Proclamation:
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples
of The Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you are bought at a
price. Therefore honor God with your
bodies.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)
Explanation:
These
words were written by the apostle Paul, under the influence of The Holy Spirit
of God, to the believers in the church at Corinth. Paul began this chapter by telling them that
they were wrong to take one another to court in lawsuits. Ungodly people should not judge The Lord’s
people. (1 Corinthians 6:1-6) He said
that they were cheating themselves and doing wrong and that there is no place
in the kingdom of God for wrongdoers. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) He told them that they had been washed,
sanctified, and justified by The Spirit of God. (1 Corinthians 6:11) He told them to flee from fornication. (1
Corinthians 6:13, 6:15-16, and 6:18) He
also told them that they had been united with The Lord God and they were one
with Him in spirit. (1 Corinthians 6:16-17)
Then he told them that their bodies were temples of The Holy Spirit of
God and that they should honor God with their bodies.
Application:
What
Christ did on the cross at Calvary paid the price for us. In effect, He bought us and redeemed us, and
now we belong to Him. We do not belong
to ourselves, we belong to Him. Our
bodies are the temples of His Holy Spirit, who resides within us, and we need
to behave in such a way as to honor Him.
That includes not only what we do and say to others but also how we
treat our bodies. We cannot live in
immorality and effectively serve The Lord.
We should live our lives to the glory of God.
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