1 Corinthians 6:12-20 The Best Boundaries

1 Corinthians  6:12-20

The Best Boundaries

11/17/24

Many of us have a tendency to think that boundaries are .  

Sexual immorality is: any sexual activity that goes beyond God’s design for sex.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

V12-14 The Argument

1. Christ has set us free
2. Sex is just a physical appetite

The Response

1. we are set free, but not all things are helpful and if we become enslaved to something we are no longer free.
2. the stomach and food are temporary and physical, but sex has a spiritual component as well.

V15-17 A New Reality

Sex outside of marriage is ; sex within marriage is . 

V18-20 The Best Advice

Flee from sexual immorality. 

Is our understanding of sexuality defined by or ? 

Our identity should not be tied to our . 

Our identity should be found in our .

God gives us sexual boundaries so that we . 

The great fact of the Christian faith is not that it makes us free to sin, but that it makes us free not to sin.                               —William Barclay

Life Group Summary:

God has given us boundaries for sexuality so that we flourish and thrive.  Understanding His design for sex helps us realize why those boundaries are in place and helps us keep sex in its proper place.  The gospel offers healing from the damage of sexual sin.

 Questions:

1. Are you the type of person that tends to like or dislike boundaries?  What is it that you like/dislike?
2. What is the basic definition of sexual immorality that we have learned in this series?
3. Does understanding God’s design for sex help you see clearly what falls within those boundaries and what falls outside of those boundaries?
4. Do you see how our identity as people made in the image of God is far greater than sexuality?