28: Unity in diversity || A different take on what it means to be the temple of God
LDS Come Follow Me 2023
August 21–27
1 Corinthians 1–7
“Be Perfectly Joined Together”
Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians includes some powerful teachings about unity in diversity and a profound, but too often misunderstood truth, that we are the temple of God. Although I don’t believe this verse has anything to do with modesty or chastity, we’ll discuss those topics as well since they are bound to come up in YW and YM this weekend. We also take on another of the clobber passages found in Paul’s writings, including a discussion of Paul’s overall s3xual ethic.
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Bookmarks:
0:00 Intro
0:17 Paul calls for for perfect unity
3:47 Aligning with Christ rather than church leaders
6:49 Why the foolish things are chosen
8:59 Paul forgetting everything but Jesus Christ
9:45 Why I don’t like the phrase “the natural man”
16:45 What does Paul mean when he says “milk before meat”?
18:42 Be careful not to build on anything but Jesus, including church leaders!
21:56 I think we’re learning the wrong things from the truth that “ye are the temple of God”
31:24 Addressing the typical lessons about our body being a temple–modesty, chastity, and word of wisdom
34:21 General principles about the law of chastity
37:34 Paul reiterates that we should align with Christ, not mortal leaders
38:44 Being peacemakers
42:17 Paul calls for the excommunication of certain people–I disagree.
44:04 Clobber passage - considering Paul’s sexual ethic
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NRSV Bible: https://amzn.to/3s2E4ei
Chastity Discussion Guide from Jennifer Finlayson-Fife: https://www.finlayson-fife.com/blog/post/chastity-discussion-guide-teachers-and-parents
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