Mark Sanford, the South Carolina governor, who made a secret trip to visit his mistress, like any decent Republican is deeply religious. He is the one who famously said that “It is my personal view that the largest proclamation of one’s faith ought to be in how one lives his life.” But when it came time to explain his infidelity, the man started reciting the Bible.
When he was confused while cheating on his wife, he turned to I Corinthians.
I looked to where I often look for advice and counsel, and in I Corinthians 13 it simply says that, “Love is patient and kind, love is not jealous or boastful, it is not arrogant or rude, Love does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice in the wrong, but rejoices in the right, Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things”. [Exclusive: Read e-mails between Sanford, woman]Corinth, in modern Greece, was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia and Paul of Tsarsus, one of the first apostles, had established a church there. After establishing the church, Paul had traveled to Ephesus when he received a letter from members of the church regarding some ethical issues.
In his letter Paul wrote that such issues happened because the Corinthians did not understand the Gospel. The Corinthians believed that by putting their faith in Christ they had attained salvation, but Paul reminded them that they were living in an age of sin and were to refrain from participating in it.
But what sins were the Corinthians were committing? There were issues like members getting drunk, worship getting chaotic, and some of them speaking in “tongues”. There were two other issues – one man was sleeping with his step mother and some church members were sleeping with prostitutes and bragging about it in the church.
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