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For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does." [26] As "one flesh," the husband and wife share this right and privilege; the New Testament does not portray intimacy as something held in reserve by each spouse to be shared on ...
Paul the Apostle expressed the view that a person's body belongs to God and is God's temple (1 Corinthians 6:13, 3:16), and that premarital sex is immoral (1 Corinthians 6:18) on an equal level as adultery. (1 Corinthians 6:9) Paul also expressed the view in 1 Corinthians 7:1–7 that sexual abstinence is the preferred state for both men and ...
Prophet: In the New Testament, the office of prophet is to equip the saints for the work of service through exhortation, edification, and consolation (1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 14:3 Ephesians 4:11). [28] The prophet's corresponding gift is prophecy. Prophecy is "reporting something that God spontaneously brings to your mind". [29]
Despite the attributed title "1 Corinthians", this letter was not the first written by Paul to the church in Corinth, only the first canonical letter. 1 Corinthians is the second known letter of four from Paul to the church in Corinth, as evidenced by Paul's mention of his previous letter in 1 Corinthians 5:9. [26]
Purity rings are worn by some youth committed to the practice of sexual abstinence. [1]Sexual abstinence or sexual restraint is the practice of refraining from sexual activity for reasons medical, psychological, legal, social, philosophical, moral, religious or other.
1 Corinthians 15:21–22: Paul on the Resurrection of the dead [broken anchor] Scene 2: 47 / 42: Behold, I tell you a mystery: Acc. B: 1 Corinthians 15:51–52: Resurrection of the body: 48 / 43: The trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be rais'd: Air B: 1 Corinthians 15:52–53: Scene 3: 49: Then shall be brought to pass: Rec. A: 1 ...
Body of Christ – A reference to (a) the Christian church as a whole, worldwide (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:12–14 and Ephesians 4:1–16), and/or (b) a name for the bread used in Communion/Eucharist to represent the physical body of Jesus sacrificed on the cross (cf. Luke 22:19, 20).
The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel (also called The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah); referenced in 2 Chronicles 16:11, [22] 2 Chronicles 27:7 [23] and 2 Chronicles 32:32. [24] May be the same as 1 and 2 Kings. The Book of Jehu (also called The Book of Jehu the son of Hanani) could be a reference to 1 Kings 16:1–7. Referenced in ...