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Originally Posted by mizpeh
That's why I quoted that we should all work out our own salvation with God....
Jesus said we are not defiled by what goes into the body and Paul said we can defile the temple, our bodies. How do we harmonize these two statements?
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I'd do a word study. If I had time, I'd do it right now, but I don't.
When Paul said "defile the temple" maybe he was referring to the mind? Paul spoke quite often on the mind, and the battlefield of our thought processes.
He also said "Bodily exercise profiteth little", so I don't see him putting an emphasis on the physical.
But, that's just speculation on my part - I would need to study it out further.
I just think Jesus' statements made it crystal clear, at least in my opinion.
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