Well, if you didn’t learn it from our time in Songs of Songs, let’s just be clear: God is pro-sex. He created sex for the good of mankind and for the glory of God. God is so pro-sex that He wants to protect it from the many ways that mankind distorts the power of it for selfish gratification. The Corinthian church was recovering from a twisted, worldly sexual ethic, and they didn’t know how to use their freedom in Christ rightly. Paul continues this train of thought to talk about how one should use their Christian freedom and knowledge for the benefit of others, and not for themselves. In all things, no matter what you’re doing as a Christian, your goal is to give God glory.
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Well, if you didn’t learn it from our time in Songs of Songs, let’s just be clear: God is pro-sex. He created sex for the good of mankind and for the glory of God. God is so pro-sex that He wants to protect it from the many ways that mankind distorts the power of it for selfish gratification. The Corinthian church was recovering from a twisted, worldly sexual ethic, and they didn’t know how to use their freedom in Christ rightly. Paul continues this train of thought to talk about how one should use their Christian freedom and knowledge for the benefit of others, and not for themselves. In all things, no matter what you’re doing as a Christian, your goal is to give God glory.
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Christian Standard Bible translation.
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