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1 Corinthians — Chapter 6

Lawsuits and Holiness of the Body

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?"

— 1Cor 6:19

1 Corinthians 6 addresses two issues: Christians taking other Christians to pagan courts, and sexual immorality justified with slogans of 'freedom.' Paul grounds sexual ethics in the theology of resurrection and the Spirit.

⚖️ Lawsuits Among Brothers (6:1-11)

1Cor 6:1-6
"Does any one of you, when he has a case against his brother, dare to go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?"
Paul does not forbid all legal recourse — he forbids Christians from taking internal disputes before pagan judges. The Church should be able to resolve its own disputes. The argument: if the saints will judge the world and angels (6:2-3), how much more everyday matters?

🏛️ The Body as Temple of the Spirit (6:12-20)

1Cor 6:12-14
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power."
Paul cites two Corinthian slogans: 'All things are lawful for me' and 'Food is for the stomach' — and corrects them. The body is not morally neutral — it belongs to the Lord and will be resurrected. Bodily resurrection grounds sexual ethics.
1Cor 6:19-20
"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, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body."
The final argument: the believer’s body is naos tou hagiou pneumatos — temple of the Holy Spirit. Desecration of the temple is desecration of the Spirit. 'You were bought with a price' — redemption implies belonging. Sexual holiness is not legalism — it is worship.