CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH (PART 5)

This week is Part five of a Five Part series about Embracing Righteousness as a Lifestyle.  In a world where every lifestyle is accepted and embraced except the Christian lifestyle it is fitting that we title this series Can You Handle The Truth.   Remember Jesus said I am the way, the truth and the life.  I hope you have enjoyed this series

1Corinthians 6:9-11 NASB  Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,  (10)  nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.  (11)  Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Last week Paul told us when we reject God we are incapable of discerning between good and evil.  

This week we look at Paul’s first letter to the Church at Corinth.  Paul warns us that the unrighteous will not enter God’s Kingdom.  He goes on to give examples of several lifestyles that fall under the category of unrighteous.  It is interesting to note that Paul warns us not to be deceived.  By this statement Paul indicates that we can be deceived, which takes us back to the four previous lessons covering Romans 1, when we reject God and deliberately reason away His power and deity.  God turns us over to the lust of the heart and the desires of a corrupt world.

Paul ends this section of verses with hope.  Hope in Jesus Christ, by the blood of Jesus each unrighteous lifestyle can be washed, justified and sanctified in the name of Jesus Christ.  

Knowing this is a possibility we need to take a proactive stance toward our Christian lives.

Next week we will look at several verses to help us be proactive.