all mine, but not all profitable, all mine but I will not be overpowered under any whatever. The food, [for] the belly, and the belly, [for] the food. Now, God will render useless also this and the other. Now, the body is not for fornication rather the Lord's and the Lord the body, and God also raising the Lord also raises us through His power. (1 Corinthians 6:13-14)
What goes into the mouth does not defile a person, it is what comes from the heart (Matthew 15:11 ). God gives us all things needed for life and godliness through the knowledge of Jesus and has called us into his glory (2 Peter 1:3). And He who gave his son will graciously give us all things (Romans 8:32). All things are mine, but not all things are profitable, and some things will overpower; will have, or exercise power or authority over or to possess independent control over, will subject us under the power or influence of. So the body is the Lord's and the Lord's the body, what does this mean?
Therefore Christ suffered fleshly, also arm yourselves of the same mind, because the one suffering fleshly has caused sin to cease, (1 Peter 4:1)
know this, that our old self was crucified, so that the body of sin is render useless... (Romans 6:6)
The desires of the flesh, of the eyes, the pride of life, possessions... these things of the world, that the flesh desires and craves, consider them dead, consider that the body is the Lord's. Paul writes he counts all these things as loss in order to gain Christ, to know the fellowship in his sufferings so to be conformed to his death so to experience his life (Philippians 3:8-11). The power of his resurrection is intrinsically connected to being conformed to his death. Paul considered the sufferings of this present life to be nothing compared to the glory being revealed in us (Romans 8:18). Those called according to his purpose will experience sufferings, but the glory is revealed in that those he foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). Therefore all things worked together for good to those called according to His purpose, which includes suffering, as the path to being conformed to the image of Christ and his life is through being conformed to His death.
Like as food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, the body is the Lord's and the Lord's the body. It doesn't belong to us, he redeemed us from sin in the body and we await salvation redemption of the body. In this body dwells sin and evil is near to war against our souls to bring us into captivity to sin in the body. So we arm ourselves with the same mindset of Christ, who also as a son learned obedience through suffering (Hebrews 5:8). We are children of God, this is important in understanding these scriptures, we are adopted, born anew of the Spirit. God doesn't own us like slaves, no, but the body must be given to the Lord, it must be subjected to his authority and power because in it dwells sin. This is why our reasonable service is to present the body a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1).
now, the bread that I give is my flesh, on behalf of the life of the world. (John 6:51)
Our Lord gave his flesh on behalf of the life of the world, "my life for you" and we give our flesh to possess his life. "For coming into existence, united in the likeness of his death existing, also exist of his resurrection. We know that our old self is crucified with him so that the body of sin is rendered powerless that we no longer serve that sin, for the one dying, justified from sin" (Romans 6:5-7). How important are the teachings of baptism in regards to our victory over sin. We are to read this truth and arm ourselves with this thinking. Jesus gave himself, his flesh, to rescue us from this present evil age (Galatians 1:4). Jesus died to free us from sin. "For whom died, dying to sin once, now who lives, lives to God, in this way also consider yourselves existing dead to sin now alive to God" (Romans 6:10-12). The body is dead, it is the Lord's, as the stomach will it will be destroyed one day and we will receive a glorious body. In regards to this body of death, the Spirit groans inwardly in us awaiting our glorious freedom as children of God (Romans 8:20–23).
what then saying continue in sin so that grace may abound? By no means, in what manner can he who has died to sin yet still live in it? Neither knowing that whoever was baptized into Christ Jesus is baptized into his death? Therefore buried with him through baptism into his death so that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, in this way we walk in newness of life. (Romans 6:1-4)
In what way do we walk in newness of life? buried with him in his death so that just as he was raised so are we. If we do sin as children of God, does grace abound? Thank God for grace, when we do sin we have an advocate with the Father to go to, to confess our sin and we can with confidence approach His throne of grace and receive mercy and grace in our time of need. Thank God we escape His wrath, there is no condemnation in Christ Jesus, as the Spirit frees us from the law of sin and death. Though sin dwells in the body and is judged and condemned to die because of sin, we escape the law of sin and death because we are a new creation, of the Spirit. This is also how the Mosaic Law is not done away with but fulfilled in us as the Law was spiritual and men were carnal and could not submit to the laws of God.
In Christ, our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, His Spirit living within us, we delight inwardly in God, and as we are transformed and renewed of the spirit of our minds we have the power to accept his will, growing up to bear fruit outwardly. The Spirit puts to death the deeds of the flesh, thus we can say this is a fruit of the Spirit. We must learn to wield as a weapon of our warfare in our struggle against sin and evil spiritual forces, the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Jesus said his words are Truth and they are Spirit. We must abide in the word of God, to know the truth experientially in our lives, for it to come to fruition, in the form of maturity, wholeness, freedom, joy, peace...
The desires of the flesh, of the eyes, the pride of life, possessions... these things of the world, that the flesh desires and craves, consider them dead, consider that the body is the Lord's. Paul writes he counts all these things as loss in order to gain Christ, to know the fellowship in his sufferings so to be conformed to his death so to experience his life (Philippians 3:8-11). The power of his resurrection is intrinsically connected to being conformed to his death. Paul considered the sufferings of this present life to be nothing compared to the glory being revealed in us (Romans 8:18). Those called according to his purpose will experience sufferings, but the glory is revealed in that those he foreknew he predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son (Romans 8:29). Therefore all things worked together for good to those called according to His purpose, which includes suffering, as the path to being conformed to the image of Christ and his life is through being conformed to His death.
Now, grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, of his glory also at the present and to the extent of the eternal day. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)
Grace abounds as we grow in the knowledge of the Son. Without grace how could we grow? How could we learn to stand if we are judged and condemned by the Law? We learn to stand in Grace which we have access to by faith. Those in Christ have been crucified with Christ and have died to sin, that's the mindset we arm ourselves with, the same as Jesus Christ who suffered, and was crucified in the flesh and died and rose again. One day we will receive the redemption of our body, a body like that of Jesus. We do not know fully what this will be like, we see dimly, but as children of God we have this hope in Christ, as one day we will exist like him in fullness, and those who have this hope in Christ purify themselves just as he is pure (1 John 3:3). Paul explains it as running a race because Christ has made us His own, and though we have not obtained it we forget what lies behind, laying aside every impediment and weight that so easily weighs us down, reaching out to what lies ahead, the upward call in Christ Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:12-14).
Grace abounds as we grow in the knowledge of the Son. Without grace how could we grow? How could we learn to stand if we are judged and condemned by the Law? We learn to stand in Grace which we have access to by faith. Those in Christ have been crucified with Christ and have died to sin, that's the mindset we arm ourselves with, the same as Jesus Christ who suffered, and was crucified in the flesh and died and rose again. One day we will receive the redemption of our body, a body like that of Jesus. We do not know fully what this will be like, we see dimly, but as children of God we have this hope in Christ, as one day we will exist like him in fullness, and those who have this hope in Christ purify themselves just as he is pure (1 John 3:3). Paul explains it as running a race because Christ has made us His own, and though we have not obtained it we forget what lies behind, laying aside every impediment and weight that so easily weighs us down, reaching out to what lies ahead, the upward call in Christ Jesus (Hebrews 12:1-2, Philippians 3:12-14).
We are called to a heavenly calling and our body in which din dwells is the Lord's, to be presented a living sacrifice, this is the cross we bear, denying it, presenting it a sacrifice daily. As our Lord gave his flesh so we might have life, we say "my body for you," united in your death and God who also raised the Lord will raise us through His power.