Christian teaching on sex is highly controversial in the West today. When Christian rules and behavioral codes are compared with the modern culture’s mores about sex, they appear restrictive and unhealthy. People seldom explore the foundational logic behind the rules—what Hays calls principles, paradigms, and the worldview. That is what Paul did in this passage. Right in the middle of laying down rules about sexual behavior, he goes behind the rules and appeals to the resurrection of Jesus (1 Corinthians 6:14) and to our spiritual union with Christ through the firstfruits of the new creation
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