Greek Word 'Vile' In Scripture

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In Romans 1:26 Paul says that God gave them up to vile affections. We translate that Greek word into dishonorable or shameful. It’s a strong word denoting something that is wrong. But consider some of the other uses of this word ‘vile’ in Scripture. “ Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?” Paul isn’t speaking about homosexuals and yet he uses the same word here. “It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.” Here Paul is writing about the transition from our mortal bodies to the new glorified bodies of heaven. He speaks about our bodies being dishonorable. This is the same word Paul used in Romans 1 …show more content…

Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.” It’s again important to have context before launching into one verse in a chapter. One of the problems within the Corinthian church was their treatment of each other in open court. Rather than addressing their problems as Christians and members of God’s family they were airing their dirty laundry to the whole city. Paul is not assuming that Christians could never use a public court to negotiate settlements but this should not be our first approach. We ought to seek peace among ourselves first and foremost. Why would they take to the unrighteous problems that they as God’s children should be able to resolve. In the midst of this section of his letter Paul writes the above verse. The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God. And then he gives this list. Within this list is the sin of homosexuality. The reason I believe it is important to highlight this passage is because the sin of homosexuality is listed among sexual sins but not as being worse than any other sexual

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