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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.

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"Jesus Paid It All"

We live in a moment where feelings rule, rights are weaponized, and identity is endlessly redefined. And the church isn't immune.

1 Corinthians 6 confronts the modern obsession with rights, autonomy, and self-defined identity. Paul makes it clear: believers don't belong to themselves—body, identity, and freedom all belong to Christ. Maturity means surrendering self-ownership and living for God's glory.

1. Why do personal rights feel so important in our culture—and how can they compete with Christian witness?

2. What does Paul mean when he asks, "Why not rather be wronged?"

3. How do lawsuits among believers damage the gospel's credibility?

4. Where do you see the lie of false ownership showing up in the church today?

5. Why does Paul treat fraud as a theological issue, not just a moral one?

6. What stands out to you about the phrase, "And such were some of you"?

7. How does identity received from God differ from identity constructed by the self?

8. What's the difference between freedom from sin and freedom to sin?

9. Why does "my body, my choice" collapse under biblical scrutiny?

10. What would it look like this week to genuinely glorify God with your body?

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:15-17.

We live in a world that treats sexual sin like it's harmless, private, and victimless. People defend themselves with one sentence that sounds so innocent: "I'm not hurting anyone."

Paul destroys that myth in three verses. Because if you are in Christ… your body belongs to Christ. And if your body belongs to Christ… your choices involve Christ. Paul doesn't ease into the point. He detonates it.

"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!" — 1 Corinthians 6:15

He's saying: When you use your body for sexual sin, you drag Jesus into it. Not metaphorically. Not symbolically. Literally. Because your body is a member of Christ. A limb of Christ. A temple of Christ. Your sin isn't private. Your choices aren't isolated. Your actions don't happen in a vacuum. Sex isn't casual — it's union.

"For, as it is written, 'The two will become one flesh.'" — 1 Corinthians 6:16

When you join your body to someone in a sinful way — whether that's porn, adultery, hookups, sexting, cohabitation, or any form of sexual immorality — you're not just touching sin. You're uniting with it. Sex fuses. Sex bonds. Sex creates spiritual attachments. And if you belong to Christ, every competing union wounds you, warps you, and pulls you away from the One you're meant to be joined to.

"But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him." — 1 Corinthians 6:17

That's why the myth of "I'm not hurting anyone" is so toxic. You're hurting your own soul. You're hurting your fellowship with Christ. You're hurting your spiritual integrity. Sin never stays in one place. Sin always spreads. Sin always hurts.

Christ doesn't expose this to shame you. He exposes it to heal you. To restore you. To call you back to the union your soul was made for. Because when you're joined to Christ… you don't join yourself to anything that tears you away from Him.

DO THIS:

Identify one area where you've believed the lie "I'm not hurting anyone," and bring it into the light before God.

ASK THIS:

1. Where have I convinced myself my private choices don't affect my relationship with Christ?
2. What union—physical, digital, emotional, or mental—do I need to break?
3. How is the Spirit calling me back to deeper oneness with Christ?

PRAY THIS:

Father, expose every lie I've believed about sin being harmless. Remind me that my body belongs to Christ and my choices matter. Give me the courage to break false unions and cling to the One who redeemed me. Amen.

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"You are Holy"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:12-14.

We live in a world that treats the body like a playground—something to indulge, use, bend, and satisfy at any cost. Corinth wasn't any different. They had a saying they loved to quote: "All things are lawful for me."

Translation: "I can do whatever I want with my body." But Paul takes that slogan and makes a theological adjustment, as any good Bible teacher would.

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be dominated by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. — 1 Corinthians 6:12–14

The Corinthian church had built an entire theology to justify its sexual habits. And honestly? Churches and believers still do this today—reshaping doctrine, bending Scripture, and redefining holiness to accommodate whatever desires they refuse to surrender. For example:

Some justify porn and masturbation: "It's natural." "No one gets hurt."

Some justify same-sex attraction acted upon: "This is who I am." "God wouldn't deny love."

Some justify multiple sexual partners: "It's just physical." "Everyone does it."

Others justify emotional affairs, hookups, cohabitation, sexting, or "sleeping together because we love each other."

Paul looks at all of this and declares, "Your logic is broken because your theology is broken." The Corinthians even had a clever argument for their desires: "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food…"

In other words: "If my body craves it, then my body must be made for it."

That logic is wild. It's like saying:

• "My anger flares easily, so God gave me the spiritual gift of rage."
• "I crave donuts at midnight, so clearly this is holy hunger."
• "I like Taylor Swift songs, so I must be a liberal."

It sounds ridiculous because it is ridiculous. Desire never defines design. Craving never clarifies calling.

Your body isn't disposable. It isn't personal property that you can use however you want. Your body has a calling. It belongs to the Lord. And the Lord is for your body. Created for holiness. Redeemed by Christ. Destined for resurrection.

