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The Temple of God

1 Corinthians 6:19 tells us our bodies are God's temple. Not

only did He create our bodies, but he also dwells in them

through his Holy Spirit. Based on that knowledge, how should we

treat our bodies?

God created humans to be mind, body, and spirit. We, just as

God, consist of three parts. Well-known Christian speaker and

writer Joe Beam calls us "Triune Beings." What makes us human,

and not animal, is that from the moment of conception, we have

ALL three.

Most of us from a very young age have been told to nurture our

mind. We are encouraged to educate ourselves by reading and

studying. The Bible tells us to think on things that are "noble,

pure, lovely, admirable, and praiseworthy" (Phil. 4:8). You've

heard the expression, "Garbage in, garbage out." What we put

into our minds will come out.

We have also been told to nurture our spirit. We are to watch

our doctrine, our attitudes, our relationship with God, and our

example closely. We are to encourage others so that their spirit

will remain strong. The Bible tells us that God's spirit is of

aid to our own. God saves our soul from hell if Jesus Christ is

our Lord.

But what about our bodies? Many times the ones who tell us to

nurture our minds and spirits feed their bodies trash and are

surprised when it fails to function properly. They don't nurture

the body that houses the Holy Spirit. They don't take proper

care of the body that is just as much a gift to us as our mind

and spirit. I believe we are called to be stewards of our

bodies. That means we feed it things that help it to rebuild and

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protect itself. I also believe that humans reap what they sow.

If we don't give our bodies the proper food to function, we

shouldn't be shocked when they malfunction.

We should cherish and nurture the body that God has given us. We

all should develop the discipline to nurture our mind, body, and

spirit without ignoring any part. May God give us all the

strength to be stewards of the gifts given us.

-Lee Wilson © 2005 Lee Wilson. All rights reserved.

About the author:

Lee Wilson is on staff

at Family Dynamics Institute, an organization that helps couples

with marriage

problems. He teamed up with Joe Beam to write a book on

heaven and has other books near completion.