We are not our own

In 1 Corinthians 6, the apostle Paul gives the church a needed reminder to aid them in living the Christian life: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body" (v. 19-20).

Believers have been bought by the very blood of Christ, the lamb of God; and thus we are to live to His glory in all that we do. John Calvin remarks on this idea, "We are not our own; let not our reason nor our will, therefore, sway our plans and deeds. We are not our own; let us therefore not set it as our goal to seek what is expedient for us according to the flesh. We are not our own; in so far as we can, let us therefore forget ourselves and all that is ours ... But we are God's; let us therefore live for him and die for him."


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