So don't surrender your body to impulse. Steward it and its worth.

Your body isn't a playground for desire—it's a temple for the Lord. And when you understand the calling on your body, you stop using it for things that destroy it.

DO THIS:

Identify one desire that tries to dominate your body—lust, impulse, laziness, or escape—and surrender it to Christ today.

ASK THIS:

1. What desire most often tries to tell me my body belongs to me?
2. How does remembering my body's calling reshape my choices today?
3. Which impulse have I allowed to master me that Christ is calling me to resist?

PRAY THIS:

Father, thank You for claiming my body as Yours. Help me honor You with what I desire, what I pursue, and what I allow to shape my habits. Strengthen me to resist impulses that don't reflect who I am in Christ. Amen.

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"Lord, I Need You"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.

When believers forget who they are, they start acting like who they were. That's exactly what was happening in Corinth. The lawsuits, the fighting, the mistreatment, the "me-first" mindset—none of it fit who they had become in Christ.

So Paul brings them back to the foundation:

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, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. — 1 Corinthians 6:9–11

Paul's list is not gentle. He names sins the Corinthians once embraced—sins they preferred not to talk about—sins that defined how they lived, what they desired, and who they believed they were.

Then he hits them with four words that change everything: "Such were some of you."

Past tense. Former identity. Old life. Dead self. Not who you are anymore. The Corinthians were living as if their old identity still held power over them. Paul reminds them of the supernatural reality that reshaped their entire existence:

Your filth is gone, not managed. Christ didn't rinse you—He cleansed you.

Set apart. Made holy. Placed into a new category of belonging.

Declared righteous. Given a new standing before God. Not because you earned it, but because Christ secured it.

This was Paul's entire point: Believers acting unrighteously had forgotten they had been made righteous. Their behavior didn't match their identity. Paul is not saying, "Try harder." He's saying, "Remember who you are."

Identity fuels obedience. Identity kills sin. Identity restores relationships. Identity corrects foolishness like lawsuits, bitterness, pride, and division.

And identity always begins with what Christ has done—not what we achieve.

Paul drags the Corinthians out of their petty battles and back into their eternal status:

• Washed from who you were
• Sanctified for who you are
• Justified for who you're becoming

The gospel didn't just change your destination. It changed your definition. And when you remember who you are, you start living like who you truly are.

DO THIS:

Slow down today and say these three truths out loud: Washed. Sanctified. Justified. Let your identity shape your obedience.

ASK THIS:

1. Which part of my old identity tries to pull me back the most?
2. Which truth—washed, sanctified, or justified—do I struggle to believe today?
3. How does remembering my identity change how I treat others?

PRAY THIS:

Father, thank You for washing me, sanctifying me, and justifying me in Christ. Help me live from this identity, not from my past. Let my life show who You've made me to be. Amen.

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"Who You Say I Am"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:7-8.

Most people believe strength looks like fighting back, striking first, or refusing to let anyone take advantage of them. Paul flips that entire worldview in two sentences.

To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! — 1 Corinthians 6:7–8

Paul doesn't merely say lawsuits are messy or unfortunate. He says they reveal defeat—a spiritual collapse long before a judge renders a verdict.

Why? Because believers were willing to destroy each other to protect their pride, their possessions, their image, or their "rights."

So Paul asks the question no one wants to ask: "Why not rather suffer wrong?"

This cuts against everything the world teaches—yet it matches everything Jesus modeled.

Strength in the Kingdom is not the ability to crush someone. It's the ability to be mistreated without becoming bitter. It's the willingness to take the hit without hitting back. It's the courage to absorb injustice—when necessary—for the sake of love, unity, and witness.

This isn't weakness. It's Christlike power.

It's the strength that made Jesus stay silent before His accusers. It's the strength that kept Him from calling legions of angels. It's the strength that absorbed the cross instead of avoiding it.

The Corinthians thought they were strong by standing up for themselves. But in doing so, they didn't just protect themselves—they wronged and defrauded their own brothers.

Paul is asking them—and us—to consider a harder path: Sometimes the strongest thing a Christian can do is suffer well. Because suffering wrong for the sake of righteousness is never defeat. In the Kingdom, it's victory.

And sometimes choosing to lose makes room for Christ to win through you.

Suffer well. Trust Christ with the outcome.

DO THIS:

Choose one place where you're tempted to fight for your "rights." Ask God if surrender—not retaliation—is the better witness.

ASK THIS:

1. Why does suffering wrong feel so impossible in the moment?
2. Where am I choosing pride over peace?
3. How might Christ be calling me to a harder, stronger path?

PRAY THIS:

Father, give me the strength to suffer well. Keep my heart soft when I'm wronged, and make me more like Jesus—strong, humble, and willing to trust You with every outcome. Amen.

