Homosexuality: "All Things Are Lawful for Me."

Read 1 Corinthians 6:9-14

 

We have been looking at the sin of homosexuality and the way God views this sin and the sinner.  First we must understand that the problem with homosexuality is that it is a direct violation of the purity and holiness of God.  If that was not true then homosexuality would be fine.  But this is simply not the case with this sin or any sin.  Sin is a direct violation of an attribute of God.  In the next few verses Paul responds to false thinking that the Corinthians were following, that because of their freedom in Christ they could go ahead and sin because it is covered by the grace of God through salvation.  In verse 12 Paul exposes a slogan that the Corinthians lived by, “all things are lawful for me.”  He responds with but all things are not profitable.  Why because as He continues sin has great power to control and sin should never have control over us.  Why because Jesus broke that power on the cross and when He rose from the grave.  Today we can have victory over sin in our lives and that is through saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. 

 

Father you are so good to me; you have given me your son and allowed me to see the truth of the freedom from sin that having a relationship with you brings.  Help me to live in such a way that would honor you and not dishonor who you are.