Jesus Didn't Shed Discount Blood — Flee | 1 Corinthians 6:18-20

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:18-20.

We don't flirt with fire. We don't negotiate with danger. And when it comes to sexual sin, Paul gives only one command:

Run.
Sprint.
Get out fast.

Not because you're weak—but because you know what's at stake.

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 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. — 1 Corinthians 6:18–20

Paul doesn't tell you to manage sexual sin. He doesn't tell you to reason with it. He doesn't even tell you to pray near it.

He tells you to flee.

Why? Because sexual sin cuts deeper. It reshapes your desires. It wounds your soul. It touches the very place where God dwells. And then Paul gives the identity anchor that makes the command make sense: You. Are. Bought.

Bought with blood. Bought at full price. Bought out of slavery. Bought into freedom. Jesus didn't shed discount blood to redeem you into discount living. That's why Paul's logic is so sharp: If Christ paid full price, stop selling yourself at bargain rates.

You don't belong to sin anymore. You don't belong to your impulses. You don't belong to your past desires. You belong to Christ.

And belonging determines behavior. This is why fleeing isn't cowardice—it's courage. It's saying: "I know my worth. I know my calling. I know my Redeemer. I know who paid for me."

Every step away from sin is a step toward the Savior who bought you. Every act of fleeing is an act of worship. So glorify God in your body. Run like someone who knows what they're worth. Run like someone who has been bought with priceless blood, not discount blood.

DO THIS:

Choose one practical step to "flee": delete an app, cut off a pathway to sin, confess to a trusted believer, or move physically away from a tempting environment.

ASK THIS:

1. Where have I tried to manage sin instead of fleeing from it?
2. What "bargain-rate" lies have convinced me my body is mine to use however I want?
3. How does remembering the price Jesus paid reshape how I treat my body?

PRAY THIS:

Father, thank You for buying me at the highest cost. Help me flee what destroys my soul and run toward the One who redeemed me. Strengthen my mind, guard my desires, and make my body a place that honors You. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Jesus Paid It All"