Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Such Were Some of You 1 Corinthians 6:11


Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God”, and they were not to “be deceived” because “neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.” In chapter six and verse eleven of First Corinthians, Paul told the church members, “such were some of you where we read:

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified,
but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

The verse begins, And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified,” Paul began with the words, “And such were” which means “and the same kind of these used to be” “some of you” which refers to “certain ones of the church members”: “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “you are washed” which means “have been remitted away and cleaned”, “but” which is the disassociation conjunction employed again “you are sanctified” which means “rendered or acknowledged to be venerable or hallow, consecrated and dedicated people”. Some of the people within the church of Corinth used to be involved in the evil practices he just named, but they were now “cleansed” and “set apart” for God's kingdom.

The verse continues, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” Paul added the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “you are justified” which means “rendered righteous or such as they ought to be, just and righteous” “in the name” or “everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing or remembering” “of the Lord” which refers to “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate”, “and by” which means “and with” “the Spirit” or “the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit who is coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son” “of our God” which means “of Paul and the church members' Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Paul added that the church members were also in a state that is “just as if they had never sinned” “in Jesus' name” and through their relationship with God's Holy Spirit.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we see the change that was made in the church members in Corinth. Paul noted how they “used to be” like those he listed who would not “inherit the kingdom of God”, and now they are “justified” which means “just-as-if-I'd” never sinned. They were “sanctified” which means “set apart” and “consecrated” for and “in the name of the Lord Jesus”. This was accomplished by a work of “the Holy Spirit of God” who brings conviction and persuasion that aligning with Jesus Christ is the way to change. Jesus Christ came to “seek and save that which was lost”, and those who receive Him as “Savior and Lord” shall not only be with God eternally, but shall also “inherit” His kingdom forever.

Next time Paul shares with the church members how “all things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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