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Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Change your perspective (Will Smith Son)
“Your body is a temple”
Temple n. — a building considered as the house or dwelling place of a deity where the deity could be worshiped.
A dwelling place…
Paul said….
“Of the Holy Spirit within you”
The Holy Spirit is from God…
Pause!
How do you receive the Holy Spirit?
The Bible is clear that without Christ, people are spiritually dead in sin.
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Dead: a state of separation from God. Spiritually lifeless.
Alienated from God – The spiritually dead have no relationship with God (Isaiah 59:2).
Unable to Respond to God – Just as a physically dead person cannot move or act, a spiritually dead person cannot come to God on their own (John 6:44).
Slaves to Sin – Spiritual death means being trapped in sin (Romans 6:20-21).
Deserving of Judgment – The spiritually dead are under God’s wrath unless they are made alive in Christ (Ephesians 2:4-5).
The only way a person can believe… God must act first!
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Draw: To drag, pull, attract, or compel
Used figuratively: To draw or persuade with irresistible force
This word implies a forceful action—it is not just an invitation, but a powerful pulling by God that brings people to Christ.
But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
Mercy n. — leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency of authority; often penal-related.
Leniency: tolerance
“Because of the great love with which he loved us”
Made: to make alive together (supernaturally) v. — to make someone alive supernaturally along with another or others.
“By grace you have been saved”
Grace: undeserved favor, kindness, or goodwill freely given by God.
It is God that makes a person spiritually alive to be able to believe.
In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
A person is spirit-filled a the point of belief…
Pause! I can’t recreate Acts Chapter 2….
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
Paul picks back up in Corinthians…
“You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.”
even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Ransom: (payment) n. — what is given in exchange (as payment) for the release of someone held captive.
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
“You are not your own”
We belong to God—not ourselves. Our lives are no longer lived for our personal desires but for God’s purpose and glory.
We do not have ultimate control over our lives—God does.
Our identity, purpose, and actions should reflect His will.
Paul was addressing the Corinthian church, which struggled with sexual immorality and misuse of their bodies. He reminds them:
Your body is sacred – It is God’s temple because the Holy Spirit lives in you.
Key Point: You are not free to live however you want—your life belongs to Christ!
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
“For you were bought with a price.”
knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
Futile: empty (vacuous) adjs. — devoid of significance, point, or benefit.
Jesus paid the ultimate ransom—not with money, but with His own blood.
We were slaves to sin – John 8:34 says "everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.
"We were spiritually dead – Ephesians 2:1 says we were "dead in our trespasses and sins.
"We were under judgment – Romans 6:23 says "the wages of sin is death."
We could not save ourselves—only Jesus could pay the price to set us free!
“So glorify God in your body.”
Glorify v. — to positively acknowledge, recognize, or esteem one’s character, nature, or attributes.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
You Body matters because relationships matter!
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