Word 4U 2day/Respect your temple (1)

[ladylovesJesus]

Respect your temple (1)

'God bought you with a high price. So...honour God with your body' 1 CORINTHIANS 6:20

One of the things the Bible tells you to do is honour God with your body. But what does that mean? And what the heck has it got to do with temples? OK, time for a quick history lesson: the temple was a place where people went to meet with, and worship God.

It was a place of respect, and pretty ornate too; which is a posh way of saying it was nice to look at! God made you to be like that, He calls your body 'a temple'; how awesome is that?! God wants to live in you, and He wants you to live out Him, so that when people look at your life, they see Him.

It says in the Bible that you're made in the image of God, so that basically means there's a bit of God in you. If you think about it, treating your body like a temple kind of makes sense.

It's basically all about not abusing your body, but instead, using it to glorify God. So how should that affect the way you treat yourself?

Well, have a think about what you'd do if Jesus came to stay, and you were in charge of His wellbeing. I'm guessing you'd make sure He ate well, got sleep, exercised, and kept generally fit and healthy, wouldn't you? So...if you're made in the image of God, why should you treat yourself any differently?

written by Bob Gass

 

[Coconut]

Well, have a think about what you'd do if Jesus came to stay, and you were in charge of His wellbeing. I'm guessing you'd make sure He ate well, got sleep, exercised, and kept generally fit and healthy, wouldn't you? So...if you're made in the image of God, why should you treat yourself any differently?

The author has taken the text and run away with it ....

Listen to what Paul says to Timothy:

1Ti 4:7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;
1Ti 4:8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
1Ti 4:9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.
1Ti 4:10 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
1Ti 4:11 Command and teach these things

Now we come to the how to honor God with your body part (remembering Paul just said taking care of your flesh is of little value)

1Ti 4:12 ...but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.[chastity]

I have to add, If I were in charge of Jesus well being, I would`nt have let Him die ...so much for me being in charge...

I`m sorry LLJ, just had to nay Bob Gass`s carnal reasoning ....♥