Hebrews 13:3-4 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
‘Body’ – The body of Christ (1Cor. 12:13-30). 1Corinthians 12:13 states: “…by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body.” This shows how the body of Christ is constituted. The Spirit is the agent that brings one into the body of Christ by the new birth. This is not a baptism into the Spirit, but into the body of Christ. The body here is the element one is baptized into. The Spirit is the agent that does the baptizing into the body. The believer is the candidate. If it were the Spirit baptism, Christ would be the agent and the Holy Spirit would be the element baptized into.
‘In all’ – Including priests and all people.
‘But whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.’ Five classes not to inherit God’s Kingdom: [1] Whoremongers [Greek: pornos] a male prostitute; a sexually immoral man. Translated as “fornicator” (1Cor. 5:9-11; 6:9; Heb. 12:16) and “whoremonger” (Eph. 5:5; 1Tim. 1:10; Heb. 13:4; Rev. 21:8; 22:15). [2] Unclean persons [Greek: akathartos] impure, lewd, or foul, whatever is opposite of purity; including sodomy, homosexuality, lesbianism, pederasty, bestiality, and all other forms of sexual perversion (Gal. 5:19; Matt. 23:27; Rom. 1:21-32; 6:19; 2Cor. 12:21; Eph. 4:19; 5:3; Col. 3:5; 1Thess. 2:3; 4:7; 2Pet. 2:1-22). [3] Covetous men – covetousness is forbidden (Ex. 20:17; Matt. 6:19-21; Rom. 13:9; Eph. 5:3; Heb. 13:5; 1Jn. 2:15-17). Hatred of it is one qualification of leaders, civil and religious (Ex. 18:21; 1Tim. 3:3; Tit. 1:7; 1Pet. 5:2). It will damn the soul (1Cor. 5:11; Eph. 5:3-5; 1Tim. 6:9-11; 2Pet. 2:3, 2:14). It must be removed out entirely (Col. 3:2-6). [4] Deceivers (Eph. 5:6; 2Tim. 3:13; Tit. 1:10; 3:3; Rev. 12:9; 20:3, 8). [5] Children of disobedience (Eph. 2:2; 5:6; Col. 3:6).
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