1 Corinthians 6:12-14
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
While we are free from sin and the power of the Law, what we do either is helpful as it honors God, or it is destructive for us. What we allow to dominate us becomes our idol, and violates the first commandment. What we take in matters; this is true for physical and spiritual matters. The body itself is to be set aside for God first and our spouse second, and there is no third. We do not serve the pleasure of our own worship and gratification, but the living God. We will be resurrected and face Him forever, so the direction of our thoughts and actions of life should be guided by the freedom from sin to be holy for Him.
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