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30 And awhy do we stand in jeopardy every hour?  
31 I affirm, by athe boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, bI die daily.  
32 If, in the manner of men, aI have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantage is it to me? If the dead do not rise, b“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”  
33 Do not be deceived: a“Evil company corrupts good habits.”  
34 aAwake to righteousness, and do not sin; bfor some do not have the knowledge of God. cI speak this to your shame.  

A Glorious Body

35 But someone will say, a“How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?”  
36 Foolish one, awhat you sow is not made alive unless it dies.  
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What Does 1 Corinthians 15:32 Mean?



1 Corinthians 15:32-34

This well-known proverb is strategically placed in the Resurrection Chapter. In verse 32, Paul reminds the Greek Corinthians of an example of the perverse, immoral morass that they left compared to the liberating and ennobling calling God has so graciously given them. He then verbally punches them in the nose by telling them the company that they keep is destroying them, meaning they are gradually reabsorbing the attitudes and culture of the surrounding world. He then charges them to wake up to what they stand to lose by being too close to the world—even worldly people who might be fellowshipping with them at services but do not believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Perceiving that some of them are on the verge of losing their salvation, he says, "Shame on you!"

The world's influences are, for the most part, subtle rather than overt. Being familiar to human nature, we find them easy to fall into or return to. What is the problem with the world? Its ruler, Satan, has designed it to lead people to live only for themselves. Therefore, we must fight and resist its attraction, which influences our hearts, because so much is at stake!

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Christian Fight (Part Two)

Related Topics: Communication from Evil Influences | Evil Communication | Evil Communication Corrupts Good Manners | Friendship with the World | Overcoming World's Influences | Resurrection Chapter | World's Evil Characteristics | World's Influence



1 Corinthians 15:32-34

Self-indulgence leads to excessive striving for yet more worldly pleasure. For those whose chief aim in life is sensual pleasure, there is never enough to satisfy. Self-indulgence can lead to full-blown addiction. Without God's truth of the coming resurrections of mankind, men see no reason to refrain from a life of pleasure and dissipation, ending in death.

Martin G. Collins
Overcoming (Part 8): Self-Indulgence




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing 1 Corinthians 15:32:

Luke 1:26-30
Luke 1:41-42
Jude 1:10


 
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