Aren’t all Sin forigiven? Whats so special about Sexual immorality?

 

Aren’t all Sin forigiven? Whats so special about Sexual immorality?

I think to understand this, we want to look at what is the bigger context in the salvation picture.

 

"Jesus took all our sins away, and gave us his righteousness."

 

This was the message that Paul preached. And not understanding the complete implications, people responded in romans 6:1, 6:15. shall we sin? because we are not under the law?

The same logic is applied in 1 Cor 6:12.

 

Paul was addressing these people and correcting them because they have a misunderstanding of what forgiveness of sin does, thinking that since sins were forgiven, hence there is no more sin consequences.

 

There is a partial truth to this, in front of God, sin was removed from us (Hebrews 8:12) he remembers them no more, not because God was forgetful, or he pretended not to remember. He remembered them no more because Jesus paid the price of death, and fulfilled the requirement of the law for sin. this all takes place in our spirit. And as God is spirit, he relates to us in spirit. So form the fathers perspective Jesus has paid the consequences of sins.

 

However we see in the bible that also says.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death or of obedience unto righteousness? Romans 6:16

 

7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Gal 6:7-8

 

Whilst our spirit has been made righteous, and hence can only reap the fruit of righteous because of Jesus. On earth where we have dominion still in the body, what we yield ourselves to, will reap those results, sin unto death, or obedience unto rightouesness.

 

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 1 Cor 6:12

 

So whilst we can choose what we want to do because we have the power to choose, different choices leads to different outcomes.

 

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 1 Cor 6:18

 

We see that there are different type of sins, one that sins outside the body, and ones that sins against his body. So in the same way, as lying is a sin, vs murder is a sin, both are sins, but they have different consequences. Sinning against your own body, will reap the results of that sin.

 

So do not commit fornication, because you are putting the consequence of sin unto death to your body. Your body is not your own, it is Gods ,because he redeemed it.