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1 Cor 6:19-20

In the clearest terms, Paul said that your body is God's, not your own. Both your spirit and your body were bought with the same price -- the precious blood of Jesus.

Once you realize this, you will see how foolish it is to think that God would want your body to be sick. Why would God mutilate his own personal possession? Do you think that God wants "the temple of the Holy Ghost" to be broken down and out of commission? What glory would he get from that?

In the Old Testament, God spent chapters and chapters discussing every minor detail of his earthly tabernacle under the Law of Moses. He was so concerned about his Old Testament temple that we might wonder sometimes why such a large amount of space was committed to it. God was adamant that Moses make everything according to the pattern shown to him on the mountain. There were to be no substitutions and no compromises.


If God was this concerned about his tabernacle in the desert, how much more should he be concerned about his New Testament tabernacle -- believers! Does God no longer care if his "house" is in rough shape? Or was he more concerned about how many pillars and hooks and sockets were in place fulfilling their functions than about whether your organs are in place fulfilling their functions?

Under the Old Covenant, God did not allow sickness in his holy sanctuary! Leviticus 21:16-23 contains laws stating that various classes of sick or deformed people were not to approach God with offerings because they would profane his sanctuaries. Since God did not want his Old Testament sanctuary to be profaned with sickness, surely he does not want his New Testament sanctuary (you) to have sickness!


1 Cor 6:15

Here your body is called a member of Christ. This is another definitive proof that your body, not just your soul and spirit, is now "in Christ." How do you suppose Christ feels about his own members? We can see below in the next passage:

Ephesians 5:28-32

We read here that Jesus nourishes and cherishes his Church. We are members of his body. The Church is referred to as the Body of Christ on the earth. How could Jesus make an obedient member of his body sick when he cherishes his body? He can't. Our flesh is his flesh on the earth! He is concerned about it. We are one with Christ and our bodies belong to him.

1 Cor 6:13

God could not "sicken you for a reason" because he is for your body, not against your body! God is in favor of your health (3 John 2), not against it! Moreover, your body is "for the Lord." You are to use your body to serve and glorify Jesus. You can serve and glorify Jesus far more effectively outside a hospital than inside a hospital.


A helpful aside here: Since your body is "for the Lord," you had better be intent on using it that way. You will find it difficult or impossible to receive your healing if you are not consecrated to doing the will of God with your body. God is not interested in healing you so that you can carouse and drink and otherwise sin with more vitality and strength. If you are holding out on God in one area of your life, you may not be able to be open to him in another area of your life. My assumption throughout this book is that I am addressing God-fearing, Jesus-loving, Spirit-filled, consecrated Christians. The issue is not how much you know or how long you have been a Christian, but where your heart is with the Lord. If you are double-minded, you should not expect to receive anything from God (James 1:5-8), including healing.