This Present Deception - [1 Corinthians 6:9-11]

Righteous Living and the Christian’s Lack of a Right to Act Unrighteously

Would you take your Bibles please and turn to 1st Corinthians chapter 6 as we work through the book of 1st Corinthians today. We're going to continue this theme. It's basically talking about righteous living how to live righteously, especially when somebody has done something.

Something against you as you're turning there. I'd like to say that we live in a nation full of rights know your rights. And we're going to learn today in 1st Corinthians chapter 6 That you as a Christian never have a right to act unrighteously.

You never have the right to act in an ungodly fashion. You've been bought with a price a very high price. You've been purchased by the blood of Christ and in light of that you already respond Biblically and correctly and you never ever have the right to act unrighteously.

You may have other inalienable rights in America. You may have the right for life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But you never have the right to act unrighteously. And we're going to learn today that if you do you should probably ask yourself the question am I really a Christian?

Can I really do this and? Be so focused on myself. What I get what I want. How can I be saved I? Did a little research. This society that we live in today is so self-centered, and we've even got a new vocabulary for it.

Self-seeking self-love self-importance self-satisfaction self-esteem self-help self-conscious self-assured. Self-realization self-reliant self-expression. We've got a whole culture of self self self and of course the Bible says we have to deny self.

Be selfless die to self. And so we're gonna look at 1st Corinthians chapter 6 today, and I'm gonna ask you the question. Do you ever have the right? to act unrighteously. Paul has dealt with a lot of subjects and now he comes to suing other people so we know the Christians.

And he says with lots of questions in chapter 6 one of you has a grievance against one another. Chapter 6 verse 1. Does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the Saints? He said would you dare?

Do that the answer should be we shouldn't do it, but it was going on a quorum. And he says in the next two verses basically you're competent to judge. Aren't you or do you not know that the Saints will judge the world?

He goes from the greater argument to the lesser if the world is to be judged by you. Are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Lots of questions lots of do you not knows because he knows they know he was there for 18 months.

Do you not know that we are to judge angels how much more than matters pertaining to? This life, and he keeps the pressure on and he asked this next set of questions. Would you settle for second best when it comes to life?

Physicians lawyers. No, he says verse 4 so if you have such cases Why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church no real wisdom? And he keeps going he says it's shameful to air dirty laundry verse 5.

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers? But brother goes law against brother and that before unbelievers. I thought you Corinthians were super wise chapter 1 and Then he says in chapter 6 verse 7 and 8 are you gonna sue your own family once you just rather be?

Preferring Something bad once you rather be wrong to have lawsuits at all with one another the second you go to court against them and believer. You've already lost. It's already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong why not rather be defrauded?

But you yourselves emphatically wrong into fraud even your own brothers. So you can imagine what's happening. We looked at this two weeks ago. You've got a situation that's going on there at Corinth and probably if you take it to The elder board of the church you're gonna lose.

So you say well, you know what if I take it to the elder board? I'll lose so I'll go to the unbelieving people and the lawyers there and I've got extra money and back in those days. Grease the palm you get what you want.

And if you've got power you're going to win and Paul says don't do that. Paul says this is not acting Christian Lee. What's going to happen in the lawsuit? You can see how it happened. Ad hominem attacks slander.

How many chapters were written on? Unity to start with Chapter 1 2 3 4 this is going to bring the church together. Can you imagine if we had Eric Johansson was suing Bruce Bolivar and All the stuff and you can imagine what would go on.

This is why I'm right. This is why you know. Prayer emails excuse me gossip emails. I got things going on and you know, we're working through this. It would create a problem. Although I know those two men well, and I don't think they would ever do it.

Paul says it's the body. We're one body. It's like the foot suing the arm. Just be treated unjustly. It's not that big a deal. Is there more to life than this earth? Everything you've been given has been given to you by God.

Just just be cheated. It's not that big a deal. Turn with me if you would to first Peter to just for a moment keep your finger in first Corinthians first Peter chapter 2. Let's look at our Lord's response to Injustice if Jesus the suffering servant suffered.

Shouldn't he have servants like you who also suffer? This is not some kind of new concept. When you learn about Christ you learn about the suffering servant and first Peter chapter 2 verses 21 and following give us a little snapshot of the attitude Paul wants for everyone.

