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Don`t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Will I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? Certainly not!
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Your Body is Part of Christ
Commentators stress that your physical body is not separate from your spiritual life; it is considered a "member of Christ." This spiritual connection involves the body so deeply that scholars like John Calvin say sexual sin is like "tearing Christ in pieces." This high view of the body, which is also linked to the hope of resurrection, provides a powerful motivation for purity.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you not know, etc.? This is the third argument against licentiousness. It is that we, as Christians, are united to Christ (com…
Members of Christ (μελη Χριστου). Old word for limbs, members. Even the Stoics held the body to be common with the animals (Epicte…
19th Century
Anglican
Shall I then . . .?—Having shown the great dignity which attaches to our bodies as immortal members of Christ, th…
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A further argument that the Christian’s body is for the Lord is that God’s people are members of his mystical body (cf. [Reference 1 Corinthians 12…
16th Century
Protestant
Know you not that our bodies are the members, etc. Here we have an explanation, or, if you prefer, an amplification of the previous statem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Know you not that your bodies are the members, of Christ , &c.] The whole persons of God's elect were chosen in Chri…
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Some among the Corinthians seem to have been ready to say, All things are lawful for me. This dangerous notion St. Paul opposes. There is …
13th Century
Catholic
After rebuking the Corinthians about lawsuits, the Apostle now returns to condemn the sin of sexual immorality, which he mentioned in [Reference 1 …
