The Corinthians were a mess. Think about sitting in a living room with 20 Christians. The guy on your right is having sex with his step mom. The contractor on his right is suing the couple across the room for not paying for the addition he built them. A couple of the more spiritual dudes are arguing about who is the greater authority in the church. The large guy next to them is bragging about his recent date with a prostitute before he came to church that day, and the single girl next to him is sleeping with the convert on your left. Not to mention the remaining couple is having major marital issues. What a mess and we are only in chapter 7 of 1 Corinthians.

Help.

I gotta say this is all pretty painful stuff for a pastor to deal with. And has anyone thought about what the community is thinking about this group of rebels?

Paul the Apostle is direct and kind. Listen to his words….”Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin or who worship idols, or commit adultery or are male prostitutes or practice homosexuality or are thieves or greedy people or drunkards or are abusive or cheat people none of these will inherit the kingdom of God? 1 Cor. 6.9-10

Now here is the amazing news. Change is not only possible, but is real for you. Look at vs. 11 “Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

“you were like that once.” Change. And the process is explained…cleansed…made holy…made right by means of calling on Jesus and His Spirit.

The true evidence of the presence of God and His Spirit is…change.