This list is not unlike the sins that Paul lays out in Colossians 3:5,8. All this because of what we read in the end of verse 11, “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.” But also take note that Pauls says, “such were some of you,” indicating that old patterns were broken and healing was manifest in this community. Paul indicates the Corinthians took part in this behavior as he follows this line by saying bluntly, “such were some of you.” These would be just the types of behaviors many were familiar with and had taken part in, and now they were likely to be tempted to fall back into old patterns. Make no mistake about the type of town Corinth was. So here he warns them not to be deceived and then reminds them of what is unrighteous behavior.ĭo not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. Paul often in his books is having to counter false teaching and warn them of its presence. There are even those in the church, in Paul’s day and in ours, that come along teaching something very different from what we see in Scripture. The world and its values can set the tone for what we come to think is right. We are skilled at rationalizing behaviors and thoughts, causing ourselves to believe what we do is right and appropriate. It comes after a stern warning, “Do not be deceived.” We all have a great ability–great in its scope, not great in benefit–to deceive ourselves. Now in chapter six he presents a longer lists of sins. Also, the issue that everyone has reported to him of a man sleeping with his father’s wife has been addressed. Paul has already met head on the issues of divisions, jealousy, and strife in the church. He lists out certain behaviors that, like treating the courts as though they are the highest authority, are inconsistent with the life to which Christ has called us. Shifting his focus back from our response to sin within the body (and how we should not bring these matters for judgment before the unbelievers), Paul now returns to the matter of sin itself.
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