Community Group Questions: May 24th-30th

May 24th, 2026
by Karissa Smith

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Glorifying God in Body and Spirit

12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 “Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 God raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. 15 Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body? So should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not! 16 Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh. 17 But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

18 Flee sexual immorality! Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. 19 Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.

Discussion Questions

Understanding Christian Freedom (1 Corinthians 6:12-14)

Paul says, "Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial." What's the difference between something being permissible and something being beneficial? Can you think of examples from your own life?
The sermon used alcohol as an example of Christian liberty. What are some other "gray areas" where Christians have freedom but need to exercise wisdom? How do we navigate these areas without being legalistic or too permissive?
Paul warns against being "mastered by anything." What are some things in our culture (besides sexual immorality) that can master us? How can we recognize when something has begun to master us rather than us having freedom over it?

Our Bodies Belong to God (1 Corinthians 6:13-14)

The Corinthians had a distorted view that separated the body from the soul. How do you see this same dualistic thinking in our culture today? Why is it important that God cares about what we do with our physical bodies?
God raised Jesus physically from the dead and promises to raise us as well. How should the promise of bodily resurrection change how we view and treat our bodies now?

Sexual Immorality and Union with Christ (1 Corinthians 6:15-18)

The sermon used the illustration of a parent giving a child a bike with safety instructions. How does this help us understand God's design for sexuality within marriage? How would you explain God's boundaries around sex to someone who sees them as restrictive?
Paul's command is to "flee sexual immorality." What does it look like practically to flee rather than just resist? What boundaries or safeguards can we put in place?

Living as God's Temple (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
8. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. How should this truth impact our daily decisions about what we consume, how we rest, how we exercise, and how we use our bodies?