Incarnating the Gospel in the City
1 :: Argument of design
“Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord is for the body.” (1 Cor. 6:13)
God has made our sexual parts as well as our whole bodies. What happens when we eat things that we are not suppose to eat?
*Food for stomach; stomach for food
- Consequences if you ignore the design — + Rewards if you the follow design
Our bodies were not designed for immorality. What happens when we conduct ourselves outside of what God has designed our bodies to be?
*Body for Lord;Lord for body
- Consequences if you ignore the design — + Rewards if you follow the design
2 :: A Higher Purpose: Made for Eternity
“Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power.” (1 Cor. 6:14)
The Christian knows that one day God will raise us up just as He did Christ. The corruptible will put on incorruptible. What are some practical ways we can set our minds on Immortality and not Immorality?
3 :: Belong to Christ
“Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? May it never be! Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a harlot is one body with her? For He says, “THE TWO WILL BECOME ONE FLESH.” But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 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 Cor. 6:15-20)
There is a special grieving that goes on when we take our bodies, the temple of God, and make them a place to serve our own fleshly needs; it is like inviting hell into our personal lives. Other sins are not a direct compromise with our bodies and I suppose for this reason there is an extra guilt and reaction that comes about from Christians who fall into sexual sins. What are some practical ways we can flee immorality whether in thought or in deed?
4 :: How does the gospel help bring healing to our broken sexuality?
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 at 11:31 AM in Teachings.
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It’s hard to understand why Paul mentions remaining “as you are” for singles when that seems so contrary to God’s design..In the garden of eden do you suppose there would have been single people? Also, why have sexual bodies, then deem certain parts of those bodies beautiful, but to remain unseen (kind of like a vestigial organ, but not)?
Thanks!