Post by Cindy on Dec 19, 2016 11:03:50 GMT -5
“Do you not know that your body is a temple 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 body.” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20)
God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God. for your bodies were bought with your Lord’s lifeblood, and they are not yours to trifle with. Your bodies are not yours to injure by self-indulgence of any sort. Keep them pure and chaste for that heavenly Bridegroom who has bought them with his blood. And then your soul is bought too. Christ has not bought these eyes that they should read novels calculated to lead me into vanity and vice, such as are published nowadays. Christ has not bought this brain of mine that I may revel in the perusal of works of blasphemy and filthiness. He has not given me a mind that I may drag it through the mire with the hope of washing it clean again.... Your whole being belongs to God if you are a Christian. Every faculty, every natural power, every talent, every possibility of your being, every capacity of your spirit.… It is all bought with blood. Therefore keep the whole for Jesus, for it belongs to him. On this day
“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” (1 Peter 1:18–19) The Christian’s supreme purpose is to glorify God. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) The MacArthur study Bible
“Glorify God in your body!” The Holy Spirit was given for the purpose of glorifying Jesus Christ (John 16:14). The Spirit can use our bodies to glorify Him and to magnify Him (Phil. 1:20–21). Our special relationship to the Holy Spirit brings with it a special responsibility. So God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all involved in what we do with our bodies. If we break God’s laws, then we must pay the penalty (Rom. 1:24–27). As you review this section, you will see that sexual sins affect the entire personality. They affect the emotions, leading to slavery (1 Cor. 6:12). It is frightening to see how sensuality can get a hold of a person and defile his entire life, enslaving him to habits that destroy. It also affects a person physically (1 Cor. 6:18). The fornicator and adulterer, as well as the homosexual, may forget their sins, but their sins will not forget them. The harvest of sowing to the flesh is sometimes delayed, but it is certain (Gal. 6:7–8). How sad it is to live with the consequences of forgiven sin. We must also realize that there are eternal consequences for people who practice sexual sins. In 1 Cor 6:9–10, Paul twice states that people who practice such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom. A Christian may fall into these sins and be forgiven, as was David; but no Christian would practice such sins (1 John 3:1–10). Finally, in all fairness, we must note that there are other sins besides sexual sins. The church has often majored on condemning the sins of the prodigal son and has forgotten the sins of the elder brother (see Luke 15:11–32). There are sins of the spirit as well as sins of the flesh—Paul names some of them in 1 Cor 6:10. Covetousness can send a man to hell just as easily as can adultery. The grace of God can change the sinner’s life. “And such were some of you” (1 Cor. 6:11). Faith in Christ makes a sinner into a “new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17, 21). And it is important that we live like those who are a part of God’s new creation. We are not our own. We belong to the Father who made us, the Son who redeemed us, the Spirit who indwells us, and the people of God, the church. Our sins can weaken the testimony and infect the fellowship. “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). The Bible exposition commentary
God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God. for your bodies were bought with your Lord’s lifeblood, and they are not yours to trifle with. Your bodies are not yours to injure by self-indulgence of any sort. Keep them pure and chaste for that heavenly Bridegroom who has bought them with his blood. And then your soul is bought too. Christ has not bought these eyes that they should read novels calculated to lead me into vanity and vice, such as are published nowadays. Christ has not bought this brain of mine that I may revel in the perusal of works of blasphemy and filthiness. He has not given me a mind that I may drag it through the mire with the hope of washing it clean again.... Your whole being belongs to God if you are a Christian. Every faculty, every natural power, every talent, every possibility of your being, every capacity of your spirit.… It is all bought with blood. Therefore keep the whole for Jesus, for it belongs to him. On this day
“For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” (1 Peter 1:18–19) The Christian’s supreme purpose is to glorify God. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31) The MacArthur study Bible
“Glorify God in your body!” The Holy Spirit was given for the purpose of glorifying Jesus Christ (John 16:14). The Spirit can use our bodies to glorify Him and to magnify Him (Phil. 1:20–21). Our special relationship to the Holy Spirit brings with it a special responsibility. So God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all involved in what we do with our bodies. If we break God’s laws, then we must pay the penalty (Rom. 1:24–27). As you review this section, you will see that sexual sins affect the entire personality. They affect the emotions, leading to slavery (1 Cor. 6:12). It is frightening to see how sensuality can get a hold of a person and defile his entire life, enslaving him to habits that destroy. It also affects a person physically (1 Cor. 6:18). The fornicator and adulterer, as well as the homosexual, may forget their sins, but their sins will not forget them. The harvest of sowing to the flesh is sometimes delayed, but it is certain (Gal. 6:7–8). How sad it is to live with the consequences of forgiven sin. We must also realize that there are eternal consequences for people who practice sexual sins. In 1 Cor 6:9–10, Paul twice states that people who practice such sins will not inherit God’s kingdom. A Christian may fall into these sins and be forgiven, as was David; but no Christian would practice such sins (1 John 3:1–10). Finally, in all fairness, we must note that there are other sins besides sexual sins. The church has often majored on condemning the sins of the prodigal son and has forgotten the sins of the elder brother (see Luke 15:11–32). There are sins of the spirit as well as sins of the flesh—Paul names some of them in 1 Cor 6:10. Covetousness can send a man to hell just as easily as can adultery. The grace of God can change the sinner’s life. “And such were some of you” (1 Cor. 6:11). Faith in Christ makes a sinner into a “new creation” (2 Cor. 5:17, 21). And it is important that we live like those who are a part of God’s new creation. We are not our own. We belong to the Father who made us, the Son who redeemed us, the Spirit who indwells us, and the people of God, the church. Our sins can weaken the testimony and infect the fellowship. “Be holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). The Bible exposition commentary
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