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In the time of Paul, Corinth was a very diverse place. There were a large amount of people drawn to Corinth with the hope of creating better lives for themselves. The Corinthian marketplace was constantly growing because of the people who were migrating to the city. This influx of people caused the town to grow to 100,000 inhabitants in less than 100 years. When Paul wrote Corinthians, the church...

The last sentence of 6:19, regarding who has ownership of believers, leads into 6:20, which develops the idea that believers as a corporate entity, and thus as individuals, are owned by God. Paul believed they had been bought and paid for by God’s handing over his Son, Jesus Christ, to be tortured and executed on a Roman cross. This ultimate sacrifice paid the ransom price for slaves (with sin as their former master) to be freed. No longer slaves to sin, they belong to God and should pay him the
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