Honoring God With Our Bodies Includes Married Couples Cultivating A Healthy Sexual Relationship.
(1 Corinthians 7:1-9)
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SERMON NOTES:
Honor God with your Body
1 Corinthians 7:1-9
HONORING GOD WITH OUR BODIES INCLUDES MARRIED COUPLES
CULTIVATING A HEALTHY SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP.
Want a sexual relationship? Get married. (1-2)
How Can Married Couples Cultivate a Healthy Sexual Relationship?
Each spouse must embrace their personal responsibility. (3)
The sacred trust of one’s body is both freely given and carefully received. (4)
Recognize a healthy sexual relationship is both normal and a defense. (5)
Marriage and singleness are both gifts; choose wisely. (6-9)
study questions:
For the Next Lesson: 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
1 .Read verses 1-2. What matter did the Corinthians write Paul about? What did their statement mean and, why do you think they would think this in light of what Paul teaches 1 Cor. 6:12-20? What was Paul’s instruction to the Corinthians in verse 2? What was his reason for this instruction? Do you think Paul’s reason is a good reason to get married? Why or why not? How could this idea influence the length of an engagement?
2. Read verses 3-5. In verse 3, what is the duty or right that a husband and wife should give to each other? Why do you think Paul calls this a duty or right? In verse 4, what does Paul say about our bodies in marriage? What point do you think Paul is trying to make? How does this make you feel? How should verse 4 influence your perspective on physical intimacy in marriage? In verse 5, what is the command Paul gives to married people? According to this verse, when should physical intimacy not be a part of marriage? Take a moment to read back through verses 3-5. How would you summarize what you learn in these verses about physical intimacy in marriage?
3. Read verses 6-9. Why do you think Paul says verses 6-9 are a concession and not a command? Why do you think he wishes all people were single like him? How are being married and being single both a “gift”? What advice would Paul give a single person based on these verses?
4. So what. Why do you think God has included this instruction about physical intimacy in the Bible? Is this a topic that is difficult to discuss among ourselves as Christians? Why or why not? Based on this passage, how would you counsel someone regarding the role of physical intimacy in their marriage (see also Genesis 2:24)?