1Cor 6:9-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 6:9-11: 6:9-11 Those who willingly sin have no share in the Kingdom of God. The lives of Christians must reflect the faith they confess. 6:9 Don’t fool yourselves: Sin is deceptive; believers should not take it lightly, as if it were somehow acceptable (Jer 17:9 ). • 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 ; Matt 5:27-28 ) and practicing homosexuality (cp. Lev 18:22 ; 20:13 ; Rom 1:26-27 ; 1 Tim 1:10 ).

Summary for 1Cor 6:9-11: 6:9-11 ^a Those who willingly sin have no share in the Kingdom of God. The lives of Christians must reflect the faith they confess. 6:9 ^b Don’t fool yourselves: Sin is deceptive; believers should not take it lightly, as if it were somehow acceptable (Jer 17:9 ^c).

• 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 ^d; Matt 5:27-28 ^e) and practicing homosexuality (cp. Lev 18:22 ^f; 20:13 ^g; Rom 1:26-27 ^h; 1 Tim 1:10 ⁱ).
6:10 ^j none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God: The repetition of this point (also 6:9 ^k) emphasizes the severe consequences of living in sin (for similar warnings, see Gal 5:19-21 ^l; Eph 5:5 ^m; cp. Col 3:5-6 ⁿ).
6:11 ^o Following the strong warning of 6:9-10 ^p, Paul reaffirms his confidence in the genuineness of his readers’ conversion.

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

• 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 ^t; 3:21-26 ^u), and their lives have really been changed for the good (see Titus 3:5-7 ^v).