1 Corinthians 6:19-20 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 were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.
In the writings of Paul, he occasionally uses rhetorical questions to make an important statement, like he is doing here. For example, in chapter 3, verse 16, Paul states that the church is the temple of God as well. This example refers to the Body of Christ, not the church building itself.
In the Pagan world of the first century AD, sexual immorality was a large part of religious worship, as we see in the study of the history of the beginning of the Christian church. That is essentially what the Jerusalem Council Letter was about (Acts 15). Being in the heart of Pagan country, Corinth was having a problem with attending these Pagan worship ceremonies. There were also other sexual immorality issues that Paul had addressed in 1 and 2 Corinthians.
Jesus bought us at a price. Therefore, we should honor God with our bodies: Our spiritual and physical beings do not belong to us; they belong to God. We were bought and paid for on the Cross, so consequently, we belong to Christ Jesus. Therefore, we should honor God with our bodies: Our spiritual and physical beings do not belong to us; they belong to God. We were bought and paid for on the Hill of Calvary, so consequently, we do not have the right to contaminate and mistreat our bodies with immorality, sexual or otherwise.
Our bodies are not ours to do with as we desire; they belong to God; Christ Jesus paid for them on the Cross of Calvary. If one of our brothers or sisters in Christ Jesus were to loan us their automobile, we would be careful not to damage it. We would not take a chance with the property of another. Our bodies belong to Jesus because he has paid for them. When we order something from a retailer, we wait for it to be delivered because it now belongs to us; we have paid for it. Jesus paid it all on the Cross, all to Him we owe. Unfortunately, some have never given their bodies to Christ Jesus, even though they belong to Him. Isn't it time that we all surrender ourselves as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1)? God does not dwell in a building but in the believer's body. A human-made structure is not the sanctuary; believers are the sanctuary. Since God Himself does live within us, He has blessed us with a power greater than any power ever known to humanity. Accordingly, we have, to our access, the ability to fight the sins of the flesh that we deal with daily. Harry Ironside made a very true statement: "Glorify God in your bodies, and the spiritual side will take care of itself.
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