Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:15-17.

We live in a world that treats sexual sin like it's harmless, private, and victimless. People defend themselves with one sentence that sounds so innocent: "I'm not hurting anyone."

Paul destroys that myth in three verses. Because if you are in Christ… your body belongs to Christ. And if your body belongs to Christ… your choices involve Christ. Paul doesn't ease into the point. He detonates it.

"Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!" — 1 Corinthians 6:15

He's saying: When you use your body for sexual sin, you drag Jesus into it. Not metaphorically. Not symbolically. Literally. Because your body is a member of Christ. A limb of Christ. A temple of Christ. Your sin isn't private. Your choices aren't isolated. Your actions don't happen in a vacuum. Sex isn't casual — it's union.

"For, as it is written, 'The two will become one flesh.'" — 1 Corinthians 6:16

When you join your body to someone in a sinful way — whether that's porn, adultery, hookups, sexting, cohabitation, or any form of sexual immorality — you're not just touching sin. You're uniting with it. Sex fuses. Sex bonds. Sex creates spiritual attachments. And if you belong to Christ, every competing union wounds you, warps you, and pulls you away from the One you're meant to be joined to.

"But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him." — 1 Corinthians 6:17

That's why the myth of "I'm not hurting anyone" is so toxic. You're hurting your own soul. You're hurting your fellowship with Christ. You're hurting your spiritual integrity. Sin never stays in one place. Sin always spreads. Sin always hurts.

Christ doesn't expose this to shame you. He exposes it to heal you. To restore you. To call you back to the union your soul was made for. Because when you're joined to Christ… you don't join yourself to anything that tears you away from Him.

DO THIS:

Identify one area where you've believed the lie "I'm not hurting anyone," and bring it into the light before God.

ASK THIS:

1. Where have I convinced myself my private choices don't affect my relationship with Christ?
2. What union—physical, digital, emotional, or mental—do I need to break?
3. How is the Spirit calling me back to deeper oneness with Christ?

PRAY THIS:

Father, expose every lie I've believed about sin being harmless. Remind me that my body belongs to Christ and my choices matter. Give me the courage to break false unions and cling to the One who redeemed me. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"You are Holy"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:12-14.

We live in a world that treats the body like a playground—something to indulge, use, bend, and satisfy at any cost. Corinth wasn't any different. They had a saying they loved to quote: "All things are lawful for me."

Translation: "I can do whatever I want with my body." But Paul takes that slogan and makes a theological adjustment, as any good Bible teacher would.

"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be dominated by anything. "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. — 1 Corinthians 6:12–14

The Corinthian church had built an entire theology to justify its sexual habits. And honestly? Churches and believers still do this today—reshaping doctrine, bending Scripture, and redefining holiness to accommodate whatever desires they refuse to surrender. For example:

Some justify porn and masturbation: "It's natural." "No one gets hurt."

Some justify same-sex attraction acted upon: "This is who I am." "God wouldn't deny love."

Some justify multiple sexual partners: "It's just physical." "Everyone does it."

Others justify emotional affairs, hookups, cohabitation, sexting, or "sleeping together because we love each other."

Paul looks at all of this and declares, "Your logic is broken because your theology is broken." The Corinthians even had a clever argument for their desires: "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food…"

In other words: "If my body craves it, then my body must be made for it."

That logic is wild. It's like saying:

• "My anger flares easily, so God gave me the spiritual gift of rage."
• "I crave donuts at midnight, so clearly this is holy hunger."
• "I like Taylor Swift songs, so I must be a liberal."

It sounds ridiculous because it is ridiculous. Desire never defines design. Craving never clarifies calling.

Your body isn't disposable. It isn't personal property that you can use however you want. Your body has a calling. It belongs to the Lord. And the Lord is for your body. Created for holiness. Redeemed by Christ. Destined for resurrection.

So don't surrender your body to impulse. Steward it and its worth.

Your body isn't a playground for desire—it's a temple for the Lord. And when you understand the calling on your body, you stop using it for things that destroy it.

DO THIS:

Identify one desire that tries to dominate your body—lust, impulse, laziness, or escape—and surrender it to Christ today.

ASK THIS:

1. What desire most often tries to tell me my body belongs to me?
2. How does remembering my body's calling reshape my choices today?
3. Which impulse have I allowed to master me that Christ is calling me to resist?

PRAY THIS:

Father, thank You for claiming my body as Yours. Help me honor You with what I desire, what I pursue, and what I allow to shape my habits. Strengthen me to resist impulses that don't reflect who I am in Christ. Amen.

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"Lord, I Need You"

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:9-11.

When believers forget who they are, they start acting like who they were. That's exactly what was happening in Corinth. The lawsuits, the fighting, the mistreatment, the "me-first" mindset—none of it fit who they had become in Christ.

So Paul brings them back to the foundation:

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do 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. And such were some of you. 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. — 1 Corinthians 6:9–11

Paul's list is not gentle. He names sins the Corinthians once embraced—sins they preferred not to talk about—sins that defined how they lived, what they desired, and who they believed they were.

Then he hits them with four words that change everything: "Such were some of you."

Past tense. Former identity. Old life. Dead self. Not who you are anymore. The Corinthians were living as if their old identity still held power over them. Paul reminds them of the supernatural reality that reshaped their entire existence:

Your filth is gone, not managed. Christ didn't rinse you—He cleansed you.

Set apart. Made holy. Placed into a new category of belonging.

Declared righteous. Given a new standing before God. Not because you earned it, but because Christ secured it.

This was Paul's entire point: Believers acting unrighteously had forgotten they had been made righteous. Their behavior didn't match their identity. Paul is not saying, "Try harder." He's saying, "Remember who you are."

Identity fuels obedience. Identity kills sin. Identity restores relationships. Identity corrects foolishness like lawsuits, bitterness, pride, and division.

And identity always begins with what Christ has done—not what we achieve.

Paul drags the Corinthians out of their petty battles and back into their eternal status:

• Washed from who you were
• Sanctified for who you are
• Justified for who you're becoming

The gospel didn't just change your destination. It changed your definition. And when you remember who you are, you start living like who you truly are.

DO THIS:

Slow down today and say these three truths out loud: Washed. Sanctified. Justified. Let your identity shape your obedience.

ASK THIS:

1. Which part of my old identity tries to pull me back the most?
2. Which truth—washed, sanctified, or justified—do I struggle to believe today?
3. How does remembering my identity change how I treat others?

PRAY THIS:

Father, thank You for washing me, sanctifying me, and justifying me in Christ. Help me live from this identity, not from my past. Let my life show who You've made me to be. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Who You Say I Am"