November 25, 2024

The body you have right now is a part of your salvation and will go with you into eternity. Yes, God will glorify it, but I’m unsure what that means. I’m guessing He will perfect it. Whatever the case, we should honor God by keeping our bodies from sinful behavior. One of the things Paul mentions is fornication and reminds us that this sin is the most intrusive and introduces prostitution into our temple. I would go a step further and include gluttony and drug use as intrusive on your temple, especially in this day and age where we aren’t sure what kind of poison might be in either of them. I knew and understood this scripture, but it struck me differently because it reminds me that though we live in a body of death, we will one day be reunited with it when God allows us into the new heaven and new earth; therefore, we should remember this truth when we consider introducing and subjecting it to sinful behavior.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 1 Corinthians 6:15-16

We are cleansed through Jesus, but are sins honorable? To pollute your body again after conversion should make you feel ashamed of your actions because you have introduced sin into that which belongs to the Lord. Consider your actions, weigh them against Jesus, and avoid anything that could shame him.