We are Temples!

“ 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.” -1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)

Your body is not yours to do whatever you want with it! Right before these verses Paul is talking about sexual immorality and the body. In 1 Corinthians 6:12-13 (NIV) it says, “I have the right to do anything,” you say- but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything” – but I will not be mastered by anything. You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.” The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.”

We belong to God not ourselves! You would not intentionally damage your friends car or house or whatever because it belongs to them not you right? Same thing with our bodies. We do not and should not intentionally damage or harm our bodies because they belong to God not us. We were bought at a price, that price was Jesus’ life. “Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” But whoever is United with the Lord is one with him in spirit. Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.” – 1 Corinthians 6:15-18 (NIV)