Category Archives: Textual studies

1 Corinthians 7:27-28 (“But if you do marry, you have not sinned”)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1Co 7:27 ESV) 27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife. The first question and answer is clear enough. Those who are married should … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 7:17-26 (“Let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him”)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Jay F Guin

[I’m splitting Part 2 posted yesterday into Part 2 and Part 3 as Part 2 dealt with two very different subjects and to better set up the posts that will follow.] (1Co 7:17-20 ESV) 17 Only let each person lead … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 7:5-16 (Divorce and Remarriage, Part 1)

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 7:5 ESV) Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 7:1-4 (Conjugal rights of spouses)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Jay F Guin

In chapter 7, Paul changes the subject from prostitution to marriage. At this point, it appears that he turns his attention to a letter received from the Corinthians. (1 Cor 7:1 ESV) Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:15-20 (“You were bought with a price”)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 6:15 ESV) 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! Why is prostitution wrong? Paul doesn’t say because … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthans 6:12-14 (“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats”), Part 2

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Jay F Guin

In the last post, we considered the Corinthian argument that sexual urges are natural and therefore may be morally satisfied with someone other than a spouse. In fact, the discussion will soon turn to prostitution — a common and very acceptable … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthans 6:12-14 (“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats”), Part 1

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Jay F Guin

[I’ve modified this since first posted to include v.14 and to delete “God shall destroy” as coming from Paul. I’ll explain the deletion in the next post of this series.] (1Co 6:12 ESV) “All things are lawful for me,” but … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:9-11 (“the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God”)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 6:9–11 ESV) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:4-8 (Taking a brother to court)

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1 Cor 6:4–6 ESV) 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one … Continue reading →

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1 Corinthians 6:1-3 (We were saved to become kings)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Jay F Guin

(1Co 6:1-3 ESV) When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if … Continue reading →

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