0072. 69. Body

69. Body

1. A Sacrificing Priest—Rom_6:13; Rom_12:1. The words “yield” and “present” are the same.

2. A Sacred Temple— 1Co_6:19; 1Co_3:16. Faith recognises what we have in Christ, and makes it true in the experience by the Holy Spirit.

3. A Possessed House—1Co_6:13, 1Co_6:15. The Lordship of Christ is an essential truth which is sadly neglected.

4. A Preserved Saint—1Th_5:23. The Lord expects us to be blameless, and He can keep us so if we trust Him.

5. A Diligent Keeper—1Co_9:27. If the body has the uppermost place, it will retard and injure the spiritual life.

6. An Obedient Slave—1Co_6:20. The believer, as a slave, is responsible to recognise the Lord’s claim, and to allow Him to have absolute control of the entire being.

7. A Saved Believer—Rom_8:23; Php_3:20, Php_3:21. Believers are waiting for their glorified bodies. When they have them their salvation will be complete.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH