Thoughts: Much of this chapter is about Paul's relationship with the Corinthians which is a bit rocky. Corinth had the largest Temple to Aphrodite and the largest Temple to Apollos (the sun god) in the world. Paul would rebuke the Corinthians when they would slip into pagan practice (if not pagan worship).
But Paul's basic advice to a sexually immoral culture is good advice to our culture- where sexual purity seems to be cast to the side. It is that God has rewards and promises for those who seek to please Him- not just in the life to come- but even in this life. But there are things that can contaminate our body and our soul. We should guard our hearts out of respect for God and out of fear of displeasing God. Some act as if God does not care or does not see what we do. But God loves us- and He wants the best for us in this life and in the life to come. If we believed that God really cares what we do, and is a personal God then doubtless it would effect our behavior.
Prayer: Lord, keep me from polluting my body by doing wrong, and polluting the purity of my soul by going my own way.
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