life of a "whoremonger" in "private" on the internet's plethora of sleazy porn sites, in filthy magazines at the newsstand (or even at the checkout stand at the grocery store!), or at the movies (unfortunately even PG Rated can be contaminated with pornos). In our local cable listings in Austin, Texas (Summer, 2008) there are some 5-10 channels devoted solely to pornography (I don't subscribe to any of them by the way). America is in very serious trouble beloved. Let us pray for revival (2Chr 7:13,14, 6:37, 38, 39) Here are the 10 uses of pornos in the NT - 1Cor 5:9, 10, 11; 6:9; Eph. 5:5-+; 1Ti 1:10; describing Esau = Heb 12:16+; describing those who defile the marriage bed = Heb 13:4-note; describing those who will not be in heaven = Rev 21:8-+; Re 22:15+. The NAS translates pornos as fornicators(2), immoral(2), immoral men(1), immoral people(2), immoral person(1), immoral persons(2). 1 Co. 5:9; 1 Co. 5:10; 1 Co. 5:11; 1 Co. 6:9; Eph. 5:5; 1 Tim. 1:10; Heb. 12:16; Heb. 13:4; Rev. 21:8; Rev. 22:15 The KJV as noted translates pornos with the word whoremonger (5 times). Pornos is not found in the non-apocryphal Septuagint. Nor idolaters, A comparison of this list with those of the other epistles suggests the greater debauchery and sensuality of Corinth.
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MacArthur - The point is that in unbelievers there is an unbroken pattern of sinning that cannot be restrained. In believers that unbroken pattern is broken, the frequency and totality of sin is changed. Righteousness and goodness find a place and the life manifests virtue. Because of our humanness, however, sin will sometimes break the pattern of righteousness. If persisted in, it establishes a sinful pattern, interrupting the manifestations of holiness coming from the new nature. That is why there are so many commands and calls to obedience and to church discipline. The believer will never become totally sinful, but may be sinful enough at certain points in his life to be characterized as an unbeliever. Nor thieves -
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MacArthur says for the Lord means "The body is to be the instrument of the Lord, for His use and glory."
1 Coríntios 6
MacArthur - Our bodies are designed not only to serve in this life but in the life to come. They will be changed bodies, resurrected bodies, glorified bodies, heavenly bodies—but they will still be our own bodies. The stomach and food have only a horizontal, temporal relationship. At death the relationship ceases. But our bodies are far more than biological. For believers they also have a spiritual, vertical relationship. They belong to God and they will forever endure with God. (MNTC-1 Cor) W E Vine - The mention of it (Resurrection) here anticipates the fuller treatment in chapter 15. Here the moral aspect is stressed, the resurrection being regarded as the assured consummation toward which the present use of the body is to be directed. (Collected Writings) In Philippians Paul alludes to our future resurrection and the power of the Lord... For our citizenship is in heaven (Kingdom of God future), from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; Who will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory (Our body will be glorified), by the exertion of the power (dunamis) that He has even to subject all things to Himself. (Php 3:20-21+) Redpath on raise us up - Although this thing (BODY) in which we live may be put in a grave, one day it will be raised and transformed into the likeness of the Lord Jesus Christ. The body is not finished when it is put into a coffin; it is to be brought into the very presence of God. This body is for the Lord, for His use and not for mine. That gives us a new slant on the problem of sex, an attitude peculiarly Christian, rooted in the fact of the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the “firstfruits of them that sleep.” It is based on the reality of eternity; we were not created only to live down here. Our body is God’s, and we cannot play fast and loose with it, because it is for His use. We have Christian liberty, but only in consideration of others and in carefulness with regard to the damage we might do. Our liberty is only within the fellowship of God’s people and under the authority of the Lord Jesus. The body is not to be played with; it is for Him. Albert
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MacArthur - Christ is “head over all things to the church, which is His body, the fulness of Him who fills all in all” (Eph. 1:22–23). “We, who are many, are one body in Christ” (Rom. 12:5). We are, in this age, the living spiritual temple in which Christ lives. We are His body, the incarnation of His person in the church. Paul used this same word members in his command to the Romans which relates to believers not indulging in immorality Even so consider (present imperative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not let sin (Sin = Principle) reign (present imperative with a negative see our need to depend on the Holy Spirit to obey) in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13 and do not go on presenting (present imperative with a negative) the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.(Ro 6:11-13+) Comment - In this passage we see that our mortal enemy that seeks continually to be our king and master is Sin = Principle which indwells us and impels us would it not be for the supernatural power of the indwelling Spirit (see Gal 5:16-17+) Hodge - This is a conceded and familiar point of Christian doctrine, one with which they were supposed to be acquainted; and which proved all that the Apostle had said of the relation between the body and Christ. Our bodies are the members of Christ, because they belong to him, being included in the redemption effected by his blood; and also because they are so united to him as to be partakers of his life. It is one of the prominent doctrines of the Bible that the union between Christ and his people includes a community of life; and it is clearly taught that this life pertains to the body as well as to the soul, Rom. 8:6–11; Eph. 2:6, 7, 5:30. This is the truth which the Apostle recalls to the minds of the Corinthians, and makes it the ground of his indignant condemnation of the sin of which he is speaking. (1 Corinthians 6 Commentary) Albert
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MacArthur - Sexual relations involve a union; the man and woman become one flesh. This indicates that the most essential meaning of the phrase one flesh (see Gen. 2:24; etc.) is sexual union. In his Screwtape Letters C. S. Lewis says that each time a man and a woman enter into a sexual relationship a spiritual bond is established between them which must be eternally enjoyed or eternally endured. God takes sexual sin seriously because it corrupts and shatters spiritual relationships, both human and divine.
