The two will become one flesh.” But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

“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. By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 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. 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.

The Corinthians claim they are free to do anything. 'No doubt' says Paul, 'but for one will not let anything make free with me'. Sexual needs they argue, are like hunger; they must be satisfied. The body is not important anyway. But this is wrong thinking, a carr-over of old ideas. For the Christian, the body cannot be separated from the whole personality. Paul deliberately avoids the Greek body/soul language and the concepts that go with it. You cannot sin with the body and keep the 'real' person untarnished: every individual is a unity. Christians have been joined to Christ's body: they must honor God in the way they use their own bodies.

Why?

Food is not for the stomach and the stomach is not for food. So our body is not for flesh, but we are united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

So Christians have to keep away from prostitutes for we are united with the Spirit of the Lord.

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基督徒的行事總原則：消極與積極性

消極性：凡事我都可行，但不都有益處。不受轄制

積極性：要在你們的身子上榮耀神

身子不是為了淫亂而存在，同樣肚子不是食物。身體是榮耀、尊貴的，與希臘的想法:身體是敗壞的不同。身體是神的殿！人特別是基督徒忘記自己的身份是尊貴的！

我們的生命是重價買回的！我們的生命貴重幾乎等於神！方法：你們要逃避淫行

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How?

Honor our God with our bodies, our behavior, and our heart.