Do You Not Know?

Part 5

Text: 1 Cor. 6:9-20

Introduction/Review:

I.     Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? vv. 9-11

Lesson:

II.    Do you not know that your bodies belong to Christ because they are destined for resurrection? vv. 12-14

A.    A False View of Freedom, v. 12

B.    A False View of the Body, v. 13

C.    A Christian View of the Body, v. 14

“Q. What comfort does the resurrection of the body offer you? A. Not only shall my soul after this life immediately be taken up to Christ, my Head, but also this my flesh, raised by the power of Christ, shall be reunited with my soul and made like Christ's glorious body,” (Heidelberg Catechism, Q. 57).

Reflection:

""...the Gospel is to serve as the plumb line for all our thinking, speaking, teaching, and living,” (J.I. Packer & Gary A. Parrett, Grounded in the Gospel, p. 118).

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