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"Lead Me to the Cross"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:4-6.

We all know what it feels like when a conflict gets ugly. But what Paul describes here is something deeper—something darker. When believers drag each other before unbelievers, it's not just a problem. It's a symptom of a spiritual disease.

So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? — 1 Corinthians 6:4–6

Paul says it plainly: "I say this to your shame."

He is calling out their foolishness—their lack of wisdom—with almost painful bluntness. Paul isn't shocked that believers disagree. He's shocked that a church claiming to have the Spirit, gifts, teachers, apostles, and the mind of Christ somehow has no one wise enough to help two Christians settle a grievance.

That's not just sad. That's spiritually foolish.

And that foolishness reveals something deeper than the conflict itself: The issue isn't the lawsuit. The issue is the heart that would rather win than reconcile.

Dragging our spiritual family into court before unbelievers exposes a hidden sickness:

• Pride that won't yield
• Bitterness that wants public victory
• Immaturity that refuses correction
• Selfishness that doesn't care about the witness of the church
• A craving for personal justice instead of God's justice

The lawsuit is only the surface-level problem. The deeper problem is a church unwilling—or unable—to address spiritual rot in its own members.

Paul is essentially saying, "If you can't solve small disputes, what does that say about your spiritual condition?"

Because when believers run to unbelievers to fix their relationships, it reveals:

• A failure of discipleship
• A failure of community
• A failure of wisdom
• A failure of courage
• A failure of love

And the world watches all of it.

Paul's sting is intentional. He wants them to feel the weight of their compromise—not to shame them into despair, but to wake them into maturity. Because a church that can't handle conflict will never be a church that transforms culture.

The deeper message? Until the heart is healed, the conflict won't be. And no secular court on earth can fix what only the Spirit can restore.

DO THIS:

Bring one unresolved conflict before God today. Ask Him to expose anything in your heart—pride, stubbornness, or fear—that may be preventing reconciliation.

ASK THIS:

1. What does my response to conflict reveal about my spiritual maturity?
2. Who in my church family can help me work through a difficult grievance biblically?
3. What heart issue—not just the dispute—needs God's correction?

PRAY THIS:

Father, reveal the deeper issues in my heart that fuel conflict. Give me humility, courage, and wisdom to pursue reconciliation in a way that honors You. Heal what I cannot see and restore what is broken. Amen.

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"Give Us Clean Hands"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:1-3.

We crave justice—deeply. When someone wrongs us, cheats us, mistreats us, or lies about us, something in our soul cries out, "Make this right." But too often we run to systems that don't share our worldview, don't understand our values, and don't operate under the Lordship of Christ. It's no wonder Paul is stunned: believers are running to secular courts to solve spiritual family matters.

Before Paul rebukes them, he raises their identity:

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! — 1 Corinthians 6:1–3

This is Paul at his sharpest—and most surprising.

"You will judge angels."

He's not talking about cute heavenly messengers. He's talking about evil angels—fallen beings—those who rebelled against God.

That's cosmic responsibility. That's eternal authority. That's weight reserved for the redeemed.

Paul's point is simple: If God trusts you with cosmic judgment, why can't you handle everyday conflict?

The Corinthians were acting spiritually powerless, begging unbelievers to settle disputes that believers—with the mind of Christ—were more equipped to handle. Their shame was magnified because they were behaving like spiritual infants while being destined for heavenly authority.

Paul isn't telling Christians to reject the legal system entirely. He's telling them to stop outsourcing what God equipped the church to handle spiritually and relationally.

• You're going to judge angels.
• You're going to judge the world.
• You're entrusted with eternal authority.
• So act like it now.

Paul's rebuke invites us to recover something the modern church has nearly lost: Spirit-filled, Scripture-shaped, wise believers resolving disputes in the household of faith.

We're not powerless. We're not dependent on the world for wisdom. We're not helpless victims needing secular referees.

God has given His people everything they need—truth, Spirit, counsel, unity, courage—to handle conflict within the family of God.

Paul's message is this: You carry future authority, so live with present responsibility.

Don't act like someone who needs the world to fix what the Spirit can resolve.

DO THIS:

Ask God to help you handle conflict with spiritual maturity. If there's a grievance you've been tempted to take outward, bring it inward—to wise believers who can help you resolve it with grace and truth.

ASK THIS:

1. Where have I run to worldly systems for justice instead of pursuing reconciliation within the body of Christ?
2. Who in my church family could help mediate a conflict biblically and wisely?
3. How does my future role in God's kingdom shape how I handle conflict today?

PRAY THIS:

Father, give me wisdom and courage to handle conflict in a way that honors You. Remind me of the authority You've given Your people, and help me pursue reconciliation with humility and strength. Amen.

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"Justice"