1 Corinthians 6:19 “Or 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?”
The subject of sexual purity is a common theme for Paul. In almost every letter he writes, he addresses the necessity of abstaining from immorality. As he makes the case for living sexually pure here in 1 Corinthians 6 (v18 says “FLEE SEXUAL IMMORALITY”), he brings up a major reminder that our bodies are to be regarded as a temple. This temple is the residence of the Holy Spirit. It is the home of the Holy Spirit. When you got saved, the Holy Spirit moved into your body. In other words, you need to know there is new ownership of your body. And the new owner says, “Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.” (1 Cor. 6:13)
With the Christian’s body being a TEMPLE and not just any temple but the temple of the Holy Spirit, then the believer is not to defile the temple! Sexual immorality defiles the temple of the Holy Spirit.
In a world where there are no boundaries for morality, the Christian recognizes that God does have boundaries and lives by His boundaries. Becoming a Christian and living out the Christian life means without question the Christian lives differently. We are a new person, and now we have new standards. One of the most defining new standards is our view of and our behavior regarding morality. Living a life of sexual purity is a mark of the believer. In Acts 15:29, the apostles sent word to the new Gentile believers about how they were to live, and one of the standards was to abstain from sexual immorality.
A few questions:
Are you aware, as a believer, that you have a new resident in your life?
Are you aware, as a believer, that the Holy Spirit of God lives in you?
Are you aware, as a believer, that your body no longer belongs to you?
Are you aware that your body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord?
As you define your convictions on purity, 1 Cor. 6:19 is a verse to have for why you practice purity.
Continue Strong keeping the temple of God pure.
And remember to DATE The Word