Les Feldick Bible Study

What happens if you are joined to a prostitute according to 1 Corinthians 6?

According to 1 Corinthians 6, a person joined to a prostitute becomes one with that prostitute. This sobering truth means the union is not merely physical but makes the two one. Therefore Scripture commands believers to flee immorality rather than participate in such a union.

Les explains from 1 Corinthians chapter 6 that if you are joined to a harlot or prostitute, you become one with that prostitute. He calls this sobering thinking, stressing the seriousness of sexual sin and the resulting union. The instruction is therefore to flee immorality. This follows the discussion of marriage and divorce, where Jesus said that in the beginning God's format for marriage and family was one man for one woman until death do them part.

1 Corinthians 6:16

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

More Questions

what does it mean to be joined to a harlot in 1 Corinthians 6:16?

In 1 Corinthians 6:16, being "joined" to a harlot means being joined sexually, so that the two become one body.

What does Paul mean when he says he who is joined to a harlot is one body?

When Paul says a man is 'joined' to a harlot he means joined sexually, so that the two become one body.