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Tags: Love, Wait, Sexuality, Affection (view more) (suggest tag)
Denomination: Baptist
J Vernon McGee told the story of the days before the Civil War in a city in the south.
At the center of town, there is a commotion as a crowd gathers for a public auction to watch the proceedings.
In the crowd is an uncouth, foulmouthed, loud, boisterous man who is the meanest, cruelest, most hateful man around.
In the crowd is another man who stands out for his dignity, genteel mannerisms and soft-spoken tone, and is one the most kind, gentle, and gracious man.
Both men, along with the crowd wait for the auction to begin.
The auctioneer steps to the podium and begins rattling his words as the first item to be sold is brought to the auction block.
On the block is a beautiful young black girl, about 20 years of age.
Her dress is old and torn, but remarkably clean.
She is obviously filled with anxiety and fear as the bidding begins.
Crystal Michelle, a 10th Grade in Bigelow, Arkansas isn’t buying it.
She won’t settle for anything but extreme intimacy, here’s an excerpt from an essay she wrote.
From the outset the loud obnoxious man seemed to have his evil, lecherous eyes set on this lovely, innocent, young lady.
She cringed in fear as he opened the bidding.
When the kind gentleman saw her fear, he too placed a bid.
Soon only these two men were involved in the bidding as the price of the girl rose higher and higher.
Finally, the evil man bowed out of the bidding when he realized that the price of the girl was more than he was willing to pay.
"Hey, My name is Crystal Michelle.
I decided to wait for sex among other things a while back.
I have pledged to God that I would not even kiss until the pastor says "and NOW you may kiss your bride."
When the auctioneer closed the bidding, the kind gentleman paid the price for his purchase, was handed the Bill-of-Sale and turned to leave.
The young girl started to follow her new master.
He then turned to her and asked, “Where are you going?” “Why, I’m going with you,” she responded; “You bought me and I belong to you.”
“O!
You misunderstood,” the man said, “I didn’t buy you to make you my slave, I bought you to set you free.”
Then he took the Bill-of-Sale and wrote across in big block letters – FREE! – signed his name and gave it to the girl.
“I don’t understand,” the girl said.
“You mean I am FREE!” “Yes, you are FREE!” ‘I can go wherever I want and do as I please.”
“Exactly, You are FREE!”
“Sir, I don’t know who you are, but no one has ever shown such love and kindness to me.
If I am free to do as I please, nothing would please me more than to go with you and serve you till the day I die.”
And that day she went home with him, not as his slave but as his willing servant.
She understands that being "in love" isn’t reason enough to become sexually active.
One of her favorite quotes to spread her message of abstinence comes from Ann Landers, it goes: "I met him; I like him.
I liked him, I loved him.
I loved him; I let him.
I let him; I lost him."
Each of us have been a slave to sin.
But we have also been given the free gracious gift, at an incredible price, paid for by Jesus; not to make us his slave, but to set us free.
How could we respond in any other way than to say, “If you love me that much, I’ll serve you forever!”
This is the power of God's amazing grace and it is available right here and right now for you, to heal you, to free you, to forgive you and to set you free.
That's why He brought you here today.
You're not here by accident.
He brought you here today to hear this message and once and for all, receive His grace that you might begin to live the life He created you to live.
Michelle has some answers for boys who pressure her, if a boy says to her: "Real men are sexually active."
She will say, "So is my REAL dog."
If he says, "If you loved me, You’d let me."
She’ll say, "If you loved me, you wouldn’t ask."
He says, "But I want to."
She’ll say, "But I don’t!"
If he says, "Everybody’s doing it."
She’ll say, "Not true.
I’m somebody, and I’m not doing it!"
If he asks her "Have you ever done it?"
She’ll respond with, "Have you ever made the wonderful discovery of knowing Jesus Christ?""
If he asks, "Don’t you love me?" She’ll say, "Yeah, But I love God more."
If he says, "I won’t get you pregnant."
She’ll say, "That’s right, because you aren’t going to touch me."
If he says, "If you won’t let me, I’ll find someone who will."
She’ll say, "It was nice knowing you."
And my personal favorite, if he says, "But you owe me!" She’ll say, "Okay, I’ll get you a key chain or something."
Scripture Passage
Last week Matt covered verses 1-11 where Paul counsels the Corinthian church regarding lawsuits between its members.
He urges them to resolve matters internally rather than appeal to authorities outside the church.
6:1–11 Paul counsels the Corinthian church regarding lawsuits between its members.
He urges them to resolve matters internally rather than appeal to authorities outside the church.
Barry, J. D., Mangum, D., Brown, D. R., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Ritzema, E., … Bomar, D. (2012, 2016).
Faithlife Study Bible ().
Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Paul finds it highly objectionable that Christians should go to pagan courts with fellow Christians to deal with minor or civil matters (6:2).
He admonishes them to judge matters for themselves.
Dio Chrysostom (ca a.d.
40–120) refers to the corruption of the legal system in Corinth that involved “lawyers innumerable perverting judgment” (Eighth Discourse, On Virtue, 8.9, LCL).
Why he discusses Christians before pagan courts here is not clear since the rest of his discussion in this section deals with sexual promiscuity.
It could be that the matters taken before the court included such matters of sexual perversion or indiscretion since both are listed in the catalogue of vices in 6:1–10, but that is not clear.
McDonald, L. M. (2004). 1 Corinthians.
In C. A. Evans & C. A. Bubeck (Eds.),
The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary: Acts–Philemon (First Edition, pp.
285–286).
Colorado Springs, CO: David C Cook.
the Roman court system did not allow social inferiors to take their social superiors to court, what takes place here is a reflection of Corinthians of similar social status going before the courts in Corinth.
On the other hand, a social superior could bring charges against a social inferior, and this often happened.
The jurors were selected from the wealthier social classes and not from among one’s peers.
The corruption of the courts was well-known in Paul’s day
Basically Paul sarcastically lets this church know that they are not as wise as they think they are.
Matt also spoke about people with these 8 character descriptions...
sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, practicing homosexuals, thieves, greedy, drunkards, revilers, and swindlers...
Do you remember the two most important facts about people who are characterized in this regard?
Do not be deceived: these people will NOT inherit the kingdom of God.
Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
And such WERE some of you.
But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
This is the Gospel; there is hope for the hopeless, there is hope for the unrighteous.
All of us were or are in one of those 8 groups, yet for those of us who are saved we are no longer trapped…we were washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.
One of the notes I wrote is this, “the world fears so much…yet it does NOT fear the judgement of God.”
Remember back to when we first started this study:
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