1 Corinthians 6:3 KJV
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much
more things that pertain to this life?
1 Corinthians 6:9 KJV
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not
inherit the kingdom
of God
1 Corinthians 6:15 KJV
Know ye not that your bodies are the members of
Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of
an harlot? God forbid.
It seems to me then
that we should not view this chapter as having two separate themes dividing approximately
between verses eight and nine. This is a whole; it is a complete thought.
- The reason we deal with our own matters
- The reason we rather suffer wrong than to take a brother or sister
to court, further
- The reason we turn from worldly sin and the reason we refrain even
from things that are lawful but not expedient
is because we
travel toward a place where all such things can find no home. These are
incompatible with heaven and as such can never inherit the kingdom of God.
We who have been
justified by the blood of Christ must then be sanctified from such things.
[1] Phrases similar to this are found
in verses 2, 16 and 19. Verses 16 and 19 contain the same phrase but they do
not begin the verse.
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