1 Corinthians 6

Where it is preached

1. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites 1 Cor. 6:17

   … and spirit that Christ is of; when they are his flesh and his bone, yea, are one spirit, 1 Cor. 6:17; and live so, that it is not they that live, but Christ that lives in them. A Christian s…

2. Rise Up, Men of God · Ochorus Originals

   The Battle Within cites 1 Corinthians 6:18

   … commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." — 1 Corinthians 6:18 We have spoken much about leadership outside of ourselves — in the home, in the church, i…

3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites 1 Cor 6: 19

   …. Man is the temple of God. ‘Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost?’ 1 Cor 6: 19. The man-slayer destroys God’s temple; and will God endure to be thus confronted by proud…

4. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

   Ruth’s Resolution cites 1 Cor. vi. 2

   …y, sitting upon thrones, as assessors with Christ, and as such passing judgment upon you, 1 Cor. vi. 2. And what shame and confusion will then cover you, when so many of your contemporaries, y…

5. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

   The Tenth Stage cites 1 Cor. 6:2

   …o with sound of trumpet, and be ever with him. 1 Thess. 4:14-17; Jude 14,15; Dan. 7:9,10; 1 Cor. 6:2,3. Now, while they were thus drawing towards the gate, behold a company of the heavenly h…

6. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

   Victory not to be had without fighting cites 1 Cor. vi.2

   …nts shall have their time, when they shall sit in judgment upon them that judge them now, 1 Cor. vi.2. In the mean time Christ will rule in the midst of his enemies, even in the midst of our …

7. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with Those Who Entertain False Hopes cites 1 Cor. vi. 9

   …they are leading sinful lives. In the case of many forms of sin, a good passage to use is 1 Cor. vi. 9‒10. 1 John ii. 29 will also in many cases sweep away this false hope. 1 John v. 4‒5 is us…

8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 1 Cor 6: 9

   …ye receive not of her plagues.’ Rev. 18: 4. Idolatry, lived in, cuts men off from heaven. 1 Cor 6: 9. So then it is no small mercy to be delivered out of idolatrous places. Use one. See the …

9. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   The Mystery of Iniquity cites 1 Cor. 6:9

   …either adulterers, nor thieves, nor drunkards” could “enter into the kingdom of heaven.” (1 Cor. 6:9, 10.) And in all St. Paul’s Epistles we meet with abundant proof, that tares grew up, wit…

10. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Sin in Believers cites 1 Cor. 6:9

    …” namely, cleansed from “fornication, idolatry, drunkenness,” and all other outward sin; (1 Cor. 6:9, 10, 11; ) and yet at the same time, in another sense of the word, they were unsanctified…

11. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Cleansing cites 1 Cor. vi. 9

    … closely connects the two (1 Cor. vi. 13, 15), as he also links drunkenness and impurity (1 Cor. vi. 9, 10). Then comes the third form in which the vitality of the body displays itself: the in…

12. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 1 Cor. 6:9

    …e not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." 1 Cor. 6:9, 10, "Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, &c., shall inherit the kingdom…

13. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.7 The Seventh Commandment cites 1 Cor 6: 9

    …either fornicators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, shall enter into the kingdom of God.’ 1 Cor 6: 9. The fire of lust brings to the fire of hell. ‘Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge…

14. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites 1 Cor 6: 10

    … of theft: covetous Achan stole the wedge of gold. Thieves and covetous are put together. 1 Cor 6: 10. Covetousness is a breach of the ninth commandment; ‘Thou shalt not bear false witness.’ …

15. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites 1 Cor. vi. 11

    …does grace make! “And such were some of you but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified” (1 Cor. vi. 11). Grace changes the heart. In effectual calling there is a three-fold change wrought: (1)…

16. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

    Prayer as Noble Action cites 1 Cor. vi. 17

    …t must give place to Him. “He that is joined to the Lord,” says St Paul, “is one spirit” (1 Cor. vi. 17). “It is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God” (Ps. lxxii…

17. The Key in My Hand · Gareth Evans

    The Devices of Satan cites 1 Corinthians 6:17

    …nd of Jesus (John 15:15). ● A joint-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17). ● Joined to the Lord (1 Corinthians 6:17). ● A member of His Body (Ephesians 5:30). ● Reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:18). ● Go…

18. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The mortification of sin in particular described cites 1 Cor. vi. 18

    …olent actings than others. Paul puts a difference between uncleanness and all other sins: 1 Cor. vi. 18, “Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committet…

19. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Stewardship cites 1 Cor. vi. 19

    …property, etc.; for it is written, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” 1 Cor. vi. 19, 20. The proceeds of our calling are therefore not our own in the sense of using them as …

20. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Recommending devotion at twelve o'clock, called in Scripture the sixth hour of the day. This frequency of devotion equally desirable by all orders of people. Universal love is here recommended to be the subject of prayer at this hour. Of intercession, as an act of universal love cites 1 Cor. vi. 19

    …ht with price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." [1 Cor. vi. 19, 20] How poorly, therefore, Claudius, have you read the scripture, how little do you know…

21. A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life · William Law

    Of the necessity and benefit of intercession, considered as an exercise of universal love. How all orders of men are to pray and intercede with God for one another. How naturally such intercession amends and reforms the hearts of those that use it cites 1 Cor. vi. 19

    … belongs to God, that his very body is to be considered as the temple of the Holy Ghost? [1 Cor. vi. 19] Had you despised and ill-treated the Virgin Mary, you had been chargeable with the impie…

22. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The New Birth cites 1 Cor. 6:19

    …llow when one is born again? They are numerous. 1. The first of these results is found in 1 Cor. 6:19, where we read: "Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you…

23. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Sheep Before the Shearers cites 1 Corinthians 6:19–20

    …thing, and do what you will with me; for I am not my own, for I was bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20, ESV)? Notice that the sheep itself benefits from the act of shearing. Before the sheep a…

24. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

    The Indwelling Spirit Fully and Forever Satisfying cites 1 Corinthians 6:19

    …le body of believers, the Church. The Spirit of God indwells the Church as a body. But in 1 Corinthians 6:19, we read, “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, w…

25. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Spirit, Soul, and Body cites 1 Corinthians 6:19

    …nd dignity: “Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you?” (1 Corinthians 6:19, ASV). Nee's strongest teaching agrees. The body should be presented to God as an instrum…

26. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse I cites 1 Cor. 6:20

    …ath sealed thee for his own; glorify him then in thy body and thy spirit, which are his. [1 Cor. 6:20] Beloved, if thou hast this hope in thyself, purify thyself as he is pure. While thou beh…

27. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Conversion of Watchman Nee cites 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

    …e are not your own; for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20, ASV). To say “I am not my own” can sound oppressive until it is joined to “bought with a…

28. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Normal Christian Life cites 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

    …eady been purchased. Paul writes, “Ye are not your own; for ye were bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20, ASV). The logic is ownership by redemption. The Failure of the Will Many believers attem…

29. A Brand Plucked from the Fire · Julia A. J. Foote

    Disobedience, but Happy Results cites 1 Cor. vi. 9-12

    …nd explained many passages of Scripture to me, such as, John xvii; 1 Thess. iv. 3; v. 23; 1 Cor. vi. 9-12; Heb. ii. 11 ; and many others — carefully mark ing them in my Bible. All this had been a…