LFBI 1 CORINTHIANS

W E E K 6: C O R R E C T IN G C O N T E N T IO N

CHAPTER SIX: FRAGMENTING THE BODY (SAINTS & CIVIL LIABILITY)

Not Understanding Our Impact on Society Correction for Contention
Purity in the Church The Only Dishonor That Shames, 5
PROMISE: v 14 CHRIST SEEN: v 11 KEY WORD: Saints
Topic Six: Controversy in the Courts How to correct controversy

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I. LAWSUITS IN LITIGATION, 1-11

Civil Avarice Produces Disputes in the Courts
A. Foolishness of Lawsuits, 1-5
1. Audacious, 1
2. Ignorant, 2-5
B. Shamefulness of Lawsuits, 6-11
1. Stooping to a Lower Level of Judgment, 6
2. Slighting a Possible Alternative, 7
3. Spelling Defeat for the Church, 8
4. Suspicions of Spirituality, 9-11

II. LIBERTY IN LICENTIOUSNESS, 12-20

Social Impurity Produces Defilement in the World
A. How Far to Fall? Principles of Christian Liberty, 12
1. ExpediencySexual Sin Harms, 12a
2. MasterySexual Sin Controls, 12b
B. How Permanent a Plan? Principles of Christian Living, 13-18
1. The Bodys Purpose: To Be FOR Christ, 13-14
a. The Corinthian view, 13
b. The Christian view, 14
2. Why Be Free: The Body is OF Christ, 15-18
a. To be a physical extension, 15-17
b. To be a moral illustration, 18
C. How Unique a Sin? How to Be Free, 19-20
1. Becoming A Temple, 19
2. Having An Intent, 20

Key Word for Quiz #6: ____________

Thesis: Salvation is a call to question your ________________. Gal 2:20; 6:14

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 Point 1. If you question your identity, and identify with Christ in his death so it is you on the
________________ (in him), then your identity gets redefinition.

A. FOOLISHNESS OF LAWSUITS, 1-5

YET, TITUS 3:13

Point 2. It is one of the main duties while on this planet, if you are saved, to become mature
by learning how to ________________. Jude 6

B. SHAMEFULNESS OF LAWSUITS, 6-11

1. STOOPING TO A LOWER LEVEL OF ________________, 6
2. SLIGHTING A POSSIBLE ______________________, 7
3. SPELLING DEFEAT FOR THE ________________, 8
4. SUSPICIONS OF SPIRITUALITY, 9-11; 1 TIM 1:10

Point 3. The person who is made righteous in the sight of God still has to be made holy in a
________________ with God.

Point 4. Faith that does not produce holiness is not ________________ faith.

THREE ________________ WITH SEXUAL SIN

1. Expediencyit is destructive because it harms everyone involved
2. Masteryit is deceptive because it controls those who indulge it
3. Perversityit perverts Gods purpose for the body of the person who comes to Christ

EXPEDIENCYSEXUAL SIN HARMS, 12A

TWO ____________________ OF LIFESTYLE LIBERTY

A. Expediencyall things are not profitable, though they are legal, because sexual sin harms
relationships
B. Masteryall things are not liberating, though they are legal, because sexual sin controls

1 Cor 7:35 Matt 18:6 Matt 19:10

Point 5. After you get saved you can do anything you can get away with, as long as you are
willing to pay the ________________.

THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF SEXUAL SIN

1. Its ________________________
2. Its ________________________, Prov 5:6
3. Its ________________________

Point 6. Sexual sin ______________ the rules as you play, so you cannot seek and see God.

Point 7. Intimacy is intended to be the reward of ______________________.

Point 8. Passion is not rational, so do not try to ________________.

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 MASTERYSEXUAL SIN CONTROLS, 12B

Point 9. To keep your body from enslaving you, you have to control your flesh by disciplining
your ________________.

Point 10. Those who consider all sex to be sin are as far from ________________ as those
who consider all sex allowable.

Point 11. Legalism always ________________ carnality, so liberty is true freedom only when
it is balanced between two extremes.

1. THE BODYS PURPOSE: TO BE FOR CHRIST, 13-14

1. The relationship between the body and physical appetite is a __________________ one
2. Your body was not made for sex, it was made for ________________

Point 12. The bodies of believers are designed by God for more than their biological functions,
because your body is the instrument of God to protect his plan and ________________ his
purpose. Phil 3:20-21

Point 13. Our liberty is within the ____________________ of Gods people (expediency), and
our liberty is under the authority of the Bible (mastery).

Point 14. The purpose for the human body is not sexual expression, but divine
____________________, because God has a purpose for you in the life to come, which is why
he made you a sexual being down here.

Point 15. The beauty of sex is destroyed and defiled when it is indulged in illicitly, and when
it is ________________ maritally.

FLAWED __________________________
1. Epicureans denied the providence of God and the immortality of the soulmaterialism
2. Stoics denied the transcendence of God and the highest good is to live virtuously and serve
our neighborpantheism
3. Pythagoreans believed in a personal God, and attributed evil to matterasceticism
4. Hedonists believed only the soul would survive death, so it does not matter what is done in
the body

THREE FACTS ABOUT OUR ________________

1. They are a physical extension of God, so dont let anything harm your relationships with
others
2. They are a moral illustration of Christ, so dont let anything control your life but Gods will
3. They are a living temple of the Spirit, so dont let anything pervert the purpose God has for
you

Point 16. Your _______ is the only channel through which God works in this world. 2 Pet 1:4

Point 17. The mystery of sex is, we have the capacity once we get saved to so ____________
the nature of God into our being, there is eventually no distinction left.

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1. BECOMING A TEMPLE, 19; ROM 8:9; 1 COR 12:13

Defn.: A ________________ is for service and sacrificethe two things that fulfill the Eternal
Purpose of God with our lives.

THREE ________________ OF SEXUAL SIN

1. Being made continually more coarse
2. Being made continually less sensitive
3. Being made continually more self-centered, desiring only to have our own needs met

Point 18. You cannot have the grace of God without the ______________________ of God,
because real deliverance demands true consecration.

2. HAVING AN INTENT, 20

Point 19. ________________ is a function of understanding God's ownership (19) and God's
purpose (20). 1 Cor 3:17

1 C O R IN T H IA N S S E V E N O V E RV IE W
POIGNANT OPENING OBSERVATIONS
1. The Bible is the ________________ of God for man today
2. Because of that, the Bible is ________________-interpreting
3. The word of God came through the Spirit of Godwhich is why it is perfectbut the Spirit
of God used ________________ instruments to receive and record scripturewhich is why it is
real, Matt 13:52
4. In certain matters like marriage, there is no rule so inclusive it applies to __________
situation
5. Satan injects injustice into our government, apathy into our churches, and immorality into
our homes, so as a result our society is decaying, and our city is ________________.

Thesis: If you can get the church to be off on marriage and singleness, marriage and divorce,
and marriage and ministry, people will never find God's purpose for their life, let alone
______________ it.

GODS ________________
1. To place you on the team with us in ministry
2. To remove from anything harmful from your life
3. To give you blessing or trouble as he sees fit
4. To guide you as a loving Father, to the point you recognize he owns all of you

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