Lesson#7
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE HUMAN BODY (FLESH)
thess 5:23 Pray that God would sanctify you wholly (spirit, body, soul, that you might be blameless)
he then spends time answering his own question: what does it mean to be sanctified "wholly?"
context: thess 5:23 is a closing to the 1st letter to the thessalonians, where paul corrected irresponsible behavior. he tells the churches to be sanctified wholly or through and through. he indicates here that mind, soul and body are all important to god.
he then spends time talking about the shekinah and the temple
"God said don't paint the tabernacle" (??) "I want my glory glow to shine"
then he moves to
1 Cor 6 where paul tells corinth that their bodies are temples of God (both as a community and as individuals). but here paul is correcting what is a violation of the body - sexual immorality. this isn't make-up, jewelry or hair-dye. but i digress.
"we can't overemphasize importance of the fleshly body to being a manifestation of the invisible god."
1 tim 2:8 paul tells men to lift up holy hands without wrath or fear - their actions
1 tim 2:9 women are instructed about adornment, appearance - their appearance
"men's issue is their actions, women's is their outward appearance"
nevermind that 1 tim 2 is a letter of instruction for worship, likely correcting problems they were having. men were arguing instead of worshipping. women were flaunting their riches over their poorer sisters and making church a fashion show. he doesn't prohibit anything here, he stresses the woman's true beauty is in her good works not in her fashion - (what are you known for - fashion or good works?)
"both peter and paul spend
considerable time on looks"
(i didn't know that they did)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUQR...ayer_embedded#
next up is pants and then hair (most likely). don't miss the "must see event for anyone who considers themselves 'apostolic!'"
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