And even though we don't have lawsuits going on under church today, it's just good biblical thinking first Peter 2 21. For to this you have been called because Christ also suffered for you leaving you an example.

So that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin. Neither was deceit found in his mouth when he was reviled. He did not revile in return when he suffered he did not threaten but continued Entrusting himself to him who judges.

Justly he himself bore our sins in his body in the tree that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed for you were strained like sheep. But have now returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.

Jesus is the one who says I will entrust myself to the father even though I'm being treated Wrongly. And how much more are we to do the same thing. Jesus the sinless one we are sinners yet. We still say I'm just gonna trust God in the midst of this it is never right to sue another Christian.

Jesus’ Teaching on Turning the Other Cheek and Suffering Loss

Turn with me if you would to Matthew chapter 5 for harmony in the body for witness before the world and for following the words of Jesus. Matthew chapter 5. It's just so weird now to turn to Matthew chapter 5 because eight days ago I stood on the Mount of Beatitudes and preached the Beatitudes.

Something you've got to go by the way to Israel if this is Israel and you have this Jerusalem is right here. And you're up here in Nazareth and the text says that Jesus went up to Jerusalem. How often do you go up to Connecticut?

Yes, go. I don't get it. But if you take Israel the map and turn it like this and realize that Jerusalem's on a mountain you realize how you can be In the north and go up to Jerusalem because you go up to the mountain.

It's great. And here in this sermon the Sermon on the Mount. Listen to what Jesus says. Is there a teacher like this. When Pradeep was reading math mark mark seven I just thought there's nobody like Jesus.

And to think that he's our Shepherd the Lord is my Shepherd. Matthew 5 38 gives us some insight into the way we should think when people Have disagreements when somebody's after you. I'm not saying you never can sue someone.

But I'm saying you can never sue a Christian. I'm not saying you can't Have criminal charges against a Christian. This is civil here. But look at Matthew 5 38 you have heard that it was said and I for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

But I say to you Jesus says how about this? Do not resist an evil person, but whoever slaps you on the right cheek turn the other to him also. My favorite things of all time is to teach Bible verses the right way.

Especially when they've been taken out of context for so long. This is one of the most misinterpreted passages in all the Bible. Now if somebody's going to come to you with their fist and they hit you.

Do you let them hit you again? Well, that's the question. Nikita Khrushchev said we communists have many things in common with the teachings of Jesus. My sole difference with Christ is that when someone hits me on the right cheek I hit him so hard on the left that his head falls off.

So if somebody's going to punch you do you duck? Do you let him hit you? What do you do? I mean everybody throws this verse out of context in the in the world. They just throw it out, you know, turn the other cheek just turn the other cheek kind of like this.

It's kind of weak. Sissified kind of Christianity. But look at the text closer. When someone slaps you on your right cheek, the word is strike a sharp slap. Turn the other also. Now how many people here are right-handed.

Raise your hand the rest of you are left. Most people in the world are right hand you have to work with me. I don't get much sleep these days. I'm upside down on the sleep. Right cheek right fist. Open fist right hand right cheek.

All right. I'm going to be the one receiving the blow. Now I'm gonna be the one giving the blow. This is his this is the right cheek right here. Here's my right hand. How do you take your right hand and hit somebody's right cheek?

With a powerful kung fu put punch like that. Of course not. You think about culture and you say what's the most? Heinous thing to do and embarrassing thing to do to someone. Well, you could pick up a sandal.

Throw it at them. You could spit on their face or you could say, you know what your face doesn't even deserve my fist. I'm going to take the back of my hand and insult you by hitting you on your face.

This is an insult. You don't even deserve my fist. Jesus is not saying if somebody punches you. With force to try to give you a bloody nose and knock you out that you just keep letting them do it. Like I tell Luke all the time.

It's sometimes right to hit people. If somebody's hitting you or your mom your mom you hit them until they stop hitting back. And pummel them until they're on the ground. Luke's smiling. But if someone insults you not even with words but even with the back of a hand I don't even you don't even deserve my fist and they hit you.

What is Jesus saying then? Here's my other cheek. This is not some kind of assault. This is an insult. The verse 40. You can see the same kind of it's just antithetical. Thinking it's just anti world thinking rather if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt hire Alan Dershowitz.

