Student Choice Unit 1: Choice 2: The Impact Of Example

The Impact of Example

Choice 2: 1 Corinthians 4:2, 9-17, 8:9-13

1. Read the institute manual commentary for 1 Corinthians 5:1, 11 "Did Paul Use the Word Fornication As We Use It Today?" (p.288). Write a few sentences comparing the moral condition of ancient Corinth with the moral condition of our day.

Wow I had no idea that Corinth was such and evil and vial place to live or to visit. Some of the things that they mentioned about prostitutes and about the evil that went on there reminds me of the world now when it comes to those things. Our world now though when it comes to morality issues continues to get worse and worse. Back then it was not done out in the open and seen as an accepted practice in society but now it seems in our day and age that this is a normal and accepted thing to be doing on a regular basis, instead of it being a sin like it should be and is considered in our church now.

2. Read 1 Corinthians 5:7-13. Describe in writing what Paul suggested the saints do to be protected against sin. How do the Saviors teachings in Matthew 5:29-30 apply to these principles?

The writing in Paul suggests that we purge ourselves from the things or people that cause us to sin. As a result of keeping away from those bad people and bad things he believes that it will allow us to not commit the sin anymore in essence because we are not tempted to commit the sin anymore. The Saviors teachings directly apply to these principles in that it talks about getting rid of both the sin and that part of the person that sins all together and getting rid of it no matter the cost. This to me is a slightly different way of approaching the same issue of getting rid of the sin and the thing that caused the sin in the first place.

This was a really eye opening blog post for me in that I had no clue how wicked the people of Corinth truly were until I did more research and reading about them. This is so sad that even back then there was that much evil in the world that in some ways is very similar to the evil that exists in our world now. It gives me more resolve to make sure that I continue to do what is right and do the things that God asks and wants me to do so that I never have to be around or in those kinds of places such as Corinth.