[B-Greek] 1Cor. 6:11 change of state

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Feb 15 05:38:56 EST 2010


On Feb 15, 2010, at 1:11 AM, Bryant J. Williams III wrote:
> Dear Elizabeth,
> 
> It appears that the issue goes back to 5:1. 5:1-6:20, although divided by
> dealing the problem of incest (5:1ff) and the suing of fellow Christians in a
> non-Christian court (6:1-8) actually deals with the issue of immorality. Whether
> it is incest, standing on one's rights (usually involving inheritance rights,
> but not always), formication, idolatry, adultery, homosexuality, theft,
> coveteousness (greed), etc., it does not matter. It is still not to be found
> within the Christian congregation. PERIOD!

But that's a prescriptive statement, isn't it? If what Paul is saying about the
Corinthian congregation is true, then one might have to suppose that it is
just simply not a Christian congregation -- inasmuch as all those things DO
seem to be found within it.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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