What's he say? Let him have your coat also. That doesn't mean you could never file a lawsuit but Jesus's whole concept here is Suffering a loss because you're a kingdom of you're in the kingdom of God.

It's okay. You should have a willingness to do that. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt you sue him first. You counter sue doesn't say any of that. I'll just part with these things gladly verse 41 same thing here have no rights.

Whoever forces you to go one mile. By the way. The Roman soldiers could say could you please carry my luggage one mile and they could just walk up to you in the Middle East. And commandeer you especially if you're a Jew you go one mile and carry my suitcase.

Okay, I'll go farther go with him to Verse 42 give to him who asked of you do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you the mind of a Christian. Who says somebody's trying to take something of mine or someone has taken something and I need to get it back is Completely different than those who are in the world.

Let me give you some valuable life lessons For conflict resolution in the next 10 or 15 minutes before we progress into chapter 6 verses 9 to 11. Some life lessons for conflict resolution because here's where the issue is.

There's a conflict in the church. How do you resolve the conflict? So let me give you some conflict resolution. Helpers, I have 11 of them. So, you know, it'll be four part series. I'm gonna go pretty fast.

If you've got problems with somebody else in the church are at home. What do you do? Let me just give you these life lessons because that's really a problem. Excuse me, the real problem is something's going on in the church.

There's a rub and so why take it to court when you can just solve the problem. True or false we have everything we need in the Bible to teach us how to live a godly life. You think there's conflict resolution in the Bible of what to do how to think about it?

We don't have to go outside we can solve conflicts and so these will be good. For the church. These will be good for your marriage at work. Just helpful lessons about trouble and conflict number one assume that you and Everybody else are in good standing until you're here differently.

Assume that you're in good standing with everyone here that nobody's got a problem with you. Until you hear from them, so what's this do this means if you've got a problem with somebody else. They can't read your mind and you need to go what?

Option one. Cover love covers how many sins first Peter chapter 4 verse 8? Multitude of sins to either cover their sins unless you have the spiritual gift of confrontation what some people do. You cover the sins.

But if you can't cover the sins, then you need to go to that person and say you said this you did that I took it such-and-such away. Could we please solve this? We're in one body together. Christ has redeemed us.

We're gonna spend all eternity together. Let's work on this. This helps a local body because if you're bugged at someone they don't know you're bugged. It's your responsibility to go to them. That's just Matthew 18.

That's just common sense. Well pastor walked by the other day in the hallway didn't even look at me and you know. He's just you know, and then your mind just goes and goes and goes you eat. Well, if that's you you need to grow up and we have a nursery bottle for you over there, but in general I Always wanted to have a bottle just sitting on my desk.

Kind of with some formula if somebody came in I'm not the center of the church. So, you know what what does love do. What believes all things love hopes all things love bears all things. You know people are sick and people are tired and I am NOT the center of the universe in the church.

And they looked at me or they didn't say something or they didn't comment or they didn't act a certain way. I did but you know what? I'm a worse sinner than they are and I'm just gonna cover it and we're good.

But if you can't get over it, then you need to go to the person you need to say, you know. You did something. I just can't get over it my mind. I'm weak I know probably but my mind just runs over and over and over.

And you said this and it hurt and you did this and it was sin and could we please reconcile and then you reconcile, right? So if you've got problems with anybody here at this church today after the service forget the greeting time forget the socializing.

You need to go right to them because today is the day that you go tell someone else. This is the problem. Could we resolve it? Why? For the glory of Christ Jesus because it's the right thing. Same thing in a marriage.

Somebody's super mad at their spouse and I can't believe they did this that or the other but the spouse they don't even know they did It they're just oblivious. You need to cover or you need to go. That's number one.

We'll look at some verses here soon. Number two. Don't be surprised that there are conflicts in the church and marriage. Don't be surprised. Some people I think want every conflict solved and every conflict done and no conflicts going on.

Guess what? We're fallen people and they're going to be conflicts. And now that the Lord is bringing new people to the church. We're just having more conflict makers. And so you think you know what conflicts will cease in heaven.

Conflict is always going to be around. But number three be joyful because conflicts can help. Conflicts can cause maturity. Conflicts can cause you to read your Bible more. Conflicts can cause iron to sharpen iron.

