What 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Really Says About Who Goes to Heaven

B27L5 What does 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 really mean when Paul lists the sins that keep people from inheriting the kingdom of God — and then declares "such were some of you, but you are washed"? This verse-by-verse study through 1 Corinthians 6:9-16 unpacks one of the most sobering and hope-filled passages in the New Testament. Les Feldick walks through Paul's list of sins that bar people from God's kingdom — fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, thieves, drunkards, and more — and then reveals the stunning hope of verse 11: "such were some of you, but you are washed, you are sanctified, you are justified." Les cross-references John 13:5-11 where Jesus washes the disciples' feet to explain what it means to be fully cleansed, and Romans 6:14 and Romans 7:5-6 to show why believers are no longer under the law but under grace, led by the Holy Spirit. The study then moves into 1 Corinthians 6:12-16, where Paul addresses the believer's body as a member of Christ, the sin of joining Christ's members to a harlot, and the Genesis 2:21-24 foundation of marriage as one man and one woman becoming one flesh. 📖 Key Topics Covered: • What 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 means — sins that keep people from God's kingdom • 1 Corinthians 6:11 explained — washed, sanctified, and justified in Christ • John 13:5-11 — why Jesus washed the disciples' feet • Romans 6:14 and Romans 7:5-6 — not under law but under grace • 1 Corinthians 6:12 — "all things are lawful" explained • 1 Corinthians 6:15-16 — your body is a member of Christ; flee immorality • Genesis 2:21-24 — the biblical foundation of marriage: one flesh • What Jesus said about divorce — "in the beginning it was not so" This 1 Corinthians 6 Bible study covers verse 9 through verse 16 with cross-references to John 13, Romans 6, Romans 7, and Genesis 2. Topics include the sins that bar people from the kingdom of God, what it means to be washed sanctified and justified, the difference between law and grace, the believer's body as a member of Christ, the sin of sexual immorality, the biblical definition of marriage as one flesh, and why Christians must flee fornication. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. Les Feldick has a unique gift for explaining complex biblical concepts in a way that anyone can understand, using scripture to interpret scripture. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. Your likes and shares help others find these Bible studies. 00:00 — Introduction: 1 Corinthians 6 — The Unrighteous and the Kingdom of God 01:56 — Verse-by-Verse Study Begins: 1 Corinthians 6:9 02:29 — The Pagan Background of Corinth — A City Steeped in Immorality 03:33 — Verse 9 — "The Unrighteous Shall Not Inherit the Kingdom of God" 03:55 — The Full List of Sins That Bar People from Heaven (1 Corinthians 6:9-10) 04:27 — Verse 11 — "Such Were Some of You, But You Are Washed" 04:50 — What It Means to Be Justified: Declared as Though You Had Never Sinned 05:22 — Cross-Reference: John 13 — Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet 06:06 — John 13:5-9 — Peter Says "Give Me a Bath, Lord" 07:11 — John 13:10 — "He That Is Washed Needeth Not Save to Wash His Feet" 08:30 — The Public Bath Analogy: Once Saved, You Are Fully Washed 09:11 — The Corinthians Knew Nothing of Scripture — Pagan Idol Worshippers 10:24 — The Temple of the Goddesses and the Slave Labor That Built It 10:52 — Back to 1 Corinthians 6:11 — Washed, Sanctified, Justified 11:47 — The Triune God at Work: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Salvation 12:46 — Verse 12 — "All Things Are Lawful, But Not All Things Are Expedient" 13:38 — Cross-Reference: Romans 6:14 — Not Under Law, But Under Grace 14:57 — Romans 7:5-6 — Serving in Newness of Spirit, Not Oldness of the Letter 15:41 — The Holy Spirit Leads Believers — Never Into Sin 17:05 — Verse 13 — "Meats for the Belly" — The Temporal Nature of Food 18:21 — The Body Is Not for Fornication, But for the Lord 18:51 — Verse 14 — God Will Raise Us Up by His Own Power (Preview of Ch. 15) 19:42 — Verse 15 — Your Bodies Are the Members of Christ 21:48 — "Shall I Take the Members of Christ and Make Them Members of a Harlot?" 22:50 — Verse 16 — "He That Is Joined to a Harlot Is One Body" 23:05 — Cross-Reference: Genesis 2:21-24 — The Creation of Woman and "One Flesh" 24:39 — The Biblical Foundation of Marriage: One Man, One Woman for Life 25:04 — Over 50% of Newlyweds Expect Divorce — The Church Has Failed to Teach 26:04 — Jesus on Divorce: "In the Beginning It Was Not So" (Matthew 19) 26:58 — Back to 1 Corinthians 6:16 — The Sobering Reality of Sexual Union 27:18 — "Flee Immorality" — Final Exhortation and Closing