I Corinthians 6   Paul addresses two more important issues in the church at Corinth - issues that were keeping them from spiritual maturity... for they were still walking in the flesh and not the Spirit.

The first issue had to do with disagreements and sinful behavior between fellow members of the church.  They were suing one another.  They were defrauding one another.  They were wronging one another.  They were dragging one another before "unrighteous" judges to settle their disputes.

Paul asks a series of questions:

"..do you not know that the saints will judge the world?" v2
".. are you not competent to constitute the smallest of law courts?"
"Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more, matters of this life?" v3
".. Is it so that there is not among you one wise and who is able to decide between his brethren?" v5
" Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?" v9

They have been "defeated" by their actions towards one another.  This kind of sinful behavior is just as awful as any other.. " Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall inherit the kingdom of God"  v9-10

 Sin is sin.. no matter what form it takes.. and the only hope we have - is in Jesus Christ.   " And such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God. " v11

The second issue that Paul addresses flows from this train of thought that we who have been
- washed, sanctified, and justified believers -  are " one spirit with" Jesus.  
Because we have been washed, sanctified, and justified we need to live according to the truth -

although things are not unlawful ( for the law is dead to us) - not "all things are profitable".
We must follow Paul's example and not be "mastered by anything". 
Immorality is a sin against the body.. not for the Lord.
Our body is "for the Lord" and "the Lord is for the body." v13
God "will raise us up through His power" as He raised up Jesus.
Our bodies "are members of Christ". 
We have become " a temple of the Holy Spirit" and are not our own..
"For your have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body." 

Every part of our lives should be based on the truth that we belong to the Lord.
Our relationships. - so we should treat others with love, respect, and kindness.. bearing with one another.. not suing, defrauding, or harming one another.
Our actions.. as one with Jesus.. every action should be in unity with Him..
Our words... speaking what is truthful, loving, beneficial.. seasoned with grace.
Our thoughts.. we have the mind of Christ.. spiritual.. supernatural discernment and understanding.
We belong to Him completely.. and need to yield fully to His will always .  

Father in heaven,  we praise You, for are the One who has created us, saved us, and filled us with Your Spirit.  We have spiritual life in Christ Jesus because You have done that work in us.  Father, You desire for us to be sanctified through and through - that our spirits and souls and bodies be "preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ".   Your word says "Faithful is He who calls [us] and He also will bring it to pass."  What we could  not do for ourselves, You have done for us.. You have washed us, justified us.. and You will complete the work of sanctification in us.. Hallelujah!  May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven... in each of us.
 In Jesus' name we ask this.. .. amen.