What does it mean that you do not glorify God in your body?
It means failing to use the body of flesh—where one lives, moves, works, and plays—for God's glory. Since one is bought with the price of Christ's blood, joining with prostitutes or being unfaithful to a spouse does not glorify God in the body and brings reproach.
Les explains that because there is no forgiveness of sin without the shed blood of Christ, and the Old Testament animal sacrifices never brought true atonement, the believer is now atoned and redeemed. Being bought with a price—the blood of Christ—means that in this body of flesh, in which we live, move, work, and play, everything should redound to the glory of God. Paul's point is that if a person hobnobs with prostitutes or the immoral, having no fidelity with a spouse, then that person does not glorify God in the body; it brings reproach. This serves as an introduction to chapter 7.
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Why should we glorify God in our body?
We should glorify God in our body because the body is the temple or dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, whom we have from God as a gift. We are not our own; we were bought with a price, the blood of Christ, and therefore belong to the Creator God.
What does Paul mean about not glorifying God in your body?
Since believers are bought with the price of Christ's blood, they are to glorify God in their physical bodies. Paul means sexual immorality—consorting with prostitutes, being immoral, or lacking fidelity to a spouse—does not glorify God and brings reproach.
More Questions
Why does 1 Corinthians 6:20 tell us to glorify God in our body?
The reason 1 Corinthians 6:20 is in the text is to show us that since we have been bought with a price, the blood of Christ, we are to glorify God in our body.