So one man sharpens another conflicts cause communication to increase. Conflicts make you depend on the Lord in prayer. Conflicts make you say I've got to seek out scripture to make sure I know what I'm doing.

So be joyful. There's a conflict you should say this is gonna be a time where Jesus Christ and his greatness can shine because when I was an Unbeliever and there was conflicts chaos. Now, it's going to be the Lord in his greatness.

Number four trust that God has sovereignly ordained the conflict. Trust in the Lord that he's sovereignly ordained the conflict. It's the most wise thing that could ever happen. God is sovereign and he uses trials to shape us.

Number five. Never dredge up conflicts that have already been dealt with biblically. If we did these things by the grace of God, they're gonna be no lawsuits. That's for sure. Never dredge up conflicts that have been dealt with biblically.

Proverbs 17 9 he who covers a transgression seeks love, but he repeats a matter separates intimate. Ephesians chapter 4. 1st Corinthians, excuse me a psalm chapter 103. So far as the east of the is from the West so far He has removed our transgressions from us.

If there's been a conflict and you resolved it and you said these words Honey, could you please forgive me? Sinful and I said the wrong things. I did the wrong things and then you say I forgive you. You may never ever ever bring those things up again ever.

Because you're to forgive Ephesians 4 like God forgives and once God forgives you aren't you glad it's just gone forever. I've done so many things with my mind and in my heart. That I am so thankful that God will never see those because the blood of Christ has cleansed me from those sins.

We saw lots of replicas of the Ark of the Covenant and the men with the poles who are carrying the Ark and you can See there's the box the Ark of the Covenant and then inside the Ark we had the Ten Commandments.

Aaron's rod right and a piece of manna and then you had the slab on the top with the seraphim coming up and over. They would put the blood all over the top of what we call the mercy seat with a place of propitiation.

There'd be blood all over there signifying what? Signifying that when God the omniscient God with his holy all-seeing eyes Looks down upon the law that you have surely broken. He can't see it because the blood covers it.

There's already been death. No more death. And if God has forgiven us our sins We're gonna somehow hold on to that to manipulate people and to use it later and to say see what you did back then. Never dredge up conflicts that have already been dealt with biblically number six.

Don't solve conflicts sinfully. Don't use sinful behavior or speech to fan the fan the flames of conflict like Name-calling. I Don't know if you're having a conflict in the church, but you should not call the other person an idiot slob dumb.

None of those things. You should also not exaggerate. You always do that. You never do that unless it's true, which I doubt it would be sarcasm ridicule insults. No, he who returns evil for good evil will not depart from his house.

Seven we've got to move seven regularly act like Jesus and think of Calvary. Regularly act like Jesus and think of Calvary true or false. It's a glory to cover a transgression. It's a glory. If you could sum up the mission of Christ you think about forgiveness of sins and you say well.

You know what? I can either forgive you when someone says could you please forgive me for what you've done? Let's see. I'm gonna think exactly the way not to act like Jesus. I'm gonna use this. I'll leverage it.

I don't want to say yes, if I say yes, I'll get taken advantage of. I'll just do it again. They didn't really mean it. I'm not sure what they're thinking. Why don't you just say you know, I used to exact act exactly the opposite of Jesus and now I'll say do you know what?

The epitome of Christ's work on Calvary as he's pleased the father and he's forgiven me of sins. I'll gladly forgive you. I sin more than you ate. Initiate reconciliation. You be the peacemaker. Romans 12 if possible so far as it depends on you be at peace with all men.

If there's conflict in the church if Eric and Bruce are going to make up after the service We're gonna see them meet right here in the middle. Because Eric's gonna take initiative. Bruce is gonna take initiative and there you meet you should be the one you should say.

You know what? When I've got conflicts. I want to be the first one who goes. I want to be the one that says we're. We're gonna set this right for the glory of Christ for the good of our marriage for the greatness of of his church his local Body, let's go ahead and take care of this now.

RT Archibald said peacemakers carry about with them an atmosphere in which quarrels die a natural death. Number nine. Keep your emotions Subservient to the Word of God. Keep your emotions subservient to the Word of God when you are solving conflicts.

And I know you can do it. Because I know if you get in a big fight with somebody in your family and the phone rings. You said this you did that you're doing to do that. How can we do that ring ring? Not that I've ever done it, but I know you could do it.

