Sexual Identity, Lawsuits, and the Lie of “My Body, My Choice” | 1 Corinthians 6
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Release Date: 02/28/2026
The Daily Devotional by Vince Miller
Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . We don’t flirt with fire. We don’t negotiate with danger. And when it comes to sexual sin, Paul gives only one command: Run. Sprint. Get out fast. Not because you’re weak—but because you know what’s at stake. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know...
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We live in a moment where feelings rule, rights are weaponized, and identity is endlessly redefined. And the church isn’t immune. SUMMARY 1 Corinthians 6 confronts the modern obsession with rights, autonomy, and self-defined identity. Paul makes it clear: believers don’t belong to themselves—body, identity, and freedom all belong to Christ. Maturity means surrendering self-ownership and living for God’s glory. REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS Why do personal rights feel so important in our culture—and how can they compete with Christian witness? What does Paul mean when he...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . We live in a world that treats sexual sin like it’s harmless, private, and victimless. People defend themselves with one sentence that sounds so innocent: “I’m not hurting anyone.” Paul destroys that myth in three verses. Because if you are in Christ… your body belongs to Christ. And if your body belongs to Christ… your choices involve...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . We live in a world that treats the body like a playground—something to indulge, use, bend, and satisfy at any cost. Corinth wasn’t any different. They had a saying they loved to quote: “All things are lawful for me.” Translation: “I can do whatever I want with my body.” But Paul takes that slogan and makes a theological adjustment, as any good Bible...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . When believers forget who they are, they start acting like who they were. That’s exactly what was happening in Corinth. The lawsuits, the fighting, the mistreatment, the “me-first” mindset—none of it fit who they had become in Christ. So Paul brings them back to the foundation: Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is 1 Corinthians 6:7-8. Most people believe strength looks like fighting back, striking first, or refusing to let anyone take advantage of them. Paul flips that entire worldview in two sentences. To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! — 1 Corinthians...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . We all know what it feels like when a conflict gets ugly. But what Paul describes here is something deeper—something darker. When believers drag each other before unbelievers, it’s not just a problem. It’s a symptom of a spiritual disease. So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . We crave justice—deeply. When someone wrongs us, cheats us, mistreats us, or lies about us, something in our soul cries out, “Make this right.” But too often we run to systems that don’t share our worldview, don’t understand our values, and don’t operate under the Lordship of Christ. It’s no wonder Paul is stunned: believers are running to secular courts...
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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is . Some threats don’t walk through the front door shouting. They slip in quietly, sit in the pew, smile during worship, and destroy slowly. Paul ends this chapter by ripping the mask off one of the greatest dangers to a church’s health: unrepentant sin that everyone sees but no one confronts. God judges those outside. “Purge the evil person from among you.” — Paul...
info_outlineWe live in a moment where feelings rule, rights are weaponized, and identity is endlessly redefined. And the church isn’t immune.
SUMMARY
1 Corinthians 6 confronts the modern obsession with rights, autonomy, and self-defined identity. Paul makes it clear: believers don’t belong to themselves—body, identity, and freedom all belong to Christ. Maturity means surrendering self-ownership and living for God’s glory.
REFLECTION & SMALL GROUP QUESTIONS
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Why do personal rights feel so important in our culture—and how can they compete with Christian witness?
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What does Paul mean when he asks, “Why not rather be wronged?”
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How do lawsuits among believers damage the gospel’s credibility?
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Where do you see the lie of false ownership showing up in the church today?
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Why does Paul treat fraud as a theological issue, not just a moral one?
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What stands out to you about the phrase, “And such were some of you”?
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How does identity received from God differ from identity constructed by the self?
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What’s the difference between freedom from sin and freedom to sin?
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Why does “my body, my choice” collapse under biblical scrutiny?
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What would it look like this week to genuinely glorify God with your body?