Physical or Spiritual, What Matters Most?

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What’s more important in this life, your physical or spiritual decisions?

In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, Paul addresses the question as to whether our physical lives really matter compared to “the spiritual things.” Those who believed that line of thinking were using it as justification for using their physical bodies to do whatever they wanted, essentially, they were saying:

“I have the right to do whatever I want with my body, because whether it’s food, my appetite, or even sleeping with a prostitute, this physical life is going away someday anyway – so why does it really matter?

Paul answers very clearly in verse 13 – your physical body DOES matter – if you know Jesus, then you are called to use it for Him. There is a day when He will fully restore what is physically and spiritually broken, including your body.

So yes, what you do here and now with your physical existence matters.

He goes on to explain – your body is for Him, it is a member of Christ Himself and in verses 19-20, 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.

That’s the foundation of why your fitness matters to begin with – it’s the Gospel.

God has bought you back through His loving sacrifice and you belong to Him, and you are equally a physical AND spiritual being.

You cannot disconnect one from the other. Check to see if you carry any similar thoughts about your physical life – your time, health, food, and life choices. Do you separate your physical choices from the spiritual? Do you believe that you have the right and ownership to do what you want?

Because if you belong to Jesus, you don’t.

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