Like a city that is broken into and without walls is a man who has no control over his spirit. Number ten. Remember sooner or later the conflict must be dealt with. So we've all really resolve it to the glory of God.

If you've got the power to resolve it Proverbs 3 says do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to do so. And then number 11 finally before we get back into the text worship instead of worry.

Before during and after the conflict worship instead of worry. Remember sanctification. You say no to the wrong thing, and then you put on the right thing so no to worry yes to worship. I'm going to worship God in the midst of this conflict.

And I know one day something's going to be happening and that is all the conflicts will be taken care of this person. Eventually in heaven this person is going to be glorified one day. And why worry about something that's sure to happen that is the glorification of a person in church are my spouse Flippings for rejoicing Lord always again.

I say rejoice even in conflicts all right. Let's go back to first Corinthians chapter 6 that was my little My little conflict resolution, and if you've got a problem with it. We'll talk to you after the service.

The Warning That the Unrighteous Will Not Inherit the Kingdom of God

All right first Corinthians chapter 6 9 to 11 back up again taking a big picture. 6 1 to 8 is talking about having no rights to act unjustly and now 6 9 to 11 I've got a question for you is It the next section or does it go with the first section?

1 to 8. Well the best way to find out is to see if there's a connecting word in verse 9, so here's the question again. Most people when they preach 6 9 to 11 consider its own unit. But that's not right because there's an initial word there that connects it to 6 1 to 8.

6 1 to 8 and 6 9 to 11 is the third time I've said it because it's very very important. It's connected by the word or this is one unit. The thought passage. The pericope should be 6 9 To 11 as the new one.

No sick chapter 6 1 to 11. Let me read it to you and tell me how this fits in how does this go with the lawsuit issue of chapter? 6 verse 1 to 8. First Corinthians 6 9 into 10 and 11 or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God?

Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters or adulterers or men who practice homosexual homosexuality nor thieves or the greedy or drunkards or revilers swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God and Such were some of you, but you were washed you were sanctified you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the spirit of Our.

What is the connection? We've got 6 1 to 8 and now we've got 9 to 11. They all go together. Here's the connection 6 1 to 8 don't act Unrighteously by suing another Christian and here's a warning to make sure you realize just how important it is.

Did you know that people who are characterized by unrighteousness don't go to heaven? Say well, you know, it's just a lawsuit. It's just this it's just that. It is unrighteous behavior to sue another Christian when God says don't sue another Christian.

So Paul says just as a warning just for emphasis just for a for a very emphatic statement unrighteous people. Like those who sue don't inherit the kingdom of God. Righteous people positively suffer now and inherit later unrighteous get now and suffer later righteous.

Suffer now and get later. You say Mike to keep repeating yourself. I think I'm doing it for my sake and your sake today. Suffer now and inherit later. Now that helps unity that's wise and so Paul gives this motivation here to be godly.

The unrighteous don't go to heaven. So act righteously and. Then he also says in verse 11, we're gonna see and Jesus has changed you you're gonna be different. So, let's take a look at this and see it in context.

Main question again, if you've been a Christian if you are a Christian rather you are different. So don't act like you used to do. Like you used to act. Now he asked a question again. Take a look at it in verse 9.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do they know that? Do you know that of course? Do not be deceived. There's my question. Is it easy to be deceived with this? It's easy to be deceived because why would he say do not be deceived?

Oh, we would never be deceived the world. It's pressure. It's thinking it's selling its media. Unrighteous go to heaven our hearts. Well, you know what? There really can't be a hell so bad just temporary sins on earth and God punishes people forever.

What kind of loving God would that be? Paul says don't be deceived because it's easy to be deceived. The word to see by the way is where we get the word planet PLA and ET planet. Oh, and if you sit and watch a planet, what does it seem like it's doing over time?

Seems like it kind of goes astray. Seems like it doesn't have the same pattern all the time. And so this is the word don't be deceived. Paul says, you know better you should know Don't be deceived your hearts might trick you what's the most Deadly thing for deception in the life of a Christian.

It's not the world. It's our own hearts. You know what? I like about Paul. He's basically saying this there is not one Reason you should be deceived with this issue. There's no necessity I'm just going to tell you the truth.

