1Cor 6:1-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 6:1-11: 6:1-11 When serious differences arise between two Christians, they are not to be settled by a secular court , but by other believers .

Summary for 1Cor 6:1-11: 6:1-11 ^a When serious differences arise between two Christians, they are not to be settled by a secular court, but by other believers.
Summary for 1Cor 6:2-3: 6:2-3 ^b Someday we believers will judge the world—and even angels—as associates of the Son of Man, who is the ultimate Judge of all people (cp. Dan 7:13 ^c, 22 ^d, 27 ^e; Matt 19:28 ^f; John 5:27 ^g; Acts 17:31 ^h; Rev 3:21 ⁱ; 20:4 ^j). In light of this responsibility, Christians should be able to settle their disagreements over comparatively little things.
Summary for 1Cor 6:4-6: 6:4-6 ^k I am saying this to shame you: It is a scandal for Christians to have to resolve their conflicts in secular courts, as if there were no one in the church sufficiently capable of resolving them.
6:7 ^l Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you: To sue a fellow believer reflects self-interest rather than concern for the welfare of others or the glory of God.

• Why not just accept the injustice? Christians are called to follow the example of Christ’s self-sacrifice (see Matt 5:38-42 ^m).
6:8 ⁿ Far from following Christ’s example or his teachings about sacrificial love, some of the Corinthian believers were cheating even their fellow believers. Both their actions and their attitudes were wrong.
Summary for 1Cor 6:9-11: 6:9-11 ^o Those who willingly sin have no share in the Kingdom of God. The lives of Christians must reflect the faith they confess. 6:9 ^p Don’t fool yourselves: Sin is deceptive; believers should not take it lightly, as if it were somehow acceptable (Jer 17:9 ^q).

• Continuing to indulge unrepentantly in sexual sin indicates a heart that has not been renewed by the Holy Spirit. Sexual sins include adultery (see Exod 20:14 ^r; Matt 5:27-28 ^s) and practicing homosexuality (cp. Lev 18:22 ^t; 20:13 ^u; Rom 1:26-27 ^v; 1 Tim 1:10 ^w).
6:10 ^x none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God: The repetition of this point (also 6:9 ^y) emphasizes the severe consequences of living in sin (for similar warnings, see Gal 5:19-21 ^z; Eph 5:5 ^aa; cp. Col 3:5-6 ^ab).
6:11 ^ac Following the strong warning of 6:9-10 ^ad, Paul reaffirms his confidence in the genuineness of his readers’ conversion.

• you were cleansed (cp. Acts 22:16 ^ae): Cleanliness is a metaphor for the righteousness that comes from forgiveness (see Titus 3:5 ^af). They were made holy by God himself (see 1 Cor 1:2 ^ag).

• They were made right with God by their identification with the Lord Jesus Christ and by the transforming work of the Spirit of our God. God has forgiven them and views them as righteous (see Rom 1:17 ^ah; 3:21-26 ^ai), and their lives have really been changed for the good (see Titus 3:5-7 ^aj).
Summary for 1Cor 6:12-20: 6:12-20 ^ak Paul gives several reasons why Christians must not engage in sexual immorality. 6:12 ^al “I am allowed to do anything” seems to have been a popular attitude among some Christians who were sexually immoral. Paul counters this attitude by emphasizing that not all things are helpful; true Christians must lead disciplined lives (cp. 10:23 ^am; Gal 5:13 ^an).