In the sermon this past Sunday, we looked at how the Gospel impacts our physical health. Because of our sin nature and ever-present battle with our flesh, we have a tendency to see our bodies as irrelevant to spiritual living. As we saw in 1 Corinthians 6, Jesus died and resurrected that we might experience the eternal resurrection of our physical bodies. Therefore, our bodies matter to Jesus. Our physical bodies were bought, with a price, by the death of Jesus. The sins you commit in your body have been atoned for and the residue of your sins will be completely cleansed from your resurrected body. The Bible calls us to steward our bodies for the glory of God. We should see our physical bodies as the means by which we live out the mission of Jesus on earth for God’s glory. Therefore, we should strive to live healthy lives in order to live out our redemptive potential as followers of Jesus.
