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1. In our last considerations last Wednesday on purity according to the teaching of St. Paul, we called attention to the text of the First Letter to the Corinthians. In it the Apostle presents the Church as the Body of Christ. That offers him the opportunity to reason as follows about the human body: "...God arranged the organs in the body ...
- St. Paul's Teaching on the Sanctity and Respect of the Human Body
The purity which Paul speaks of in First Thessalonians...
- St. Paul's Teaching on the Sanctity and Respect of the Human Body
The Greek term "σῶμα" (soma) refers to the physical body. In the context of 1 Thessalonians, Paul is addressing issues of sexual purity, a significant concern in a culture rife with sexual immorality. The body is seen as a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), and thus, believers are called to honor God with their bodies. in holiness
Jan 26, 2009 · St. Paul teaches first that Christ "is the head of the body, the Church" (Colossians 1:18). Christ is preeminent in everything. We learned from a previous column (August 2008) what St. Paul ...
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St. Paul's Teaching on the Sanctity and Respect of the Human Body..... 138 St. Paul's Description of the Body and Teaching on Purity..... 140 The Virtue of Purity Is the Expression and Fruit of Life According to the Spirit. 143
The purity which Paul speaks of in First Thessalonians (4:3-5, 7-8) is manifested in the fact that man "knows how to control his own body in holiness and honour , not in the passion of lust." In this formulation every word has a particular meaning and therefore deserves an adequate comment.
May 6, 2024 · You are not your own means your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Old Testament accentuates the holiness of God’s special dwelling place in the temple. Only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies where God dwelled, and only once a year, on the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:1–34). Extreme caution had to be taken not to ...
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However, Paul emphasizes that while physical exercise has some benefit, it is "of limited value" when compared to spiritual pursuits. This does not dismiss the importance of caring for the body, which is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), but it places it in perspective. The "limited value" suggests that while physical ...
