~ God Doesn’t Care About My Physical Body ~
Myth ~ This myth can be stated in a variety of ways but the underlying belief is that the spiritual realm is all that matters and God doesn’t really care about my physical condition.
Kernal of Truth ~ “Exercise yourself toward godliness. For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come” (1 Timothy 4:7b-8). You only need a cursory glance at this passage to realize it is a comparative statement.
Truth ~ God considers us stewards of all He has given us including our physical bodies. Therefore, gluttony and any other avoidable factors that damage our physical bodies is an afront to Him.
Scripture ~ “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power” (1 Corinthians 6:12-14).
The Apostle Paul continues in this passage, “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
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