last week: settlement of disputes among believers search the scriptures

Last Week:SETTLEMENT OF

DISPUTES AMONG BELIEVERS

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SANCTITY OF THE BELIEVER’S BODY


Memory verse“What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” I Cor 6: 9 - 20


Text: I Cor 6: 9 - 20•Man is a tripartite being –

soul, spirit and body.•“Man is a spirit being, he has

a soul and he lives in a body”


God: The Best Designer•God designed Man (Man is

yet to understudy his components)

•Body – Organized and Efficient


The Brain The Heart •


Transport Systems•God instituted the best transport

systems before roads and railways were constructed. E.g Digestive system, circulatory system, Neural System


Man: God’s Masterpiece•“ It is erroneous to say that

God is not interested in our body; as someone Christians presume”.

•Paul exclaimed: “What!”


Question 1•Explain why the believers’

body should be treated with sanctity…


1. Salvation & Freedom from Sin•I Cor 6: 9 -11•SIN is the biggest problem of man.•SIN is not a Physical, medical,

psychological, or mental problem but a SPIRITUAL problem


Definition of SIN•Self Induced Nature•Satan Identity Number•Serious In Nothing•Stupidity In Nobility•Swimming In Nonsense


Deception of Sin•I Cor 6:9 - “effeminate” = malakos : a man

behaving feminine, allowing herself to be sexually exploited.

- “abusers of mankind” : homosexuals


Eph 5: 3-5•Solution: - Not By Technology

- Not By Tradition - Not By Tithes & Offering - Not By Torture

- But By True Repentance Search the Scriptures

Deliverance From Sin•As ABC…A – Acknowlegde (Publican vs Pharisee)B – BelieveC – Confess D – Determination E – Embrace Christ F – Follow Him daily


Question?•What is True Repentance?


2. Self Discipline and Freedom Limits I Cor 6: 12, 10 : 23“expedient”: suitable or appropriate, convenient or practical“edify not” – vs 23•?Maturity Level

•? Stumbling Block to others Search the Scriptures

I Cor 9: 27• Self-discipline: for saints•Preacher: not permit sin•Christian: can be a castaway


3. Sanctity of Believers’ Body• “God will hold you responsible for your

body”

•Your health: Medical check-up, Exercise, Treatments (Hezekiah)

“Doctors are not Demons; stop binding them”


• Your Physical Body: Lev 19:28 (Against tattoos, cuts on the

body) e.g Baal Prophets vs Elijah

•Your Dressing: – Glorify God?– Any modesty?– Cover your valuables?


• Avoid Fornication/Adultery: –Defiles the Body (as God’s Temple)

–Dishonors the Body (Dignity)–Destroys the Body (Diseases)


Conclusion of the matter I Cor 6: 20•Your Body & Spirit belongs to God•The Price was Priceless – HIS SON•Glorify God Always


last week: settlement of disputes among believers search the scriptures

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