1 Corinthians, 6
4. If then you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who are least esteemed by the church?
4. If then you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who are least esteemed by the church?
Chapter 6 of 1 Corinthians deals with the resolution of conflicts between brothers in faith and the importance of living a life of holiness. Paul rebukes the Corinthians for bringing their disputes to secular courts and emphasizes that believers should be able to resolve their conflicts with each other. He also warns of the danger of sexual immorality, noting that the body of believers is a temple of the Holy Spirit and that they must glorify God in their bodies.
Matthew 18:15-17: "Now if your brother sins against you, go and rebuke him between you and he alone; if he hears you, you won your brother; but if you don't hear you, take one or two still with you , that through the mouth of two or three witnesses every word is confirmed. And if not listening to them, say it to the Church; and if you do not listen to the church, it considers it as a Gentile and publican. " This verse deals with the resolution of conflicts between brothers in the faith, a theme addressed in chapter 6 of 1 Corinthians.
1 Thessalonians 4:3:3-5: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification: May you abstain from prostitution; let each one of you know his vase in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, like the ones Gentiles who do not know God. " This verse talks about the importance of holiness in the lives of believers, a theme addressed in chapter 6 of 1 Corinthians.
1 Corinthians 10:31: "Therefore, whether you eat and drink, or do something else, do everything to the glory of God." This verse emphasizes the importance of glorifying God in all we do, including our physical actions.
1 Corinthians 7:4: "The woman has no power over her own body, but she has her husband; and also the same way the husband has no power over his own body, but he has the wife." This verse talks about sexual intercourse between husband and wife, a theme addressed in chapter 6 of 1 Corinthians.
Galatians 5:19-21: "Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are: adultery, prostitution, impurity, lust, idolatry, sneakers, enmities, porphias, emulations, iras, battles, dissections, heresies, envy, homicides , drunkenness, gluttony and similar things, about which I declare to you, as I said before you, that those who commit such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. " This verse talks about the sins of the flesh, including sexual immorality, a theme addressed in chapter 6 of 1 Corinthians.
“Não se desencoraje, pois, se na alma existe o contínuo esforço de melhorar, no final o Senhor a premia fazendo nela florir, de repente, todas as virtudes como num jardim florido.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