Nobody should be deceived when we go to this list this parade of sinful people and when the parade goes by people who are characterized by fornication idolatry adultery passive and active homosexual sexuality and Greed and all the way down the line when that parade goes by you on Jerry Springer show or on Oprah.

You should never say to yourself, but you know nice. They love each other. They're committed. What goes on with two consenting adults? It's not that big a deal. Paul says don't be deceived. It's gonna be easy to be deceived be careful.

And so Paul gives a list here of ten things. It's not an exhaustive list but ten Characteristic words that should remind you that when you meet a person like this You should evangelize them that when you say this is what I used to be.

Thank God that I'm not this anymore. AT Robertson calls this the solemn roll call of the damned doesn't mean that Christians can't commit these sins. But they're not dominated by these sins. This is not lifestyle sins catalogs of sinners that are typical of the unsaved.

There are ten in the Greek nine sadly in the ESV, but we'll tell you why in a second number one Fornicators, let me give you the Greek word pornoi P O R N is the root word. This is all sexual sin outside of marriage.

So people that are dominated by that that's their lifestyle that's just what they do it's not they sinned one time repented and Reestablished reestablished fellowship with the Lord. This is people who fornicate.

The Bible says they will not inherit the kingdom of God. It's like years ago when I met someone here and I said, are you a Christian? Yes. Does your girlfriend live in your house with you? Yes, how long does she live there six years?

I Said do you sleep upstairs and she sleeps downstairs? Of course not. We sleep together. So you're telling me for six years you've slept together and now you think when you die today, you're gonna go straight to heaven.

Yes, I believe that Jesus is my Savior. Do not be deceived. I said based on your own profession if you die tonight, you're going straight to hell forever. The man admitted himself into the hospital because he had an anxiety attack and he's okay now physically.

But I was glad it happened because it showed his head of conscience. Do not be deceived. Ryan say oh, you're good to go. You love each other. You got baptized. You read your Bible you want to you know, bring your kids up in the local church.

Everything's fine. You went to a Juana your dad's a pastor. You're good to go. Do not be deceived. Unrighteous people don't go to heaven. Number two idolaters. Not just greedy for sexual lust but greedy to serve other gods.

Idolaters is the next word. I'll give you the Greek word. You may recognize it. Idolatry. Idolaters here we have God the one God. He's made everything and he wants us to worship him. We've been made for his good pleasure.

We're 11 with our heart soul mind strength. Matter of fact, he's a jealous God. No other gods before me. God told the Jews. And for people that put other gods before Jesus as a lifestyle as a habit as a characteristic.

Then you ought not to say to yourself. Yeah, but you know what? They're really nice. They pay their taxes on time. They're good friends. I think they're in number three adulterers. Sexual relationships.

Outside the marriage. Philo said the second half of the Decalogue begins with the command against adultery because it is the greatest of crime. Why is adultery so bad? Well, it's breaking promises. It's defiling.

It was worthy of a death sentence back in the Old Testament. But for the Christian we look at it because we say Christ loves the church. It's Christ faithful to the church and so when something goes on with marriage.

Then it hurts the picture of Jesus and his church. And by the way marriage wasn't designed and then God said that's a great picture for marriage. Marriage was designed after this great design of God the Son going to rescue the bride and ransom her and.

Then a good picture was going to be married number four and number five. Here's what's happening again big picture. We don't have the right to act unjustly. Therefore Paul shows a lot of people who act unrighteously or unjustly and he says these people don't inherit.

You want to inherit don't you so don't act the way you used to do. Don't act the way you used to act. Now the ESV you can read the little footnote if you'd like in your ESV down below the ESV only gives one word.

It doesn't give two. I Love the ESV, but they it's just it's just oh, this is probably the biggest mistake. I think they made here, but Other translations have made worse mistakes and so just to let you know if you look at verse 9 Nor men who practice homosexuality footnote and then read the footnote below the two Greek words.

Translated by this phrase referred to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts. So if ESV puts them together, I'm just gonna break them apart because there's two separate Greek words so ESV says to Two words one translation.

Let me give the NAS effeminate. Effeminate means basically soft. Someone who is going to be the passive one in a homosexual relationship our act. Men are boys who want themselves used by another person.