Things That Most Christians Probably Will Not Like, Scripture, Quotes
The Temple
Fancy this: a person reading the Bible intelligently.
In the verses that follow [1 Corinthians 6:15-18] Paul mentions that we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit. That phrase, lifted out of context, has been used to urge Christians to refrain from refined sugar, sedentary lifestyles, and, of course, big stinky cigars. But Paul says specifically that he is only talking about sexual sin here. Other sins are outside the body, but fornication is not. This would include chopping a finger off with an axe. Poor stewardship, bad idea, and all that, but it is not a defilement of the Temple. That is accomplished through fornication.
- Doug Wilson, Fidelity
04 Aug 2007 jhn


