Glorify God In Your Body – 1 Cor 6:19-20

• Glorify God in Your Body
• 1 Corinthians
• 6:19-20
• We belong to God
– 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?
– For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify
• The popular image…
• Tight fitting…
• Skin revealing…
• Body alteration… body piercing, tattoos
• Underwear showing…

• Some typical statements
• “This is my body”
• “You need to accept me for who I am”
• “What matters is what is on the inside”
• Some typical statements
• “This is my body”
– Not true – your body belongs to God
• 1 Cor 6:13 “ the body is for the Lord “
• Rom. 6:13 present your members as instruments of righteousness to God
– “Is Christ living in me?”
• Gal. 2:20
• Some typical statements
• “You need to accept me for who I am”
– Paul’s concern – not to make fashion statement, but rather win others to Christ
– 1 Cor. 9:19-23
• Some typical statements
• “What matters is what is on the inside”
– True – Matt. 23:25 Pharisees hypocrites
– Doesn’t mean the outward doesn’t matter v. 26
– Mark 7:21 – what is inside is manifested outside
• Supermodel changes…
• Kim Alexis speaks to women:
– “As Christian women, we need to ask one another, “Is the message you’re sending consistent with what you really believe, or are you sending a mixed message?”
• Eternal Perspectives, 2004

• What impression are you trying to make?
• Immodest dressing is trying to gain attention in a cheap or quick way, rather than disciplining ourselves for godliness.
• Where Jesus places the emphasis:
– Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
• Concerns of the godly person…
• Don’t want to cause anyone to stumble
• What about tattoos?
• Leviticus 19:28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the LORD.
– Context: warning Israel not to emulate heathen practices related to idolatry
• What about tattoos?
• Some things a young person needs to consider:
– Would Jesus have wanted one?
– Remember: a tattoo is permanent – your tastes will change over the years
– Your motivation: should a Christian want to look tough, bad, naughty?
• Are body piercings good?
• Same as pierced ears?


• You are bought with a price…
• Christians have been purchased by Christ…
– 1 Peter 1:18-19 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
– Acts 20:28
• You are bought to be free in Christ…
• No longer slaves to sin…
• You are bought to be free in Christ…
• Let Jesus lead you to a life of holiness..