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MacArthur writes: "A friend once took a visitor to a large Catholic cathedral in the east. The visitor wanted to pray at the station of his favorite saint. But upon arriving at that station, he was startled to find no candles lit, and a sign saying, “Do not worship here; closed for cleaning.” The Corinthians provided no divine focus, either, no place for seeking souls to worship, since they were unclean. That, Paul said, had to change." Therefore - A great term of conclusion! Glorify God in your body - Glorify (doxazo) is a aorist imperative to "Do this now!" "Do it effectively!" but to obey it we need to depend on the Holy Spirit. The question then that we must always keep before our mind regarding our thoughts & actions is "Does it, or does it not, glorify God (give a proper opinion to others of God) in our body and spirit?" (Mt 5:16, Isa 61:3, 1 Pe 2:12, Jn 15:8, 2 Th 1:12,3:1, Jn 4:24,17:4,Ro 15:6] Jesus' words echo Paul's when he also gives a command... “Let your light shine (aorist imperative - need to depend on the Holy Spirit) before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify (doxazo)your Father who is in heaven. (Mt 5:16+) Spencer - We must be careful not to be involved in anything that would bring reproach upon the name of God. Let us note that the words glorify God in your body constitute a command. A serious command! This is not a mere suggestion, but an authoritative command. The words glorify, and glory come from "doxa." It is the word from which we get our English word doxology. A doxology is a word of praise and glory—it carries the idea of speaking good about someone. Dear Christian, what we do in our bodies ought to bring praise and glory to God. Our very lives ought to speak well of the One who purchased us. We ought to say with Francis R. Havergal each day: Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet, and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee; Take my voice, and let me sing Always, only, for my King. Take my love, my God I pour At Thy feet its treasure store; Take myself, and I will be Ever, only, all for Thee.
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MacArthur commenting on Isa 43:6 writes that "The Lord will regather to the land of Israel the faithful remnant of His people from their worldwide dispersion in conjunction with the institution of the Messiah’s kingdom on earth (cf. Is 11:12). (The MacArthur Study Bible)
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MacArthur writes that "In the messianic age (the Millennium), Israel will finally give the Lord the credit that is due Him (contrast Je 13:11). In the prophecy of Malachi Jehovah reiterates His promise they Israel will be His possession declaring And they will be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "on the day (What day? The day when the Great Tribulation is abruptly terminated at the Second Coming by the triumphant return of the Deliverer - Ro 11:25, 26, 27+) that I prepare My own possession (Jewels in KJV = Mal 3:17KJV, Other translations = My special property, My special treasure - This Hebrew word segullah is used 8x and 6 refer to Israel as God's possession - Ex 19:5; Dt 7:6; 14:2; 26:18; Ps 135:4; Mal 3:17), and I will spare them (speaking of a believing Jewish remnant) as a man spares his own son who serves him." (Malachi 3:17, compare KJV - Mal 3:17KJV) Comment: MacArthur agrees adding that this passage "The godly remnant will belong to Him and will be His special treasure. In the midst of judgment, He will spare them (cf. Ps 103:13) (Ed: "in wrath remember mercy" Hab 3:2).