13 Sexual Purity in The Church

Paul is again stating the cry of the antinomian; “ALL THINGS ARE OK (LAWFUL) FOR ME TO DO.” This had become a slogan of the Corinthians to continue sinning as if Christ permitted it under grace. The statement was partially true. While Christ had taken away the sins by grace all things were not good (expedient) for the Child of God to pursue. Some were still forbidden in the New Testament. Sexual sins continued to be in the forbidden classification. IT IS NEVER APPROPRIATE TO DISREGARD BASIC CHRISTIAN MORALITY AS TAUGHT IN THE NEW TESTAMENT FOR PERSONAL GRATIFICATION.
Beginning to address behaviors that were permitted under the New Covenant the text continues to demonstrate that we should not get caught up in any of them so as to damage our testimony. For those activities for which we have liberty we are not to become addicted. For those activities, which are permitted in the New Testament, we must not allow them to control us. Some examples where the Church falls down in liberty are in the areas of gossip, bitterness, an unforgiving spirit, and lust or withholding money from God’s work.