Episode 2831 - Lesson 5 - Saturday July 25 - All to the Glory of God

Sabbath AfternoonRead for This Week's Study: 1 Corinthians 8; Acts 15:20; 1 Cor. 9:1-6; 1 Cor. 10:5-22; Deut. 6:4-5; Mark 12:28-31Memory Text: "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31, NKJV).First Corinthians 8-10 brings the discussion on sexuality (in chapters 5-6) to a conclusion at the same time that it introduces Paul's answers to specific questions asked through a letter (1 Cor. 7:1) from the Corinthians. These answers will dominate the remainder of 1 Corinthians.The transitional nature of 1 Corinthians 7 indicates that sexual immorality (chapters 5-7) and idolatry (chapters 8-10) are related topics. Indeed, they are often mentioned together in the New Testament (see Acts 15:20, 29; Acts 21:25; 1 Cor. 6:9; Eph. 5:5; Col. 3:5; Rev. 21:8; Rev. 22:15).In general, while in 1 Corinthians 5-7 Paul deals with the problem of sexual immorality, in 1 Corinthians 8-10 his main concern is the issue of idolatry. He states that Christians must flee from both (1 Cor. 6:18, 1 Cor. 10:14).Last week, we saw that by being a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19-20), one can flee from sexual immorality. This week, we will see that one can flee from idolatry by doing "all to the glory of God" (1 Cor. 10:31, NKJV).* Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, August 1.