ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 6 v15

DO NOT DEMEAN YOUR BODY. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul seeks to shame the fornicator by saying that if he really belongs to Christ he ought to know better than to indulge in such demeaning behavior. He speaks in graphic terms about the prostitute in order to startle his hearers and fill them with alarm. Nothing could be better suited to strike them with horror than this expression. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 17.1.

RISE WITH HIM. THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: You are all members of Christ because you have been united to him by being born again of the Spirit. You have the hope that you will rise again, just as he rose. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.

FORNICATION ROOTED IN THE FLESH. OECUMENIUS: Other sins like anger and greed come from the soul, but fornication has its roots in the flesh. Paul makes special mention of it here because it was the problem which he had to deal with at the time. Fornication is not self-evidently the worst sin of all. PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH.

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