1 Corinthians 6:12-17

“All things are lawful for me”—but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me”—but I will not be controlled by anything.  “Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both.” The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.  Now God indeed raised the Lord and he will raise us by his power.  Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!  Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”  But the one united with the Lord is one spirit with him.

Our bodies will pass away, yet at the same time we have been entrusted to be good stewards of the bodies we have been given. 1 Cor. 6:19-20 says, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” We have the freedom to make choices, but not everything we choose will be to our benefit. Our world offers us both good and evil, life and death; and we are called to choose life! We are to honor God with everything, including our bodies: ‘living sacrifices holy and pleasing to God”. (Romans 12:1) Remember, self-control is also a fruit of the Holy Spirit! Proverbs 25:28 says, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.”