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In What God Has to Say about Our Bodies, Sam Allberry explains that all of us are fearfully and wonderfully made, and should regard our physicality as a gift. He offers biblical guidance for living, including understanding gender, sexuality, and identity; dealing with aging, illness, and death; and considering
Our Recommendation. In this book, you’ll gain a new understanding for the immeasurable value of our bodies and God’s ultimate plan to redeem them. Many times in the area of spiritual formation that focuses on our inner lives, we loose sight of the value of our physical bodies.
to their spiritual experience. However, the Bible reveals that our bodies do not belong to us, but to God. We are His by creation and redemption. Through the Holy Spirit, He desires to dwell in us. We should give glory to God through our use of His gift to us our – bodies. 1. Why did God ask the Israelites to build Him a sanctuary? Exodus 25:8
Always involved in any development on this level is the relationship between science and faith. But first we must do the critical work of understanding a Christian theology of the human body. The essays and discussion contained in this volume contribute to that understanding. Table of Contents: Foreword ...
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- Your body is damaged by sin (vv. 9-11). Though sin begins in our souls, we sin in and with our bodies. That’s why Paul begins his Body Theology by confessing the sin that damages and even destroys our bodies.
- Your body is saved by God (v. 11). “And such were some of you” (past tense). You were that—but you are now this. You were defiled, damaged, destroyed, but now you are washed, sanctified, justified.
- Your body remains vulnerable (v. 12). Although he knows he has experienced a body-and-soul salvation, the apostle is conscious of his remaining spiritual and physical weakness and vulnerability.
- Your body is for the Lord (vv. 13-14). The apostle replaces a false slogan the Corinthians were using to abuse their bodies—“foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods”—with a true slogan to bless their bodies: “The body is . . .
Aug 3, 2021 · In What God Has to Say about Our Bodies, Sam Allberry explains that all of us are fearfully and wonderfully made, and should regard our physicality as a gift. He offers biblical guidance for living, including understanding gender, sexuality, and identity; dealing with aging, illness, and death; and considering the physical future hope that we ...
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In What God Has to Say about Our Bodies, Sam Allberry explains that all of us are fearfully and wonderfully made, and should regard our physicality as a gift. He offers biblical guidance for living, including understanding gender, sexuality, and identity; dealing with aging, illness, and death; and considering the physical future hope that we ...
