Church as God intended
Steve PetchSunday 9th December 2007
Part 9: Holy Lifestyles1 Corinthians 6 v 1 - 20
A moral dilemma!The free coffees:
a. Say nothing
b. Point it out
c. Leave extra for the tip
d. Go back and pay later
A moral dilemma!The prior commitment:
a. Politely decline
b. Just go – apologise later
c. Text your apology
d. Take a sickie
Cultural standard 1:“Defend your rights at all
costs”A holy alternative:
“Why not rather be wronged?”“Why not rather be cheated?”
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A moral dilemma!The dodgy plumber:
a. Pay and forget it
b. Pay and gossip
c. Refuse – let him sue you
d. Sue for damages
Cultural standard 1: “Defend your rights at all
costs” A holy alternative:
“Why not rather be wronged?”“Why not rather be cheated?”
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Is God out to spoil our fun?
Does he understand what it is to be human?
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1 Corinthians 6 v 9 - 11
Why put limits on us?
Do not be deceived!
Cultural standard 2: “Everything is permissible for me”
(as long is it doesn’t hurt children)
A holy alternative:
“But not everything is beneficial”
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Cultural standard 3: “Everything is permissible for me”
(I’m under grace, God will forgive me)
A holy alternative:
“I will nor be mastered by anything”
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Cultural standard 4: “Food for the stomach and the
stomach for food”(Sex for the body and the body for sex)
A holy alternative:
“The body for the Lord and the Lord for the body”
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Your body belongs to God, so what you do with it matters!
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A moral dilemma!The relationship:
a. Get stuck in
b. Go ahead reluctantly
c. Dump him or her
d. Explain: your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
Remember who you are:1. Your body was made for God (v14)
2. Your body is a member of Christ himself (v15)
3. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (v19)
4. Your body is God’s property (v20)
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Church as God intended
Steve PetchSunday 9th December 2007
Part 9: Holy Lifestyles1 Corinthians 6 v 1 - 20
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