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Texts -- 1 Corinthians 6:1 (NET)
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- 1Co 6:1-11 -- Lawsuits
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Lawsuits
[nave] LAWSUITS, to be avoided, Prov. 25:8-10; Matt. 5:25, 26; 1 Cor. 6:1-8. See: Arbitration; Compromise; Courts; Justice; Litigation.
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Litigation
[nave] LITIGATION, to be avoided, Matt. 5:25; Luke 12:58; 1 Cor. 6:1-8. See: Arbitration; Compromise; Litigation; Suing.
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Saints
[nave] SAINTS After the Cross: Acts 9:13, 32; 26:10; Rom. 1:7; 8:27; 15:25, 26, 31; 16:2, 15; 1 Cor. 6:1, 2; 14:33; 16:15; 2 Cor. 1:1; 8:4; 9:1; 13:13; Eph. 1:1, 15, 18; 3:18; 6:18; Phil. 1:1; 4:21, 22; Col. 1:4, 12, 26; 1 Tim. 5:1...
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Strife
[nave] STRIFE. Gen. 13:8; Gen. 45:24; Deut. 1:12; Psa. 31:20; Psa. 55:9; Psa. 80:6; Prov. 3:30; Prov. 6:12-14, 16-19; Prov. 10:12; Prov. 13:10; Prov. 15:18; Prov. 16:28; Prov. 17:1, 14, 19; Prov. 18:6, 19; Prov. 19:13; Prov. 20:3;...
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Fraternity
[nave] FRATERNITY. Gen. 13:8; Deut. 15:7-15; Psa. 22:22; Psa. 133:1-3; Zech. 11:14; Mal. 2:10; Matt. 5:22-24; Matt. 18:15-18, 21, 22, 35; Matt. 23:8; Matt. 25:40; John 13:34 John 15:12. John 20:17; Rom. 12:10; 1 Cor. 6:1-8; 1 Cor....
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Evildoers
[nave] EVILDOERS 1 Sam. 24:13; 2 Sam. 3:39; Job 8:20; 34:8, 22; Psa. 14:4, 6; 26:5; 36:12; 53:4; 59:2; 64:2; 92:7, 9; 94:4, 16; 101:8; 119:115; 125:5; 141:4, 5, 9; Prov. 21:15; Isa. 1:4; 31:2; Jer. 23:14; Hos. 10:9; Mal. 3:15; 4:1;...
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ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X
[isbe] ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X - VI. The Resurrection. The resurrection coincides with the parousia and the arrival of the future neon (Lk 20:35; Jn 6:40; 1 Thess 4:16). From 1 Thess 3:13; 4:16 it has been inferred t...
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PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF
[isbe] PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF - || I. CANONICITY OF 1 PETER 1. External Evidence 2. Internal Evidence II. THE ADDRESS Silvanus III. PLACE AND TIME OF COMPOSITION 1. Babylon: Which? 2. Babylon Not Rome IV. DESIGN 1. Persecution...
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Arbitration
[nave] ARBITRATION. Instances of The two harlots before Solomon, 1 Kin. 3:16-28. Urged by Paul, as a mode of action for Christians, 1 Cor. 6:1-8. See: Actions at Law,; Court; Daysman.
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Corinth
[nave] CORINTH, a city of Achaia. Visited: By Paul, Acts 18; 2 Cor. 12:14; 13:1; with 1 Cor. 16:5-7; and 2 Cor. 1:16; Apollos, Acts 19:1; Titus, 2 Cor. 8:16, 17; 12:18. Erastus, a Christian of, Rom. 16:23; 2 Tim. 4:20. Church of ...
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Seal
[ebd] commonly a ring engraved with some device (Gen. 38:18, 25). Jezebel "wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal" (1 Kings 21:8). Seals are frequently mentioned in Jewish history (Deut. 32:34; Neh. 9:38; 10:1...
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- Over the years a church in the area has had special Christmas and Easter concerts, for which they hire musicians through the union. There seems to be no pretense about this, or effort to conceal that these folks are not chu...
- "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither the immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sexual perverts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor reviler...
Resources/Books
Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)
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The Israelites were not only to care for the Levites (14:27, 29) and the aliens, orphans, and widows (14:29) but also other individuals in the nation who were in need (15:1-18).15:1-11 "It is appropriate to deal with the law ...
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Daniel is a book of prophecy."Among the great prophetic books of Scripture, none provides a more comprehensive and chronological prophetic view of the broad movement of history than the book of Daniel. Of the three prophetic ...
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Corinth had a long history stretching back into the Bronze Age (before 1200 B.C.).1In Paul's day it was a Roman colony and the capital of the province of Achaia. The population consisted of Roman citizens who had migrated fro...
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A phrase in 1:2 suggests the theme of this great epistle. That phrase is "the church of God which is at Corinth."Two entities are in view in this phrase and these are the two entities with which the whole epistle deals. They ...
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I. Introduction 1:1-9A. Salutation 1:1-3B. Thanksgiving 1:4-9II. Conditions reported to Paul 1:10-6:20A. Divisions in the church 1:10-4:211. The manifestation of the problem 1:10-172. The gospel as a contradiction to human wi...
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The second characteristic in the Corinthian church reported to Paul that he addressed concerned a lack of discipline (cf. Gal. 5:22-23). This section of the epistle has strong connections with the first major section. The lac...
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The failure of the two men who were suing each other was another evidence that the Corinthian church was not functioning properly. It indicated how lacking in true wisdom these Christians were. Paul argued with a series of rh...
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The apostle now addressed the two men involved in the lawsuit but wrote with the whole church in view.6:7 By hauling one another into court the Corinthians were intent on winning damages for themselves. Evidently a business o...
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Sexual immorality is wrong, Paul concluded, because it involves sinning against one's body, which in the case of believers belongs to the Lord through divine purchase.6:18 In conclusion, believers should flee from fornication...
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The first subject with which he dealt was marriage. He began with some general comments (vv. 1-7) and then dealt with specific situations."The transition from chapter 6 to chapter 7 illustrates the necessity Paul was under of...
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Adams, Jay. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Co., 1980.Andrews, J. N. "May Women Speak in Meeting?"Review and Herald. January 2, 1879. Reprinted in Advent...